outstanding tax credits?

Of course you can make the claim directly, you would need to authorise somebody else to do it for you.

A simple letter is all that is needed. One chap I advised did receive some additional money.

Phone the tax credits helpline and discuss it with them. You'll need your P60s.

As these payments are made to those on relatively low incomes isn't it outrageous that their entitlement is reduced by a significant amount merely for claiming what they are owed. Is it possible to make a claim directly from the Inland Revenue, and if so what is the procedure and to what office should the claim be addressed?

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This is just a commercial company offering you a service.

Do you think it outgareous that Sainsbruys charge poor people for food that they need to stay alive, or do you think that they should get it for free?

tim

This is likely to refer to the old Children's Tax Credit (don't confuse this with the Child Tax Credit which is part of the current tax credits system post Apr 2003).

The Children's Tax Credit ran for 2 tax years from Apr 2001-Apr 2003. It was claimable via your tax return/PAYE code. Apparently a lot of people didn't claim it and there seem to be a lot of leeches out there who want lots of money to tell you about it.

If you had a child under 16 in those tax years and didn't claim it, phone your tax office (the income tax people, NOT the tax credits people) and tell them. I'm not sure what timescale you've got to claim it in, 6 years seems to ring a bell, but the tax office will tell you. If you haven't got your tax office number (it may be on your payslip), see:

It was worth about 520 a year IIRC, and double in the second year only if you had a baby at the time. It was scaled down if you paid 40% tax.

The other tax credit at the time (pre Apr 2003) was the WFTC, which was heavily means tested and I doubt you'd be able to make a backdated claim for that now.

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Why are they using an "org.uk" domain then? These are meant for not-for-profit organisations.

Bad analogy. It a bit like being charged for directions to Sainsbury's.

Luckily the OP was sensible enough to post on a forum like this where he'll get advice for free.

No, it sounds like it's the income tax office he wants. The tax credits people won't deal with the old Children's Tax Credit as that was part of the income tax system.

A lot of people didn't claim it because they didn't know about it! (including me).

This is the general contact us page - do you have any idea which agency I need to contact? I've tried the current Tax Credits department , but they say it's not them.

Mark.

across a

payslip),

It's not the tax credit department. You need your income tax office. If you've had a PAYE coding notice it'll have the phone number. If not check your payslip/P60 and it'll have a tax reference with a 3 digit number. Go here and enter that number to find your tax office's phone number:

Perhaps it was cheaper than a .com perhaps it was all that was available. Although there are these conventions they do not seem to be enforced.

It is akin to those offers to, for a fee, register you with the TPS and/or MPS. Anyone can do that themselves for free.

I wonder if I will find anything if I search ebay for old rope?

The fact that this page is all one large graphic and has no text rings alarm bells for me.

How did you find this site anyway? It doesn't appear on any searches I do.

M.

The web address was only registered on 9 February and yes, there's no text links, it's just one large graphic (apart from the link to the warmfrontgrants site - which is registered to the same address as taxcredits.org.uk). The registrants are called "Wes and Dave" and the "ecowarrior" at the following address:

6 Bosley View Congleton CW12 3TU GB

Yes, I can see why alarm bells might be ringing.

"Andy Pandy" wrote

That's only a very loose "meant for", though, and even Nominet doesn't follow that... See:-

"Rules of Registration and Use of Domain Names "... "4. General Rules "... "4.4 We do not impose restrictions on your status as applicant for the registration of a Domain Name in the following SLDs ("Open SLDs"): "4.4.1 .co.uk; or "4.4.2 .org.uk. "In the SLD Charter of the SLD Rules for the Open SLDs we do set out certain intentions regarding the class of applicant or use of registrations of the Domain Name ... However, we do not forbid applications, and will take no action in respect of registrations that do not comply with the SLD Charters..."

"Andy Pandy" wrote

No it's not - it's like being charged to *take* them to Sainsbury's.

The site isn't just offering to *tell* them about it, they'll *process* the claim too ("claim through it").

If you asked a cabbie for directions, he might tell you for free but he wouldn't drive you there without charging!

-The registrants are called "Wes and Dave" and the

-"ecowarrior" at the following address:

who are most likely a Chas & Dave tribute band.

All together now...

You won't stop talking, why don't you give it a rest.. You got no directions to Sainsbury's, so setup a website and sell them to people.

speaking of selling (food), that address was previously used to run a takeaway website, a "one stop shop for UK takeaways"

now parked)

quite a change in direction, from takeaways to tax credits...

-quite a change in direction, from takeaways to tax credits...

Both sound initially appealing, but leave a nasty taste in the mouth..