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Tax Credit Scandal Blog Covers Working Tax Credits and Child Tax Credits. This Blog is for people whom have/are suffering because of the Tax Credit System. It covers both Working Tax Credits and Child Tax Credits. The posts on this page are for users to post there own experiences of the Tax Credits System. These could be the good, the bad and the shocking. Please add your own experiences of the Tax Credits System.

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TAX CREDITS FIASCO GOES ON HAUNTING POOREST FAMILIES
TAX CREDITS FIASCO GOES ON HAUNTING POOREST FAMILIES

CASH-STRAPPED families all over Britain are continuing to face severe hardship due to the ongoing tax credits fiasco.

Gordon Brown’s flagship welfare reform, which was first introduced in 2003, pays out £17billion in tax credits to around six million families every year.

However, in 2005 the notoriously complex system was plunged into chaos after it emerged that administrative errors had led to the Government overpaying billions of pounds worth of child tax credit and working family tax credit....
Tax credits not improving say MPs
Tax credits not improving say MPs

Not much has improved say MPs

There has been no improvement in the way the tax credit system works, says the latest report by MPs on the Public Accounts.

Their fifth report since the system started in 2003 says nearly two million families a year are still being placed in debt by tax credit overpayments.

And no targets have been put in place by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to cut losses due to fraud or errors.
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If tax credits are your salvation, what about the families they've damned?
If tax credits are your salvation, what about the families they've damned?
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As many charities will testify, the scheme is not only complicated but has been plagued by administrative errors and computer glitches. Together, these elements have inflicted distress and frustration on thousands of families as incorrect sums of money have been both paid into - and then pulled out of - their accounts.

The struggles with tax credits are well documented and Gordon Brown's Budget last month only added fuel to the fire. His abolition of the "starter rate" 10 per cent tax band was criticised for hitting the less-well-off, who will, from next year, have to pay tax at the new basic rate of 20p on any income over their personal allowance.

The Treasury defended this move by announcing extra cash via both child tax credits (CTCs) and working tax credits (WTCs). But many question whether the revalued benefits will offset the tax changes.
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It is now seemingly a necessity for those with incomes between £5,255 and £18,605 to get to grips with the tax credit system and claim in order to negate their losses through other tax measures," says Francesca Lagerberg of accoun- tants Grant Thornton.

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In the 2005-06 financial year, Citizens Advice dealt with more than 150,000 problems relating to WTC and CTC. Its figures suggest one in three claimants have been overpaid - leaving many in dire straits as Revenue & Customs tries to claw back the money.

"Families are finding themselves struggling to repay large amounts without receiving proper explanations of how the liability has arisen - and without being given notice before [the debt] recovery starts," says Ms Lane. "Thou- sands of families are also being threatened with court action for the recovery of overpayments - sometimes without even knowing the amount due."
Overhaul tax credits or miss key child poverty targets, Brown told.
Overhaul tax credits or miss key child poverty targets, Brown told.

· Citizens Advice calls for a 'radical rethink' of system· Almost half of tax credit payments were incorrect

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In 2004-05, almost half of all payments were incorrect. Of the nearly 6.5 million families receiving them, almost 2 million were overpaid and then forced to pay the money back, while more than 900,000 were underpaid.
'Harsh' and 'unfair': efforts to claw back tax credit overpayments are berated.
'Harsh' and 'unfair': efforts to claw back tax credit overpayments are berated.

Gordon Brown's flagship tax credit system is under attack again, this time from the Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ann Abraham.

In her second report into the system, published on the same day as the pre-Budget report, Ms Abraham concluded that 365,000 families a year were being forced into debt in order to hand back credits that had been overpaid originally.

She branded as "harsh" HM Revenue & Customs' attempts at recovering overpayments and said they were causing "worry and anxiety to many low-income families".

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Some 91 per cent of all complaints received by her office, she added, resulted from an "unfair and inconsistent" application of the rules on reclaiming cash.

