I've found out I've been paying too much tax. The HMRC office have very quickly sent me a cheque (from 2008-2012) to rectify the problem - but I think their records have been wrong further back than that.
I'm a PAYE employee but, they had me down as receiving investment income, which they've been taxing me on....even though I haven't had investment income.
I want to find out why - and how long this has been going on but they say I can't as I can only go back to 2008 (although they have stated that if I'd underpaid tax they could still get me to pay them - it just if they owe me it's tough).
Is this really right. If they've muddled up my records (and I don't know how I could have known they had) is it really impossible to appeal?
I feel I pay so much tax already - that to have overpaid and have no redress seems so desperately unfair.
I'm a PAYE employee but, they had me down as receiving investment income, which they've been taxing me on....even though I haven't had investment income.
I want to find out why - and how long this has been going on but they say I can't as I can only go back to 2008 (although they have stated that if I'd underpaid tax they could still get me to pay them - it just if they owe me it's tough).
Is this really right. If they've muddled up my records (and I don't know how I could have known they had) is it really impossible to appeal?
I feel I pay so much tax already - that to have overpaid and have no redress seems so desperately unfair.