LPT question

Tilikum

Hello,

Just a question I'm hoping someone can answer for me. My auld lad got a letter in the door yesterday saying he owes €200 (arrears)
Does this mean they think he didn't pay for the initial period from 1 July - 31 dec? It was €157 then. Or is this something else altogether?

I know for certain he paid the €157

thesimpsons

its probably for the Household Charge which was originally 100e. they sending out those letters now.

Tilikum

thesimpsons wrote: »

its probably for the Household Charge which was originally 100e. they sending out those letters now.

Ours was originally €157.

That was paid already!

thesimpsons

The Household Charge was a standard charge of 100e liable for the 2012 period irrespective of house size/value. I took your reference to 157e to be the 2013 portion of the Local Property Tax.

best if you ring Revenue so and see what it relates to if it isn't clear in the letter.

Tilikum

thesimpsons wrote: »

The Household Charge was a standard charge of 100e liable for the 2012 period irrespective of house size/value. I took your reference to 157e to be the 2013 portion of the Local Property Tax.

best if you ring Revenue so and see what it relates to if it isn't clear in the letter.

I understand now, thanks

Tilikum

What I don't understand though, is how he could pay it last year and be paying it this year and they don't bother to tell him that he owes for 2012?

Geuze

They are only dealing with the HC arrears now.

Household Charge = 100 euro flat tax in 2012

LPT 2013 for half a year

LPT 2014 full year

Vision01

Hi, not sure where to post this, so starting here. I have two friends who do not use computers so they came to me to pay their LPT online using their debit cards.

In the first case, because we paid last year and the transaction said it had failed we left it for five days and when the money had not been debited a cheque was sent instead. A couple of days later the debit card transaction took place resulting in a double payment. She just left it and said sure it is paid for 2015.

In the other case he paid by cash at the post office in 2014 and then asked me to help him do it online.

In both cases we have an acknowledgment though the period it covers shows as 2014. Now at the time it was paid the balance was zero and everything showed correctly. Last week they received letters stating they have not paid this years LPT giving them 14 days to do so. On looking at their accounts the cheque and cash payment do not show up and the payment made in January this year is allocated to 2014 not 2015 leaving a balance outstanding even though we know everything is up to date.

The question I am asking is anyone else having this problem? It only seems to be affecting those who paid in cash/cheque last year and changed to debit card this year as far as I can see.

Lisa2011

Revenue took over collection of the Household Charge after LPT 2013 payment notifications were sent out in the post.

Lisa2011

Vision01 wrote: »

Hi, not sure where to post this, so starting here. I have two friends who do not use computers so they came to me to pay their LPT online using their debit cards.

In the first case, because we paid last year and the transaction said it had failed we left it for five days and when the money had not been debited a cheque was sent instead. A couple of days later the debit card transaction took place resulting in a double payment. She just left it and said sure it is paid for 2015.

In the other case he paid by cash at the post office in 2014 and then asked me to help him do it online.

In both cases we have an acknowledgment though the period it covers shows as 2014. Now at the time it was paid the balance was zero and everything showed correctly. Last week they received letters stating they have not paid this years LPT giving them 14 days to do so. On looking at their accounts the cheque and cash payment do not show up and the payment made in January this year is allocated to 2014 not 2015 leaving a balance outstanding even though we know everything is up to date.

The question I am asking is anyone else having this problem? It only seems to be affecting those who paid in cash/cheque last year and changed to debit card this year as far as I can see.

If paid through the post office sometimes payments can get lost I believe. If its not yet resolved just email them with reference number on receipt or sent in a copy of receipt by email.