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[johnnycboy]

A manager at work sent this to me, may be of use to you!

See below for a potential chance to get some money back from the tax man. Essentially, if you had children under the age of 16 living at home with you during the tax year of 2002/2003 and you also paid income tax during this year you may be eligible for a £520 tax refund if you haven't previously claimed. You can easily check by phoning your tax office (you and your partner will both need to check) and if eligible, going to hmrc.gov.uk and downloading form 11CTC from the "Forms" section. The form only takes 2 mins to fill in and the credit is not means tested.  Payment goes to the higher earner of a couple, if you were both tax payers in 2002/03.  

Unclaimed Children's Tax Allowance for 2002/3

The year before Tax Credits were introduced there was a different non-means tested allowance available which was never advertised by the Inland Revenue.  It is called the Children's Tax Allowance for the Year 2002/3.

You can still claim this allowance before the 31 January 2009 deadline.

You need to phone HMRC (via your tax office) and ask them to check whether you have already received this allowance and, if not, enquire as to what action you need to take.

You are eligible to claim £520.00 allowance if:

•      You have a child born between 6 April 1986 and 5 April 2003
•      The child lived with you for all or part of 2002/2003
•      You worked and paid tax for all or part of 2002/2003
•      You or your partner earned £6,000 plus in the year 2002/2003 tax year

You are eligible for the £1,040 allowance if:

•      If you can answer yes to the four questions above, and
•      One of your children was born between 6 April 2002 and 5 April 2003

Notes:-

•      Making a claim does not affect your current or future entitlement to Working of Child Tax credits
•      Your Marital status is irrelevant
•      You cannot claim the allowance twice and if your final tax code on your April 2003 P60 ended in a H or a T, you have already had the allowance *

You can find a relevant entry on HMRC site at http://search2.hmrc.gov.uk/kbroker/hmrc/forms/viewform.jsp?formId=3282

Use this form to claim Children's Tax Credit for tax year 2002-03. The last date to claim is 31 January 2009, claims for tax year 2001-02 are no longer possible. Completed forms should be returned to: HM Revenue & Customs, 9th Floor, Castle House, 31 Lisbon Street, Leeds LS1 4SW.

[The Red Baron]

very interesting john, will have to look into that one.  

[johnnycboy]

if it means clawing some money back of the greedy barstewards, then it's got to be worth just filling the form out.  Good Luck

[The Red Baron]

Too right, will give it a go me thinks.

[markey mark]

just printed it and will be posting asap ! i have three lads all born in that period ! 8-)

[Nickbat]

just printed it and will be posting asap ! i have three lads all born in that period ! 8-)

Me too! Thanks for this alert .

[Richie London]

  2 urchins here too

[Darth Loo-knee]

I have just phoned the tax office and apparently we should get it...

So I owe you a drink if I get it mate.

Thanks Daz

[johnnycboy]

glad to be of assistance, next major meet wouldn't mind a swift one with ya (drink that is)

[STMO123]

Thanks matey, my form is in the post

You say that the tax credit wasn't publicised properly in 2002-03, neither was this little gem of information

[shanjon]

A manager at work sent this to me, may be of use to you!

See below for a potential chance to get some money back from the tax man. Essentially, if you had children under the age of 16 living at home with you during the tax year of 2002/2003 and you also paid income tax during this year you may be eligible for a £520 tax refund if you haven't previously claimed. You can easily check by phoning your tax office (you and your partner will both need to check) and if eligible, going to hmrc.gov.uk and downloading form 11CTC from the "Forms" section. The form only takes 2 mins to fill in and the credit is not means tested.  Payment goes to the higher earner of a couple, if you were both tax payers in 2002/03.  

Unclaimed Children's Tax Allowance for 2002/3

The year before Tax Credits were introduced there was a different non-means tested allowance available which was never advertised by the Inland Revenue.  It is called the Children's Tax Allowance for the Year 2002/3.

You can still claim this allowance before the 31 January 2009 deadline.

You need to phone HMRC (via your tax office) and ask them to check whether you have already received this allowance and, if not, enquire as to what action you need to take.

You are eligible to claim £520.00 allowance if:

•      You have a child born between 6 April 1986 and 5 April 2003
•      The child lived with you for all or part of 2002/2003
•      You worked and paid tax for all or part of 2002/2003
•      You or your partner earned £6,000 plus in the year 2002/2003 tax year

You are eligible for the £1,040 allowance if:

•      If you can answer yes to the four questions above, and
•      One of your children was born between 6 April 2002 and 5 April 2003

Notes:-

•      Making a claim does not affect your current or future entitlement to Working of Child Tax credits
•      Your Marital status is irrelevant
•      You cannot claim the allowance twice and if your final tax code on your April 2003 P60 ended in a H or a T, you have already had the allowance *

You can find a relevant entry on HMRC site at http://search2.hmrc.gov.uk/kbroker/hmrc/forms/viewform.jsp?formId=3282

Use this form to claim Children's Tax Credit for tax year 2002-03. The last date to claim is 31 January 2009, claims for tax year 2001-02 are no longer possible. Completed forms should be returned to: HM Revenue & Customs, 9th Floor, Castle House, 31 Lisbon Street, Leeds LS1 4SW.

what do you mean by your tax office?

[nick v6]

my daughter was born in august 2003
does that mean i just missed out

[Darth Loo-knee]

my daughter was born in august 2003
does that mean i just missed out

Sounds as though it does but worth ringing the Tax Office to make sure

[Vamps]

Shall be on the phone in the morning...

[JamesV6CDX]

A "child" born in 1986 would now be 23 years old    

Reason for edit - can't add up