Does anyone know if you can email Inland Revenue as I have some serious issues relating to the £6,500 they claim I owe them,tried calling them but you just get bombarded with B******t excuses (10 to be exact),help before I go mental.

Just go down to the offices, opposite Wicks.

Ive done that,but they claim the issue I have is not their problem and refer me to one of those obscure helplines that are manned by apes.

They say you owe them, you say you don't.
The answer to that is don't chase them, let them chase you.
You will meet eventually in court and if you have proof you don't owe them or better still they have no proof that you do then don't worry.
Its not worth the effort if you know your right.

Are'nt you?

Thats all well and good,however the way i see it is,they owe me money,its just some chimp at their little tea party has fouled up the information and the whole thing has come tumbling down.

In true IR stlye they say they are never wrong,allthough they have a slight niddly feeling they are wrong.

I know,,,when I get paid ill just go and post it all through their letter box every week,,,,come on anyone from IR explain yourselves come on im waiting.

Here is a little info:

2003 Claim for Tax Credit
2003 Tax credit given
Changes to income notified and credit adjusted
No problems for the whole of tax year 2002/03

2004 Move House
Tax Credit stops
credit starts for one week
credit stops again
File lost
computer breakdown
credit starts for 24hrs
credit stops
Informed I owe the 6,500 large ones

10 enquiries made
10 different versions of events given


Well done IR keep up the good work

As long as you have got documented evidence of all this, you are well OK.

It's the worry and the hassle, though, I know.

Good luck, you'll be fine.

Don't bother with phone lines - put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and write them a letter, addressed to your local tax officer (it says it at the top of all the documents they send you, e.g. tax code notification).

You'll then get a letter back with their story in writing, and more importantly, a named contact to deal with.

Originally posted by ncrossland
Don't bother with phone lines - put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and write them a letter, addressed to your local tax officer (it says it at the top of all the documents they send you, e.g. tax code notification).

You'll then get a letter back with their story in writing, and more importantly, a named contact to deal with.

Yes, keep everything in writing. Written documents stand up in court!