Child Tax Credits 2002/3

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This doesn't apply to us but it may be of use to others on here.

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 Tax Allowance before the 31st January 2009 deadline

You need to log onto the HMRC website at www.hmrc.co.uk and in the search box type 11CTC.

From the search results double click on the top result 11CTC- Claim for Children's Tax Credit.

Complete the form and post to the address given.

You're eligible to claim £520 allowance if:-

You have a child born between 6 April 1986 and 5 April 2003

The Child lived with you for all or a part of 2002/3

You worked and paid tax for all or a part of 2002/3

You or your partner earned £6000 plus in the 2002/3 tax year

You're eligible to claim £1040 allowance if:-

You can answer yes to the above four questions, and

One of your children was born between 6 April 2002 and 5 April 2003

Notes

Making a claim does not affect your current entitlement to Working or Child Tax Credit

Your marital status is irrelevant

You cannot claim the allowance twice and if your final tax code on your

April 2003 P60 ended in an H or a T, you've already had the allowance.

This is an easy claim for you to make so don't get duped into paying

somebody to do it for you because they are likely to charge a large

percentage for their services. Just download the form, fill it in and

post!!

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