Claim your Tax Refund.......They won't remind you !

In my ever searching quest to reclaim money that i am entitled to and in the meantime tighten my belt i was told recently about my tax payments. A friend of mine recently reclaimed tax he had paid in the 2002/2003 period. I asked him how and i was amazed at the simplicity of it all.

Here's how........

Everyone who pays tax gets a P60 at the end of the financial tax year outlining their income and tax paid for that year. I for some reason seem to have every P60 since i started work ( sad i know ) and thus began my search.

I came across the following website of which i have no connection with but find it a very useful tool to use, CLICK HERE. On the left hand side you will see three boxes for you to enter the details directly from your P60. When you click the calculate button, making sure it's the correct year you will be informed as to whether you are entitled to a refund. Here's the bit you need to be careful with though, it will then ask you to fill in your details as they will claim on your behalf but they don't do it for nothing, they take a cut of your repayment so do the following.

How do i claim it back then ?

Easy, simply print off the details and ring the following phone number 08459 000 444 this number is to the Inland Revenue and they will be able to confirm if the refund details are correct. Ask them for your Tax Office where you can send them a brief letter explaining you are reclaiming a refund and also enclose your original P60, you will get this back.

I am currently claiming £1250.50 for 2003/04 and £369.53 for 2006/07 as i was on the wrong codes. I have contacted the Tax Office and they confirm that the figures are correct and i should be receiving a repayment soon.

If you have success then please feel free to post a comment.

August Freebie list

Here are a few Freebies i have found during the month and i will add to as the month progresses.


Free 4 Pack of Fosters Twist Beer - Hurry
Fill out your details in the blue form and take your voucher down to Threshers for your free 4x330ml pack of Fosters Twist.

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It's Good to Talk

"It's Good to Talk", once a catchphrase made popular by Bob Hoskins when he was the face of British Telecom, however this advice may be words of wisdom that British Telecom would rather people forget but certainly one i would recommend.

I have been a customer of Orange (formerly Wanadoo) for over 3 years and was merrily zipping along with my 8 meg Broadband package paying them £17.99 per month for the privilege, i say 8 meg but i don't recall reaching the dizzy heights of 8 meg nor has anyone i have met in my town which uses the same exchange server. I have been informed that the local exchange is only capable of pumping out 2 meg so in a way this fuelled my fire when i decided to reduce my Internet charges.

A family member switched to Talk Talk and was paying £16.89 on a similar package to mine but the best bit was his land line costs were included, unlike mine where i was still paying BT £10.50 per month on top of my £17.99 Orange package. I rang Orange and requested a MAC code and informed them as to why i was switching, "But you're a long standing customer, why change" came their reply. "To save me £11.60 per month" came mine. As i said at the beginning " It's Good to Talk" and the upshot of my 10 minute conversation with them resulted in my staying with Orange but adjusting my package to a £9.99 per month one whilst keeping all the same features and managing to negotiate the first 6 months FREE. I did try for the Free laptop offer through PC World but i think that was pushing it too far.

So the sum total for my 8 meg Orange Broadband package for the year is now £15.49 per month over 12 months including the statutory £10.50 to BT, weighing in at £1.40 per month less than Talk Talk. So it just shows you that it really is " Good to Talk "

Incidentally when i rang Orange the number i would have rang was an expensive 0870 one but i managed to use the amazing site called Say No to 0870 and get the Freephone number, another saving.

FREE Passport photos

The passport photograph, just where do you have it taken ? well now you can do it at home and send for the approved size images online and all for FREE.

No more balancing at a strange angle perched like an arthritic parrot on its perch in the photo booth, now you can do it in comfort and not stand around the booth in a supermarket anxiously waiting for the photos to pop out for everyone else at the checkout to stare at.

The following website http://www.epassportphoto.com/ allows you to upload digital images of yourself to it's secure site and takes around 1 minute on broadband connection, from there you can crop and rotate your chosen image and choose your 4x6" Passport Photo Sheet.

It really is that easy and here's the best bit, if you click through the Snapfish link below and register with them you will get 20 Prints FREE delivered to your door.

	Snapfish
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