HMRC Income Tax refund and Universal Credit
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timotheus123
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HI,
Sill a tax refund paid to me for overpaid income tax effect my Univerdsl Credit payment ?
ie will it be taken as Income ?
Sill a tax refund paid to me for overpaid income tax effect my Univerdsl Credit payment ?
ie will it be taken as Income ?
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Hi @timotheus123 welcome to the community! I am unsure however I'm sure other members of our community will be in touch soon to answer your query.
Do let us know if we can be of any further assistance!Disability Gamechanger - 2019 -
Only if the amount paid exceeded what yo received in your Universal Credit Assessment Period.See CAB for this as its a total mind bender and made so in my view as to what peoples assessment periods are.Apparently is different for everyone.It will also be down to how much the refund was for.
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Hi @timotheus123
I think that there may be difference between the treatment of this income depending upon whether it is from self-employment or if it is from employment.
If it is a self-employment matter, I think it could be taken into account, and if not, it may be ignored.
I will try to find the regulation and post it below.
I have found some information, but am sorry to say that I am not completely sure about this.
Gill_Scopehttps://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111531938/regulation/57
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111531938/regulation/66
https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/claiming-a-tax-rebate-after-losing-your-job
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Hi Gill
is there a definitive answer ?
have received an HMRC tax refund - am self employed and have been since Jan 18.
the HMRC tax refund was for my employment yr 2017/18.
will the universal credit payment in Jan take this into account ?
it seems ridiculous if they do, as it’s nothing to do with my self employment income ..
this is stressing me out big time ! -
It will be classed as income for that assessment period.
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help. -
Thanks Poppy. I’ve succumbed to that now. This isn’t right; but they make the rules, as has been said.
Tax paid as employed with company car etc
leave job, start out on your own and it’s tough, hence the UC claim
Then they pay you your overpaid tax when employed and deduct it later from UC
Really can’t be riight in this world. -
timotheus123,
Yes, I'm afraid it is.
Any refund of income tax, VAT or national insurance (NI) contributions from paid work counts as income.
The only thing which might possibly help is that because it counts as earnings, if you get a work allowance, that should be deducted before the refund affects your UC. You'll get a work allowance (essentially a bit of your income you keep before your UC is reduced) if you have children you claim for, or if you have limited capability for work (that would be an official decision reflected in your UC).
WillThe Benefits Training Co: -
Thanks - so I have to declare it as income?
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timotheus123 said:Thanks - so I have to declare it as income?
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help. -
Well, universal credit helped for 6 months. That’s my lot !
They took my start of the 12 month self employed period as Jan - Dec 18.
So, the end. -
Thank you Gill. You were correct. Self employment is treated differently.
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Thanks for posting that, @timotheus, and good luck with your work in the new year. (I hope you don' t need universal credit again, it's not a benefit that anyone wants to claim).
Best wishes
Gill_Scope -
I was penalised heavely by UC.
i received a protective award payment (redundancy) from HMRC .
UC paid me £0.00 -
Thanks to this thread I now know what to expect. Instead of a nasty surprise!
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Quite agree, ALL IS NOT RIGHT IN THIS WORLD!
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Evening, Either I missed the opportunity of reading all this thread or its missing.
Can I have a help on, if UC takes into consideration for tax which has been repaid from employment.
Regards
Fahad -
fahadali17 said:Can I have a help on, if UC takes into consideration for tax which has been repaid from employment.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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