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HMRC has lost a recent case at the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) in which they attempted to make backdated assessments of high income child benefit charge on a PAYE taxpayer. In the circumstances, HMRC were found to lack the necessary legal mechanism to make the assessment.

Losing someone who was helping others during this pandemic must be very difficult. If the death also potentially results in an inheritance tax bill, that can add to the trauma.

Under an extension to the government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), some individuals who did not previously qualify for a grant at all may be able to claim. This extension applies where pregnancy or certain parental responsibilities (such as taking time off for maternity, paternity or adoption) affected your income in the 2018/19 tax year.

If you have recently used a tax refund company to help claim a one-off refund, the paperwork that you signed may mean that they can continue to collect other tax refunds due to you. We have added some new guidance to our website which explains more about the issue and what can be done about it.