HMRC overpaid tax refund issue

rflow

Hello. I have been refunded into my bank account £3207 from my self assessment 23/24 (I’m freelance, paid PAYE normally but had 2 months working overseas last year hence the need to file a self assessment). 

I have now just received a cheque from HMRC for £3176 from my PAYE assessment. 

Does this sound like an error from HMRC? I’ll have to wait till Monday to contact them but I’m worried I’ve made a mistake somewhere along the way now. 

Hoenir

Have you checked your online Personal Tax Account? 

rflow

Yes, it’s comes up with the amount sent in the cheque

Dazed_and_C0nfused

It's an error from them or you.  You should only one system calculate your overall liability, PAYE or Self Assessment.

Dei you register correctly for Self Assessment or just file a return using existing Self Assessment account without notifying HMRC you should be in Self Assessment for 2023-24?

Either way Self Assessment always trumps PAYE so keep the £3,207 (assuming your return was correct) and return the £3,176.

rflow

Ah ok. I didn’t notify them. 

I filed a self assessment 21/22 for child benefit purposes. I didn’t for 22/23 as I hadn’t went over the threshold. 

Does that then mean I had to notify them again for 23/24 before I filed my self assessment form?

lookbook

Free money. Why make a fuss? 

rflow

lookbook said:

Free money. Why make a fuss? 

Don’t tempt me! That money would come in very useful right now!!