On Jan 29, 5:03 pm, fluffycat <fluffy....DeleteThis@ukrm.co.uk> wrote:
> darsy wrote:
> > On Jan 29, 9:24 am, Champ <n....DeleteThis@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
> >> I dunno - anyone who can get the IR to pay them is pretty smart imo.
>
> > I got a rebate in 2006 for the ~£3K they owed me for overpayment on my
> > 02/03 return.
>
> > This year, it turns out they owe me £1.60 - I wonder how long that'll
> > take to get back.
>
> i used to do online tax returns (the first time was the trial, but after
> that it worked well). along with the "Submitted" ack there would be an
> immediate calculation of how much they owed me, and the amount would be
> in my bank account a couple of days later. after a few years of this,
> they wrote to say i didn't need to fill in tax returns any more... and
> removed my access to online forms
As Dan has mentioned, if you really want to do the online return, they
will let you.
I don't mind doing it, as it takes about 5 minutes for me (my finances
are very simple these days) but it's of no real advantage to me (also
because my finances are very simple).
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d.