{"id":1399,"date":"2014-02-15T11:09:46","date_gmt":"2014-02-15T11:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pmabookkeeping.co.uk\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2014-02-15T11:09:46","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T11:09:46","slug":"hmrc-issues-valentines-day-tax-credits-reminder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pmabookkeeping.co.uk\/index.php\/hmrc-issues-valentines-day-tax-credits-reminder\/","title":{"rendered":"HMRC issues Valentine&#8217;s Day tax credits reminder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>HMRC is reminding anyone claiming tax credits who has a partner moving in with them to say those three little words this Valentine\u2019s Day\u2026\u201dTell the Taxman.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<aside>\n<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"placeholder\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk\/government\/assets\/organisation_default_news\/s300_hm-revenue-customs-f5aceff721cd407c15566ca1906cba4d.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Tax credits customers need to let HM Revenue and Customs (<abbr title=\"HM Revenue and Customs\">HMRC<\/abbr>) know of any changes in their circumstances \u2013 such as a partner moving in \u2013 as this can affect the amount of money they receive.<\/p>\n<p><abbr title=\"HM Revenue and Customs\">HMRC<\/abbr> estimates that around 1 in 10 claimants have not told it about a partner who has moved in with them. Those who don\u2019t keep <abbr title=\"HM Revenue and Customs\">HMRC<\/abbr> up to date about their circumstances risk getting an overpayment, a fine or possibly a criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Lodge, <abbr title=\"HM Revenue and Customs\">HMRC<\/abbr>\u2019s Director General for Benefits and Credits, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Anyone claiming tax credits and moving in with a new partner should get in touch with <abbr title=\"HM Revenue and Customs\">HMRC<\/abbr>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Moving in together can be a busy time, but make sure you don\u2019t forget to tell the taxman or you could end up facing a penalty or even a prosecution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Equally, should a couple decide it is not quite \u201chappily ever after\u201d, and separate, the claimant should call the taxman again, as a single claimant could be entitled to more money.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The best way to avoid a tax credits overpayment or underpayment is to tell <abbr title=\"HM Revenue and Customs\">HMRC<\/abbr> about any changes to circumstances when they happen. <abbr title=\"HM Revenue and Customs\">HMRC<\/abbr> is urging customers to let it know of any changes on 0345 300 3900 as soon as they take place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Further information is available on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmrc.gov.uk\/taxcredits\/keep-up-to-date\/changes-affect\/family-change\/partner-change.htm\" rel=\"external\">tax credits pages of <abbr title=\"HM Revenue and Customs\">HMRC<\/abbr>\u2019s website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HMRC is reminding anyone claiming tax credits who has a partner moving in with them to say those three little words this Valentine\u2019s Day\u2026\u201dTell the Taxman.\u201d Tax credits customers need to let HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) know of any&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pmabookkeeping.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pmabookkeeping.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pmabookkeeping.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pmabookkeeping.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pmabookkeeping.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1399"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.pmabookkeeping.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1400,"href":"http:\/\/www.pmabookkeeping.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399\/revisions\/1400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pmabookkeeping.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pmabookkeeping.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pmabookkeeping.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}