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Meanwhile, the charity Citizens Advice said the problems were eroding public trust in the £16bn,(£16,000,000,000.00), tax credit scheme. A survey of visitors to its bureaux found that more than half would be less likely to claim credits in future as a result of their experiences.
The intention was great but the execution is a scandal
The intention was great but the execution is a scandal.

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The two reports – one from charity Citizens Advice and the other from Parliamentary Ombudsman Ann Abraham – paint a picture of a tax credit system that is still driving thousands of families into debt and despair. And just as depressing is that both the charity and Ms Abraham have said all this before.

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In this case, a claimant actually called HMRC to check the accuracy of a credit award and was assured that all was fine. But later the individual was told a mistake had been made and the cash had to be repaid.

A bright spark at HMRC argued that the claimant's decision to check the award meant they could not reasonably believe it was theirs. A catch-22 worthy of the pen of Joseph Heller.

Sadly, such tactics aren't out of the ordinary as some HMRC staff look to shift the blame for mistakes on to claimants.

Tax credit system to become such a shambles.
Scandal of tax credits system must be addressed

From the Oxford Mail, first published Thursday 1st Jun 2006.

It is scandalous that the Government has allowed the tax credit system to become such a shambles.

It was launched with good intentions - to raise the income of the lower-paid and help them enjoy a decent standard of living.

But the scheme has been dogged by administrative blunders. Latest figures show that 16,000 Oxfordshire families were overpaid by £13.1m, (£13,100,000.00), - an average of £825 each.

Meanwhile, 7,400 families in the county have been underpaid.
Government has allowed the tax credit system to become such a shambles.


It was launched with good intentions - to raise the income of the lower-paid and help them enjoy a decent standard of living.

But the scheme has been dogged by administrative blunders. Latest figures show that 16,000 Oxfordshire families were overpaid by £13.1m, (£13,100,000.00), - an average of £825 each.

Meanwhile, 7,400 families in the county have been underpaid.


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The Government says that overpayments will be written off where its staff have made the mistake and the claimant could not have spotted the error.


But that still leaves thousands of families in suspense, worried that they might have to cut their spending to pay back the money.



HM Revenue and Customs [HMRC] says it will sue US-based services supplier EDS
HM Revenue and Customs [HMRC] says it will sue US-based services supplier EDS

Unless the supplier steps up compensation payments for failures in its IT support for tax credits, which led to tens of millions of pounds in incorrect payments to claimants.

The Revenue’s chairman Paul Gray says his officials have carefully archived “millions of relevant documents” in preparation for a court case he hopes will not happen.

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EDS last year agreed to pay HMRC £71.25m, (£71,250,000.00) in compensation after serious problems with the tax credit computer system led directly to gross losses of £209m, (£209,000,000), for the department.
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Editor notes:=
This seems very strange to me... The HMRC imply that they are no major problems with the Tax Credits Computer System and payments are correct accept where the clament has made an error.


Other Links:-
HMRC's settlement with EDS - House of Commons' Public Accounts Committee report

Tax Credits Fiasco costs EDS £71m - BBC online

Revenue gears up for court battle against EDS

How far is this tax fiasco down to IT?

EDS’s settlement with the government over tax credits

Compensation deal a sham says MP - Financial Times

EDS settles with HMRC for £71m - Accountancy Age

HM Revenue and Customs pays a strange compliment to its ASPIRE tax credits suppliers

HMRC attacked over EDS deal and lack of 'fair play' - Accountancy Age (2006)

MPs slam EDS compensation deal with taxman
Brown ‘cheats' working families
Brown ‘cheats' working families

WORKING families are being “brutally discriminated” against by the Government’s Tax Credit system, according to a damning new report.

Former Labour minister, Frank Field’s ?Reform’ thinktank has found that single parents have little incentive to form new relationships as they face losing hundreds of pounds of benefits.
Tax credit claw-back was illegal
Tax credit claw-back was illegal

HARD-UP workers forced to repay millions of pounds in bungled tax credits without warning are to get the cash back ? because the Government acted illegally.
Ministers failed to notify claimants in 250,000 cases over three years that they meant to claw back the cash.
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A HM Revenue and Customs whistleblower claimed around £500million will have to be repaid, on top of a £200million bill to fix the fiasco.
OPFS joins call for Tax Credit overhaul
OPFS, One Parent Families Scotland.

