Hi everyone :)
I was wondering if anyone had any advice about the following:
I came across a note from the Tax Refund Company in my local authority payslip about employees being able to claim tax rebates as I had been paying tax on union and professional body fees. They said they would take a 39% cut from any rebate that I received. And that there would be no fee if I didn't receive any rebate. Thus I applied via this company. They then sent me a letter asking for my P60 and to fill out a form whilst still saying that they would take a 39% cut from any rebate I got which would be payed to them and they would send me the remaining amount.
After I sent them my annual P60, they sent me another letter saying that we would now wait to hear from the Tax Office. But they added in this letter that if, on rare occassions, the Tax Office changed my tax code, I would still be liable for the fee. I then called them up to say that I wasn't informed that there was a possibility that the Tax Office, instead of sending a rebate, would change my tax code to compensate for taxing my union and professional body fees over the last 5 years.
When I spoke to them on the phone, they told me not to worry, it's never happened and is unlikely to happen in such a way. Also that since I've signed a 'contract' and since they've done the paperwork, I would now be liable for their fees. Also, if it did happen they would try to tell the Tax Office to send them a rebate again.
Anyhow, I just received a note from the Tax Office saying my Tax Code has changed and it mentioned how my professonal fees (around £160 a year) would remain untaxed for the upcoming tax year. I assume because of this letter, they are not going to send out a tax rebate cheque.
Can anyone advise as I don't even know what their fees are and I can't afford to pay them as I just thought they would take their cut from the rebate the Tax Office sent them.
Thank you. :)
I was wondering if anyone had any advice about the following:
I came across a note from the Tax Refund Company in my local authority payslip about employees being able to claim tax rebates as I had been paying tax on union and professional body fees. They said they would take a 39% cut from any rebate that I received. And that there would be no fee if I didn't receive any rebate. Thus I applied via this company. They then sent me a letter asking for my P60 and to fill out a form whilst still saying that they would take a 39% cut from any rebate I got which would be payed to them and they would send me the remaining amount.
After I sent them my annual P60, they sent me another letter saying that we would now wait to hear from the Tax Office. But they added in this letter that if, on rare occassions, the Tax Office changed my tax code, I would still be liable for the fee. I then called them up to say that I wasn't informed that there was a possibility that the Tax Office, instead of sending a rebate, would change my tax code to compensate for taxing my union and professional body fees over the last 5 years.
When I spoke to them on the phone, they told me not to worry, it's never happened and is unlikely to happen in such a way. Also that since I've signed a 'contract' and since they've done the paperwork, I would now be liable for their fees. Also, if it did happen they would try to tell the Tax Office to send them a rebate again.
Anyhow, I just received a note from the Tax Office saying my Tax Code has changed and it mentioned how my professonal fees (around £160 a year) would remain untaxed for the upcoming tax year. I assume because of this letter, they are not going to send out a tax rebate cheque.
Can anyone advise as I don't even know what their fees are and I can't afford to pay them as I just thought they would take their cut from the rebate the Tax Office sent them.
Thank you. :)