From: "Snowman" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: IR no longer planning to send me tax returns
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:15:37 GMT


"Mike Atkinson {see sig for reply address}"  wrote
in message news:1p06x1ixksjtb.dlg@abingdon.oilfield.slb.com...
> For the past few years I've completed my tax return online, and a few
> days later promptly received a credit to my bank account for overpaid
> tax. My tax affairs are fairly simple, mainly just employment details,
> interest declarations and additional relief for FSAVC contributions.
>
> I've now received a letter telling me that, unless my circumastances
> change, the IR do not intend to send me any more tax returns. Whilst I'm
> all for the benefit of not having to spend an evening completing the
> form, I'd miss my yearly ~£500 lump sum for overpayments. If I leave
> things as they are would any such overpayments be automatically
> refunded? Or is it for me to ask for a return in order to get such
> overpayments returned? The letter states I should contact the IR if I
> belive I've paid too much tax, but at present I determine my overpayment
> by completing the online forms - if I'm no longer asked to do this, how
> do I determine if I'm overpaying? Do I have to perform the calculation
> by hand?
>
> Many thanks for any advice,
> Mike Atkinson
>
Hey - I just got a letter too. Not too sure about this!

Peter.