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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

More than 170,000 miss out on £800 HMRC tax rebate due to ‘problematic’ system

Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers are missing out on HMRC refunds worth an average of £800, new statistics show.

Millions of people overpay tax every year for a number of reasons, meaning they are owed a rebate from HMRC to reunite them with their money. The tax authority sends letters out every year to these people, instructing them how to make a request.

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