[user104658]

One thing that was uncomfortably accurate was the attitude (and inconsistency) of some of the officials though. Just this week we had to deal with a lovely, err, gentleman from the HMRC as we got a notice of a £100 fine for self assessment for my wife, that would "dramatically increase" if we didn't file a return by may 1st (we got the letter on April 28th...)

My wife hasn't been self employed for 3 years, and deregistered for self assessment over 18 months ago.

But... Honest to God, the way this guy spoke to her over the phone . It ended thus;

HMRC: "you owe the money. Are you going to make a payment or not? And if you don't sort out your attitude I'm going to hang up on you."

(She was being perfectly polite, just firmly stating the facts)

Wife: "Excuse me? My attitude??"

HMRC: "Goodbye." and he hung up!


She called back, got a different person who laughed and joked with her, and had the whole thing sorted and the charge cancelled within 5 minutes.

We were sat watching the film thinking just how much some of the Job Centre people sounded like that first guy .

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

One thing that was uncomfortably accurate was the attitude (and inconsistency) of some of the officials though. Just this week we had to deal with a lovely, err, gentleman from the HMRC as we got a notice of a £100 fine for self assessment for my wife, that would "dramatically increase" if we didn't file a return by may 1st (we got the letter on April 28th...)

My wife hasn't been self employed for 3 years, and deregistered for self assessment over 18 months ago.

But... Honest to God, the way this guy spoke to her over the phone . It ended thus;

HMRC: "you owe the money. Are you going to make a payment or not? And if you don't sort out your attitude I'm going to hang up on you."

(She was being perfectly polite, just firmly stating the facts)

Wife: "Excuse me? My attitude??"

HMRC: "Goodbye." and he hung up!


She called back, got a different person who laughed and joked with her, and had the whole thing sorted and the charge cancelled within 5 minutes.

We were sat watching the film thinking just how much some of the Job Centre people sounded like that first guy .

Some people are definitely in the wrong job.
I am sat wondering if we will get interest on the tax they owe hubby from last July, granted he did say when asked that he would wait until the end of the tax year for it ( saving him filling in a pile of forms) .

[user104658]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Some people are definitely in the wrong job.
I am sat wondering if we will get interest on the tax they owe hubby from last July, granted he did say when asked that he would wait until the end of the tax year for it ( saving him filling in a pile of forms) .

I'm pretty sure you don't, I found out after Uni that I'd been on "basic tax code" (20% on the full amount, I should hardly have been paying any at all) for ages in the job I was at whilst a student and got a huge rebate... But it was only the flat amount of tax I had paid, no interest on the amount. That was a good 8-10 years ago now, though.