Gemmel Posted 5 December, 2008 Share Posted 5 December, 2008 I was sent this yesterday after a colleague successfully claimed their £520 and rang the tax office this afternoon and have been told I qualify and am being sent a form to complete and will recieve my £520 within 28 days Apparently only a very small % of employers applied this when calculating tax codes, as it was never advitised by the IR so the majority of PAYE employees never recieved the benefit. It is not as common for those that "Self Access", but worth a phone call. Unclaimed Children's Tax Allowance for 2002/03 The year before Tax Credits were introduced there was a different non-means tested allowance available which was never advertised by the Inland Revenue. It is called the Children's Tax Allowance for the Year 2002/03. You can still claim this tax allowance before the 31 January 2009 deadline. You need to phone HMRC on 0845 302 1437 and ask them to check whether you have already received this allowance and, if not, enquire as to what action you need to take. You are eligible to claim £520 allowance if: • You have a child born between 6 April 1986 and 5 April 2003 • The child lived with you for all or part of 2002/2003 • You worked and paid tax for all or part of 2002/2003 • You or your partner earned £6,000 plus in the 2002/2003 tax year You are eligible for the £1,040 allowance if: • If you can answer yes to the four questions above, and • One of your children was born between 6 April 2002 and 5 April 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 5 December, 2008 Share Posted 5 December, 2008 cheers for that, no harm in checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poshie72 Posted 5 December, 2008 Share Posted 5 December, 2008 Thanks for that will ring on Monday and find out... as I could be inline for the higher amount if eligable as my middle son was born Dec 2002!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 9 December, 2008 Share Posted 9 December, 2008 Did it work for you two?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poshie72 Posted 9 December, 2008 Share Posted 9 December, 2008 Well I phoned but for some reason they have no tax code for me for that year!!! Have to write in to find out. Also dont know if it was claimed under my ex. they wont tell me but I need to give them as much info as I can and they will look into it. I cant ask him to ring as if we dont speak and if he found out we were owed money he would grab the lot. So fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 9 December, 2008 Share Posted 9 December, 2008 Well I phoned but for some reason they have no tax code for me for that year!!! Have to write in to find out. Also dont know if it was claimed under my ex. they wont tell me but I need to give them as much info as I can and they will look into it. I cant ask him to ring as if we dont speak and if he found out we were owed money he would grab the lot. So fingers crossed. I take it you'll be giving him half if you are successful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini_me Posted 9 December, 2008 Share Posted 9 December, 2008 You will have to call your local tax office to find if you are able to claim this as the number above has now been disabled. Looks like that your partner of the time will be contacted regardless of if you want them to be or not and you also have to supply their NI number on the claim form. Also although it says it is not means tested you will loss £1 of the tax credit for every £15 of higher rate tax paid in that year. Having said all that it doesn't appear that I had this allowance applied to my tax code for this year so I am going to put in a claim although it might be fruitless based on how much higher rate tax I might of paid that year. The link to the form is here http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/forms/11ctc.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poshie72 Posted 9 December, 2008 Share Posted 9 December, 2008 You will have to call your local tax office to find if you are able to claim this as the number above has now been disabled. Looks like that your partner of the time will be contacted regardless of if you want them to be or not and you also have to supply their NI number on the claim form. Also although it says it is not means tested you will loss £1 of the tax credit for every £15 of higher rate tax paid in that year. Having said all that it doesn't appear that I had this allowance applied to my tax code for this year so I am going to put in a claim although it might be fruitless based on how much higher rate tax I might of paid that year. The link to the form is here http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/forms/11ctc.pdf They are not actually contacted, its up to him to put in a claim.... if he doesnt know about it....! unless of course he already had it, but they said they will let me know before trying to claim half back from him because of the problems it will cause Neither of us were higher rate tax payers which is good. As i dont speak to him I dont have to give his NI number they said that they will find it themselves I take it you'll be giving him half if you are successful? Of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini_me Posted 9 December, 2008 Share Posted 9 December, 2008 They are not actually contacted, its up to him to put in a claim.... if he doesnt know about it....! unless of course he already had it, but they said they will let me know before trying to claim half back from him because of the problems it will cause Neither of us were higher rate tax payers which is good. As i dont speak to him I dont have to give his NI number they said that they will find it themselves Of course OK. I am only going by the notes on the form which I linked. I hope you are right, my money grabbing ex has had more than enough out of me without having to split this with her as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 9 December, 2008 Share Posted 9 December, 2008 I e.mailed my sister this on Friday, she phoned up and is now getting £500, of which I get none of it, I shouldn't have told her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 11 December, 2008 Share Posted 11 December, 2008 Does anybody have the number for our local office to hand - local as in Southampton or Eastleigh? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 11 December, 2008 Author Share Posted 11 December, 2008 does anybody have the number for our local office to hand - local as in southampton or eastleigh? Thanks. 0845 3021400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 11 December, 2008 Share Posted 11 December, 2008 Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnet Posted 22 January, 2009 Share Posted 22 January, 2009 Just recieved a £602 tax rebate cause of this post, Gemmel you are a star mate. I'll buy you a couple of beers next time your at SMS. Guys you have till march I believe to get your claims in so do it, I was earning 30k pa at the time so didnt think I'd get anything but I was wrong, woo hoo!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 22 January, 2009 Share Posted 22 January, 2009 I got fook all when I called them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tac-tics Posted 22 January, 2009 Share Posted 22 January, 2009 (edited) You seriously made my mums day many thanks =] Edited 23 January, 2009 by Tac-tics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnersaint Posted 23 January, 2009 Share Posted 23 January, 2009 Is there an earnings limit on being able to claim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 23 January, 2009 Share Posted 23 January, 2009 There was an article in last night's Echo about this - says the deadline for claims is 31/1/09. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 23 January, 2009 Share Posted 23 January, 2009 There was an article in last night's Echo about this - says the deadline for claims is 31/1/09. Yes, that date's quoted in the OP too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 23 January, 2009 Author Share Posted 23 January, 2009 Is there an earnings limit on being able to claim? Yes. The article I put up is incorrect as it is means tested or works in much the same way as the current tax credits. Having been told I qualified and duly completing the form, I recieved a letter saying I paid over the tax threshold that reduces the credit by blah blah blah and therefore was owed fook all. I am of course delighted for the those that got some money :smt005 Fooked up tax system :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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