HMRC refund and bank details

Squint

I claimed a tax refund last June, finally got the letter today agreeing I was owed money.  Go to reclaim it online to be told that in doing so I would be supplying a third party with not just my basic bank details but also sharing my bank balance and direct debits.  I have nothing to hide, but I refuse to supply those details to a third party private company.  Now asked for a cheque to avoid sharing that data.  I don't understand why that additional information is needed.  Does anyone know?

Mark_d

It does sound suspicious.  Are you sure you're really dealing with HMRC or could it be a scammer?

Keep_pedalling

Did you make a claim through a 3rd party? 

Who is the 3rd party you are supposed to give these details to?

Squint

It is definitely the gov.uk website and I didn't note down the name of the third party but it started with an e

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Squint said:

I claimed a tax refund last June, finally got the letter today agreeing I was owed money.  Go to reclaim it online to be told that in doing so I would be supplying a third party with not just my basic bank details but also sharing my bank balance and direct debits.  I have nothing to hide, but I refuse to supply those details to a third party private company.  Now asked for a cheque to avoid sharing that data.  I don't understand why that additional information is needed.  Does anyone know?

Were you trying to do this without logging into your Personal Tax Account?

If you had logged in I don't think the same process applies, you just supply your own bank details and the refund is paid by BACS.

eskbanker

Squint said:

It is definitely the gov.uk website and I didn't note down the name of the third party but it started with an e

"Rave"?

flaneurs_lobster

eskbanker said:

Squint said:

It is definitely the gov.uk website and I didn't note down the name of the third party but it started with an e

"Rave"?

Eat. Sleep. Claim a tax refund. Repeat.

eskbanker

flaneurs_lobster said:

eskbanker said:

Squint said:

It is definitely the gov.uk website and I didn't note down the name of the third party but it started with an e

"Rave"?

Eat. Sleep. Claim a tax refund. Repeat.

....and deposit it in the Rockefeller bank?

Squint

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

Squint said:

I claimed a tax refund last June, finally got the letter today agreeing I was owed money.  Go to reclaim it online to be told that in doing so I would be supplying a third party with not just my basic bank details but also sharing my bank balance and direct debits.  I have nothing to hide, but I refuse to supply those details to a third party private company.  Now asked for a cheque to avoid sharing that data.  I don't understand why that additional information is needed.  Does anyone know?

Were you trying to do this without logging into your Personal Tax Account?

If you had logged in I don't think the same process applies, you just supply your own bank details and the refund is paid by BACS.

Thanks I hadn't logged in.

penners324

Open Banking via API. All very secure.

I believe Starling run this for HMRC (or used to)

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Squint said:

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

Squint said:

I claimed a tax refund last June, finally got the letter today agreeing I was owed money.  Go to reclaim it online to be told that in doing so I would be supplying a third party with not just my basic bank details but also sharing my bank balance and direct debits.  I have nothing to hide, but I refuse to supply those details to a third party private company.  Now asked for a cheque to avoid sharing that data.  I don't understand why that additional information is needed.  Does anyone know?

Were you trying to do this without logging into your Personal Tax Account?

If you had logged in I don't think the same process applies, you just supply your own bank details and the refund is paid by BACS.

Thanks I hadn't logged in.

Log in next time if you want to avoid this way of doing things.

You would have got the money way faster than through the post.