Posted: 09.10.2007 Immediate Release

Following today's critical report into Tax Credits by the Parliamentary Ombudsman, One Parent Families Scotland have called for a major overhaul to the Tax Credit system.

"We need a simpler and fairer way of supporting families on low wages", comments Ian Maxwell, Associate Director of One Parent Families Scotland.

"We know from callers to our Lone Parent Help-line that Tax Credits are too complicated, that the paperwork is often difficult to understand, and the Tax Credit Helpline often fails to give correct answers to the more complicated questions."

"Tax Credits aren't 'fatally flawed', but unless the Government owns up to these problems and sorts them out quickly, lone parents who could use these extra payments to return to work will be deterred from even thinking about employment."

Note: Scotish Law may be different for United Kingdom Law.

Tax credit system "losing £1bn a year"
Tax credit system "losing £1bn a year"

£1,000,000.00

The tax credit system is making "unacceptably high" losses, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO).

The study revealed that fraud and errors are costing taxpayers as much as £1bn a year.

In addition to this, £2.3bn of tax credits that were overpaid in 2003/04 were yet to be recovered by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in April 2007.

Sir John Bourn of the NAO said, ’Once again, the levels of claimant error and fraud in the tax credit schemes are unacceptably high. It is important that the department now targets reductions in levels of error and fraud and considers how its compliance teams can engage more widely with tax credit claimants’.

Responding to the report, the Government said that instances of error and fraud have been falling since last year, when measures were taken to reduce the problem.

However, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne has urged Chancellor Alistair Darling to do more to tackle the issue.
Court says taxpayers can sue Revenue for errors
Court says taxpayers can sue Revenue for errors

Landmark ruling that the taxman owes the victims of serious errors a duty of care could cost the Government millions

NOTE: This may not be relavant to Tax Credits

Always take Independant Legal Advice before taken any actions.


Parliamentary watchdog highlights tax credits failures
Parliamentary watchdog highlights tax credits failures.

The Liberal Democrats have cited evidence provided today by Parliament’s watchdog to an influential parliamentary committee as further proof of the need for a fundamental review of the tax credit system.

Commenting on the Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman’s evidence to the Public Administration Committee, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Danny Alexander MP said
£30m fraud shuts down its online application
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced that it has shut down its online application website as a result of a £30m fraud.

(£30,000,000.00)

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HMRC stated that the problems do not relate to issues with the IT system supplied by EDS, which last week agreed to pay compensation of £71m over problems with the Tax Credits system.
Tax credits 'failing families' Cahnnel 4 Television
Tax credits 'failing families' Cahnnel 4 Television

The Government's tax credits scheme is causing large numbers of families considerable hardship, according to two highly critical reports.

Citizens Advice said poor administration of the system and the recovery of overpaid tax credits had led to some families living off just £56 a week plus child benefit.

In another report, a Whitehall watchdog has suggested that benefits mistakenly paid to families under the system should not be clawed back.
Seamless" birth fro Tax Credits according to the Chancellor
The Government's new tax credit system for families which was meant to have a "seamless" birth according to the Chancellor, is in crisis tonight.

Three hundred thousand people who applied in good time and filled in a twelve page form are still waiting for their payments, after the Treasury asked them for more information.


The opposition described the new tax rules as a "shambles", replacing one complicated system with another.
Child Tax Credit Guide. Channel 4 Television
Child Tax Credit Guide. Channel 4 Television

Nine out of 10 families with children are entitled to tax credits, but just 80% of those actually claim.

Experts are urging familes to claim what is rightfully theirs.
Family tax credit 'backfiring'
Family tax credit 'backfiring'

The government's targeted tax cuts for families are backfiring, according to a study.
Research carried out by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NACAB) suggests that many families are losing out on other benefits when they sign up for the working families tax credit.

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It also found that some parents were sacked from their jobs because employers believed the tax break caused them too much hassle.
Family fears as tax credits stop
Family fears as tax credits stop

Ms Worsley said she could not get answers from the tax office.

