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Just opened my late arrival post to discover a letter from Mr Taxman politely informing me that I owe him nearly £5k :eek:

I have no idea where they have found that number as have always been PAYE. Has anyone else here had one of their recent "mistake" letters and successfully challenged it?? I know there has been lots of coverage recently.

I am living in hope, otherwise... :runaway:
 
I'll give you £250 for your 5D.:lol::lol:


No. Being serious, that's a right b****r just six days before Chrimbo. I know others in a similar position if that helps:shrug:
 
I'm PAYE and owe £1. They are going to alter my tax code next year to claim it back. :shrug:
 
My wife owes the inland revenue too.
Not quite to the sum you have.
Taxman was right with his calculations though and she is having to repay it next tax year by way of increased monthly tax deductions.
Hers was due to am emergency tax code being used without her knowing.

Unless you can find them to be at fault you may have to suck it up and pay.
you could seek advice from the CAB and try to challenge it.
We were grateful for over a years worth of payslips that we could track when it happened which confirmed Mr taxman was correct.

Hope you get it sorted out.
 
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Some people get them to set it aside and don't pay it at all. Seems a bit off to demand 5k. If they're that incompetent then they should whistle for it quite honestly! Moneysaving expert is a good place to look.

I'd tell them you'll pay it back when Vodafone cough up the £7 billion ;)
 
My wife has just had one too, although not for that amount. Just got my fingers crossed I don't get one.

Really though...what percentage of employees on PAYE have any idea if they are paying the correct tax?
 
i have spent 11 months trying to claim back £48.80............
 
I'm on pension with a small pension from work. According to them I earned over 138 grand last year!
Now us seniors don't like shocks like that!
 
Yeouch! Felt that one, and really hope that does get sorted out. I've not heard owt, however I have been out of work since March after having worked for the same firm for 17 years - so I hope the boss and his wife got my tax code right!
Can I ask you what your work history has been like? Have you been flitting from one job to another over the years and thus your tax code might have changed in the process? Did you work for yourself or you worked for a firm?
 
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I claimed back overpayment of £400 per year for three years this year. Apparently I couldn't claim back anymore, even though I'm paye.
They've had the last laugh those with a nearly £10k tax bill for my wife.
 
Ian D J said:
Yeouch! Felt that one, and really hope that does get sorted out. I've not heard owt, however I have been out of work since March after having worked for the same firm for 17 years - so I hope the boss and his wife got my tax code right!
Can I ask you what your work history has been like? Have you been flitting from one job to another over the years and thus your tax code might have changed in the process?
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Are you replying to the OP, or the last post? (me)
 
Please be quick to pay HMRC. My wife works in the public sector and needs the money for her pension. :exit:
 
I was self employed for 6 months in 2006 and it took them until last year to cancel what they said I owed plus the late charge (I sent the stuff recorded so they couldn't deny receiving it, shame it took them so long to accept that fact)

however most mistakes I've had have been down to work's payroll cuckooing things up
 
@ HelenC phone your local office or the office the demand came from and ask what it's about. My experience is that they are generally helpful and pleasant, I'd have thought the letter you got would have explained what you owed them for mind you.
 
Yellowbelly said:
Please be quick to pay HMRC. My wife works in the public sector and needs the money for her pension. :exit:
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Bob, where exactly in Lincolnshire... :bat:

Thanks guys. Having had time to think about it I ain't doing a damn until post Christmas. After 15 years in the same job, voluntary redundancy and then 6 months before working again I have some calculations to do and am hoping they have got something wrong. Apparently, if my previous employer got the tax calcs wrong when I left they should be liable :clap::clap:

... and Ragwort, I'd rather sell my soul :D
 
Hi Helen,
I'm not too sure I should say where I am after my post ... you sure you haven't hired a hit squad? :)

I'm in Barrow upon Humber.
 
