Her Majestys Revenue and Customs was formed in 2005 to replace both the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise. Given the letter that I received this morning with a dreaded P800 in it, all I can say is what a mess they have made of it all.
Despite having paid every penny in tax that I have been told I owed and being employed, therefore paying through PAYE, the wonderful HMRC have now informed me that I owe them hundreds of pounds.
Flabbergasted!!
How can that be? This goes back nearly 4 years, I am reliably informed after waiting well over half and hour on the telephone calling their "HELP-LINE". It is not their fault, I am also reliably informed it was down to those responsible for collecting the tax and me for making a tax underpayment!!! I always thought that HMRC was responsible for collecting the tax and ensuring that the tax collected was correct!!! What a simple and naive being I really am.
As I was on the Helpline, I thought I would ask for a bit of help. What can I do about this then, I asked. Well, to put it bluntly "Pay up" I was told. So that is what I will have to do. Pay up. Thanks for the help!
From what I can understand, the good old Her Majestys Revenue and Customs are still working through a backlog of people's tax records and will be sending more of the dreaded brown envelopes out soon. Gird up your loins people, it could be you next.
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