A Folkestone mother-of-two whose tax credit payments stopped unexpectedly has said she cannot feed her family.

Sandra Worsley said her son could not attend nursery and her partner, Adrian Dove, had to cancel five direct debits after the payments stopped.
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"When you phone the tax office, you don't get any response, and it's like banging your head against a brick wall.
Benefits & tax credits: Your questions
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Are you getting all the benefits you are entitled to?

BBC Radio 4's Money Box Live was broadcast on Monday, 16 April 2007 at 1502 BST.

Programme transcript (69 KB)
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RSSTop55 - Best Blog Directory And RSS Submission Sites

Blog Software Breakdown

Blog Registration Where to go to register with the blog search engines and the blog-specific directories. From Words in a row

b2evolution is probably the most comprehensive blog engine you can find!

Ego Searches & RSS. Ego searches are free and simple searches designed to monitor blogs and news portals for mentions of your company, product, competitors or other specific keywords. Conducting ego searches not only allows you to stay informed, but also allows you to maintain a strategic advantage over competing companies. A number of new Internet services are freely available that make these 'ego searches' painless and easy. Dynamically created keyword based RSS feeds, update in your RSS reader or news aggregators, each time new information containing the keyword appears in the searched resources. The dynamic feeds match requests against new information, as it comes online in real time. The following free services allow for RSS feed ego searches.

Sociable Blog offer latest news, article, video on social networking, social media, social community and social software from worldwide.  More Social links More Video links.

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MyBlogLog, Dissolver who visits your favourite sites. MyBlogLog is Part of the Yahoo! family.

Top Rank Blog Online Marketing Blog

Smileycat Blog Web Design Blog.

BlogExpress is a full-featured .NET application for content syndication

Digg is a technology news website that combines social bookmarking, Blogging, RSS, and non-hierarchical editorial control. With Digg, users submit stories for review, but rather than allow an editor to decide which stories go on the homepage, the users do.

BUMPzee. Read blogs, comment here or there, start new discussions, network with others.

Blog Flux has one goal - to be the single source for bloggers and blog readers. Be it finding new blogs, subscribing to RSS feeds, or pinging sites with blog updates, you won't have to scurry over to multiple sites. All available on one site. Learn more about Blog Flux. You can also see our blog definition.

Subtext Project. is a personal blog publishing platform that focuses on usability, elegance, and simplicity. If youve ever caught yourself throwing your hands in the air and declaring that youre going to write your own blogging engine, then Subtext is for you. Subtext is a personal blog publishing engine that has evolved from  TEXT.

Jaan Kanellis Search Marketing Blog Rants and Raves about the Search Marketing World from Toledo, Ohio  

Connected Internet. The latest tech, internet, mobile and gaming news.

Security Team Blog ( Security Team ) more Diagnostics and Security links

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Swicki Eurekster

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The Phone Cam. It's a mobile weblog. A moblog. A blog for people with camera phones. A photoblog. You take photos, with your camera phone and then email or mms them to us, direct from the phone, where-ever you are. The picture file is then put online in your very own gallery - instantly sharing your life! When you upload a picture you can add a title (as the email or mms subject) which will be displayed as the title of the post, and therefore subject for user comments.

Sixapart we don't just help others discover blogging, it's how we share our own voice with our community.

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Google Protecting Privacy of American…. Horses

It looks like Google has really taken notice of the privacy concerns over their street view pictures… Hat tip to Mr. BabyMan

 

Go Vote!

The SEOs fight fat challenge is over, and now it’s your turn… no I’m not saying you need to lose weight, I’m saying that you need to go vote for the winner. Sadly, I’m not one of the two you can vote for. I lost as much as 10lbs at one point but my final [...]

Theme Revisions: Let me know how it’s working

OK, I know this doesn’t look like a major change but I’ve been struggling all day with this WordPress theme. It has some new features that I’d like to offer in the themes we sell over at Blogging Experiment and I’d like all the input I can get on how it’s working. So any comments [...]

 

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