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Working mums: there’s only a week left to renew your Tax Credits

Tax credit claimants are reminded today by tax credit claimants have one week to renew their tax credit claims before the 31 July deadline, or your payments will stop.

Clamping down on tax credit applications and cheats

20110721-102838.jpgAs part of a clampdown on tax credit error and fraud, HMRC is examining claims very closely this year. The focus is on claimants’ statements on employment, self-employment, hours worked, childcare and children as well as any details that have changed since previous years’ claims.

You must let HMRC know of any changes in your circumstances that they haven’t already reported during the year. These could be changes in your working hours, childcare costs or pay.