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Levi Winchester & Sonia Sharma

HMRC to refund 60,000 people who had tax rebates processed by third-party firm

Around 60,000 people are due to receive a refund from HMRC after they had tax rebates processed by a third-party firm.

The cash will be given to customers who used Tax Credits Ltd to claim tax back online. Tax Credits Ltd takes 48% of any rebate owed - despite there being no charge for taxpayers to claim a rebate themselves directly through HMRC.

There are wider concerns about third-party repayment firms on the whole, with the UK tax office launching a consultation into these companies back in June, reports The Mirror. In some cases, the websites are designed with the same colours and logos as HMRC to make it look like it is affiliated with the Government.

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