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Welcome
Details of the
personal allowances
for 2008/09 and
Chancellor's proposals for 2009/10
are on our
Frequently Asked Questions page.
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We are an independent free tax
advice service for older people on low incomes who cannot afford to
pay for professional advice.
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Do you worry about your tax
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Do you know if you are
paying the right amount of tax? |
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Are you afraid of
approaching HM Revenue & Customs for help?
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We may be able to help you. If your
household income is less than £17,000 per year and you are a
pensioner you will qualify for free tax advice from T.O.P
It doesn't matter where you live in
the UK, we have a team of over 660 volunteers available and one
probably lives near you. If we cannot arrange a face to face
meeting, we will always offer advice by telephone or post.
T.O.P. - TaxHelp for Older
People is a service originally provided through the Low Incomes Tax
Reform Group (associated with the Chartered Institute of Taxation)
but is now provided by Tax Volunteers, an independent organisation,
to make free professional advice on personal tax available to older
people who could not otherwise afford to pay for it.
If
you have any queries, contact TOP on the helpline:
0845
601 3321
or
01308 488066
or
write to: TaxHelp for Older People
Pineapple Business Park, Salway Ash, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 5DB
E-mail
taxvol@taxvol.org.uk
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Regional
Co-Ordinator Posts
TaxHelp for Older People: seeks Regional Co-Ordinators to
supervise the existing structure and to extend the operations of this
nationwide charity which provides pro bono tax advice to older people on
low incomes. We are currently seeking to fill two existing posts, one in
Wales for one day a week on a flexible basis, the other covering the South
Midlands/Home Counties likewise on a one day a week basis, providing local
management of the volunteer advisers, liaising with voluntary &
statutory agencies and developing and marketing the scheme across the
region, salary based on £5000 per annum + expenses. For
an information pack call 0845 601 3321 or email paddy.millard@taxvol.org.uk.
To discuss, call the Director, Paddy Millard on 01308 898300. Both
these posts would start from 1st September or as soon thereafter as
possible.
TAXATION AT RETIREMENT HANDBOOK 09/10
Available Now
£5.00 each + POSTAGE (60p).
10 to 49 copies £ 4.00 each + postage
50 plus copies or charities £3.50 each + postage
This handbook has been produced by the charity TaxHelp for
Older people (TOP) in collaboration with Life Academy, the pre-retirement
specialist institute. Our aim is to anticipate and avert the tax problems
which all to often beset people at retirement. It is not a complete guide
to personal tax but focuses on the salient points around the time of
retirement.
Orders can be placed via the helpline - please see details
above
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For the latest news and general guidance on tax
topics visit the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group web
site www.litrg.org.uk
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If you have received a
tax
return for 2008/9, it must be submitted to
HMRC by 31 October 2009 (Paper) or 31 January 2010
(Online)
Don't forget, you do not have to make a return
unless one has been issued to you, unless you have an untaxed source of
income of which HMRC is not aware (eg, started letting a property in
2008/9) or have made a large Capital Gain
Volunteers... please check membership pages for latest
news......
LATEST NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 2009
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Tax Volunteers is a
company limited by guarantee, company no. 4894491
Registered
office Artillery House, 11-19 Artillery Row, London, SW1P 1RT
Registered charity no. 1102276 |
