Claimed child tax credit as single but claimant is married

[mairyk10]

i am claiming child benefit on my name only along with child tax and working tax as a single person but hv applied for my husband leave to remain .will it effect his application or not???

[mike799]

will it effect his application or not???

''No' it would't effect your husband application''.

[CR001]

i am claiming child benefit on my name only along with child tax and working tax as a single person but hv applied for my husband leave to remain .will it effect his application or not???

You HAVE to claim tax credits in JOINT names. You are not claiming correctly, you are NOT single and this could result in problems for you.

[mairyk10]

i am claiming child benefit on my name only along with child tax and working tax as a single person but hv applied for my husband leave to remain .will it effect his application or not???

You HAVE to claim tax credits in JOINT names. You are not claiming correctly, you are NOT single and this could result in problems for you.

hhhmm but i have told everything to hmrc about our situation as we havnt register our marriage yet first they said no then they send me letter saying that yes you qualify for this as a single person but if ur circumstances chnages like if i got married or register our mareiage rhen i have to inform them which i will definetly. as the moment cant register our marriagw becoz my passport and my partner passport are with home office for his leave to remain appliction so what should i do now?

[Casa]

What do you mean exactly by 'register' your marriage? Did you marry abroad or have a marriage ceremony in the UK which isn't recognised as legal under British law?

[noajthan]

- and how long have you been married and have ignored HMRC instruction to advise them of such changes?

Also remember HMRC clerks are not trained and professional immigration advisors and won't be so interested in protecting your hubby's visa status. It's no good playing one department against another.

[mairyk10]

What do you mean exactly by 'register' your marriage? Did you marry abroad or have a marriage ceremony in the UK which isn't recognised as legal under British law?

yh our marriage doesn't recognise as legal under british law...which thy called it unmarried partner. and i just had the first payment a week ago so it will be better to call thm again to clarify it again..hhmm

[mairyk10]

- and how long have you been married and have ignored HMRC instruction to advise them of such changes?

Also remember HMRC clerks are not trained and professional immigration advisors and won't be so interested in protecting your hubby's visa status. It's no good playing one department against another.

well its not about ignoring if i was ignoring i wouldnt ask here and i wouldnt send covering letters to hmrc stating the whole situation and if hmrc clerks r not professional then i dont think so that thy would bd there on their post plus i spoke myself with my compliance officer and i just need clarification that being unmarried partner as per british law shall i need to put my partner name on ctc & wtc or not. simple is that

[mairyk10]

- and how long have you been married and have ignored HMRC instruction to advise them of such changes?

Also remember HMRC clerks are not trained and professional immigration advisors and won't be so interested in protecting your hubby's visa status. It's no good playing one department against another.

and secondly my query is not about playing or tricking one department against another but i respect uk law and will like to obey all the rules properly but we r humans we tend to do mistakes not by purpose but by misunderstanding or miscommunication..

[noajthan]

HMRC are not expected to be professional immigration advisors is what I said.
Meaning you don't know if they're aware paying your claim could impact your visa status.

You have actually confused the issue by talking about being married & having a husband, if not actually in a recognised marriage.

Whether married or not you are clearly in a relationship (based on posts here) and so you are not a lone single.
That is all.

[secret.simon]

The OP seems to be in a "relationship akin to marriage", not an actual marriage. Does a live-in relationship, not amounting to a legally binding marriage, need to be declared to HMRC?

[Casa]

HMRC consider unmarried couples for tax credits in the same way as married couples. Therefore there will be a problem if tax credits have been claimed as a single person.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/ccmmanual/ccm15040.htm

[Amber]

Failure to declare that you're living with someone as a partner is likely to result in an overpayment, a civil penalty and possibly criminal prosecution, depending of the case.

[mairyk10]

Failure to declare that you're living with someone as a partner is likely to result in an overpayment, a civil penalty and possibly criminal prosecution, depending of the case.

thanks casa and amber for link and advice.
i did mention to them that we are married as per islamic law and unmarried as per english law and we r living at the same address but still they didnt put his name and awarded me tax credit as a single person. so i have wrote them again to amend it. let see

[secret.simon]

we are married as per islamic law and unmarried as per english law and we r living at the same addres

Keep it simple. Tell them you are in a live-in relationship. That is something they can comprehend quickly and ticks boxes faster than the mixture of statements about being married under Islamic law, but not under English law, etc.

[mairyk10]

all done.
thank you
plz admin lock this thread so no one can post any more reply..
cheers