Originally posted by admin@Sep 5 2005, 08:39 AM
They made such a cockup of some of the wifes benefit, they ended up overpaying, and just said it was their fault so keep it!!! So how much in total do these 'forgotten' mistakes cost us in tax?
Well, because they never bothered calculating my on-line tax credit assessment, that was done in May, informing them that I earned £4000 more than estimated last year, they have just told us we 'owe' them £240, as they have paid us too much. They are now paying us reduced benefits until our 'debt' is cleared.

I explained that if they had done their job correctly and actually put the new details in when they should have done, there would have been no mistake. They are 'looking into it' and will call me back within 48 hours (that was three weeks ago)

Anyway, our daughter finished nursery last week, so my wife will be calling them up to tell them we need no more tax credit payments. Now let's see them get the money off us :P I'll drag it out for month, just like them clowns do

And to think one of the reasons we left the Philippines was because of frustration at incompetent beaurocracy :blink: B)