Yellowbelly said:
Hi Helen,
I'm not too sure I should say where I am after my post ... you sure you haven't hired a hit squad? :)

I'm in Barrow upon Humber.
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Well, I will be spending Christmas in Goole (don't say a word, not my choice :( ) so could arrange a visit unless you wife can sort my tax prob and earn the money we pay her :D
 
HelenC said:
Well, I will be spending Christmas in Goole (don't say a word, not my choice :( ) so could arrange a visit unless you wife can sort my tax prob and earn the money we pay her :D
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*<thinks>* How the heck am I going to get myself out of this? Ah, I know ...

Did I say barrow upon Humber? Sorry, I meant Barrow in Furness. Lincolnshire is bigger than many realise. *<thinks>I wonder if I got away with it. :eek:
 
HelenC said:
Apparently, if my previous employer got the tax calcs wrong when I left they should be liable :clap::clap:
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Perhaps they 'should' be? .... Sadly they are not!
 
Splog said:
Perhaps they 'should' be? .... Sadly they are not!
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Strange, the bumph from HMRC states: "If you think your employer has made a mistake or not taken reasonable care to operate the correct tax code, they may have to pay the tax instead of you". Or perhaps I am reading this with a too positive / desperate eye :(
 
HelenC said:
Strange, the bumph from HMRC states: "If you think your employer has made a mistake or not taken reasonable care to operate the correct tax code, they may have to pay the tax instead of you". Or perhaps I am reading this with a too positive / desperate eye :(
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I guess if the employer has not used the tax code that has been issued then you may? have a case but sadly I doubt that is the case! The HMRC won't discuss your tax liability with the employer, its up to you to get it sorted, sad I know!
 
My previous, previous employer got my tax wrong when I left them, they over paid me by about £200, it was their mistake, they'd miscalculated my taxable benefits on leaving. I had to pay my employer back. I got stroppy about it and refused to pay it in one lump sum as it was there error and as I'd left halfway through a pay period I'd not really realised that I'd been overpaid when looking at the payslip. I ended up compromising by paying them back a fiver a month :D I can be a right stubborn cow when I want :D
 
kelack said:
I ended up compromising by paying them back a fiver a month :D I can be a right stubborn cow when I want :D
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Good on you. £5k at a fiver a month... now that sounds reasonable as I'll be paying it off for the next 83 years :lol:
 
Yeahmaybe for 5k, that stubborness might have been a problem!
 
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Yellowbelly said:
*<thinks>* How the heck am I going to get myself out of this? Ah, I know ...

Did I say barrow upon Humber? Sorry, I meant Barrow in Furness. Lincolnshire is bigger than many realise. *<thinks>I wonder if I got away with it. :eek:
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As if I would take in out on a fellow northerner ;)
 
I thought I was going to have to pay £1349 from 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Turns out they owed me and a cheque turned up the next day.

Not very helpful, but I hope you get yours sorted soon.
 
Helen, i noticed you mentioned 'redundancy'
Someone might have taxed that in error. I think the first £30k is tax free?
 
HelenC said:
Bob, where exactly in Lincolnshire... :bat:

Thanks guys. Having had time to think about it I ain't doing a damn until post Christmas. After 15 years in the same job, voluntary redundancy and then 6 months before working again I have some calculations to do and am hoping they have got something wrong. Apparently, if my previous employer got the tax calcs wrong when I left they should be liable :clap::clap:

... and Ragwort, I'd rather sell my soul :D
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That could be arranged? £700 for it? ;)
 
new2me said:
Helen, i noticed you mentioned 'redundancy'
Someone might have taxed that in error. I think the first £30k is tax free?
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Yep I can confirm that one and then the remaining at whatever your tax band is.
 
Lynton said:
Yep I can confirm that one and then the remaining at whatever your tax band is.
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Thanks guys - I spoke to someone the other day who had the same problem after taking voluntary redundancy. Apparently you have to inform the IR yourself - your employer doesn't do it so I may have been taxed on the full amount. Will certainly be looking into that one - here's hoping :D
 
When I retired they were taxing me all wrong on my pensions, the simplest answer was to turn up on their doorstep until they got it sorted, letters can get lost and ignored, a body sitting in the office can't.
 
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