14th October 2011, 11:50 PM
I was one of the people who got caught out in 2008 and had to retrospectively pay tax for accommodation provided by a one-off employer.....
Well here's a thing.....3 years on and this morning a letter pops through the front door from HMRC enclosing a cheque for a rebate for the 2008 tax year. They have off their own backs reassessed my tax for that year and decided that I did not after all have to pay the tax they'd charged me for accommodation (or at least their reassessment contains no mention of any tax being charged in lieu of accommodation provided by an employer). So I am entitled to a rebate....
Well I don't want to probe too deeply here incase it is Peter robbing Paul to payback Peter.....but can I ask in a very small voice: Does this mean that HMRC have resolved the archaeological accommodation issue in favour of archaeologists?
Well here's a thing.....3 years on and this morning a letter pops through the front door from HMRC enclosing a cheque for a rebate for the 2008 tax year. They have off their own backs reassessed my tax for that year and decided that I did not after all have to pay the tax they'd charged me for accommodation (or at least their reassessment contains no mention of any tax being charged in lieu of accommodation provided by an employer). So I am entitled to a rebate....
Well I don't want to probe too deeply here incase it is Peter robbing Paul to payback Peter.....but can I ask in a very small voice: Does this mean that HMRC have resolved the archaeological accommodation issue in favour of archaeologists?
With peace and consolation hath dismist, And calm of mind all passion spent...