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I have gotten myself into trouble with HRMC here due to child benefit self assessment charges and interest totalling £11K.
Had a collection office turn up from them who has already issues me with a £75 charge and I have had to create a HMRC self assessment account and complete returns for the last 5 years (something I was only asked to do last year and I genuinely mean that).
Anyway - completed the returns now and the agreement we have is that I will speak to the collection person on Thursday to work out what the updated debt is and hopefully arrange a repayment plan. I have been asked to do an income / expenditure sheet which is fine however my finances are not great and my outgoing already overtime my basic salary. I have a commission heavy job and am the sole earner in a large family meaning if I take my foot off the gas and don't bust my guy then my basic just doesn't cut it.
Is there a law here saying they can literally force me to repay every scrap of spare money I have here or do they need to be reasonable and allow for things like kids clothing, unexpected purchases or having a modest life etc ?
I am going to appeal against the interest for 2014 and 2015 as I genuinely did not get any contact from the tax office about this but need to at least get some breathing space and no live with the fear a HMRC baliff will come crashing thought my door.
Any advise I could get would be fab.
Thanks
Scott
I have gotten myself into trouble with HRMC here due to child benefit self assessment charges and interest totalling £11K.
Had a collection office turn up from them who has already issues me with a £75 charge and I have had to create a HMRC self assessment account and complete returns for the last 5 years (something I was only asked to do last year and I genuinely mean that).
Anyway - completed the returns now and the agreement we have is that I will speak to the collection person on Thursday to work out what the updated debt is and hopefully arrange a repayment plan. I have been asked to do an income / expenditure sheet which is fine however my finances are not great and my outgoing already overtime my basic salary. I have a commission heavy job and am the sole earner in a large family meaning if I take my foot off the gas and don't bust my guy then my basic just doesn't cut it.
Is there a law here saying they can literally force me to repay every scrap of spare money I have here or do they need to be reasonable and allow for things like kids clothing, unexpected purchases or having a modest life etc ?
I am going to appeal against the interest for 2014 and 2015 as I genuinely did not get any contact from the tax office about this but need to at least get some breathing space and no live with the fear a HMRC baliff will come crashing thought my door.
Any advise I could get would be fab.
Thanks
Scott
