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    HMRC slow to pay refunds

    HMRC slow to pay refunds

    Thousands of taxpayers out of pocket

    Author Date published May 26, 2009 Categories

    Accountants have reported cases of taxpayers waiting up to three months for
    tax refunds from HM Revenue and Customs due to new random security checks, the
    Independent
    reported.

    Under changes introduced in January, taxpayers will not receive interest on
    repayments of tax owed to them. Accountant Rob Durrant-Walker at UHY Hacker
    Young says many clients owed money are experiencing financial difficulties at
    having to wait such a long period to be repaid.

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