Feedback on External Tax Websites to be Confined Here

Are you not able to phone your local council office with your pps number to gain back your tax credit?

I have no time to go to Navan so having it sorted over the phone would be amazing :rolleyes:

Kai.

Hi there. Sinead here from taxback.com. We always recommend that people check if they’re due a tax refund even if they’re applied in the past in case there is anything outstanding that they’re owed. It’s always better to be safe than sorry! Just a quick reminder also that the end of the 2010 tax year is approaching on 31st December in case you incurred any expenses during the year that you can claim tax relief on. We'll update your file so you're not contacted again. Happy Christmas!

I used taxback.com to get my tax refund from belgium and germany for 2007 and 2008. It took them over 2 years to process, with many mistakes and screw ups along the way. Then when they finally had the money they seemed to have great difficulty actually giving it to me. Finally a cheque was issued, for the wrong amount, and they demanded I return the money :rolleyes: Even more hilariously, I had not actually received the over-estimated cheque at all. The various departments in this company do not communicate with each other at all. I was just about to threaten them with legal action when I finally got the money (minus their exorbitant fees). In fairness, they weren't malicious, just very incompetent. Mails to them asking for an explanation from a manager were unreturned, and even today I get automated mails from them asking for recommendations :eek:

Would not recommend, if I had known how bad they were I would have just done it myself.

You ignored my mail to customerrelations@taxback.com already. I am not going to waste any more of my time on you, and hopefully this warning will let others know about the service they can expect.

slimjimmy wrote: »

I'm wondering if someone can recommend a Taxation Accountant for me. I'm self assessed and it is basically for filling out and filling the form 12 every year. I have details of my income kept and I have some medical expenses which I think I can use too.

This should be fairly straight forward for the right person who is up on tax credits and the form "11 E Pay and File Tax Return" . Could even be a student who knows his or her stuff. It's been a real headache for me the last couple of years.

I'll be able to provide more info if people want to PM me. I'm based in Dublin. I'll need a price and some references.

Thanks

Just to be clear is it a form 11e or a form 12, you mention form 12 in the first para.

I assume you are carrying on a trade if you are self assessed?

The Wealth Shop - cannot recommend them enough!
Richard was a huge help to me last year (my first year as self assessed). Always on the ball and there to answer any questions I had/ have. Saved me a fortune!
They have a live chat on their website, you can go on and get a quote right there and then.

http://www.domytaxreturn.ie/

kennyb3 wrote: »

Lets be clear on this no accountant can save you a fortune. The legislation is the legislation. They can either do their job correctly and professionally and ensure everything is claimed or not. They dont actually save you anything.

Well obviously.
I saved money compared to doing it myself (what with not knowing the ins and outs of accounting, tax law etc etc).
I thought that would be clear.

Take it to the external advisors thread

If you're capable of setting up a boards.ie account you're going to be able to set up with PAYE Anytime and sort out your own refund.

I've no reason to believe that Red Oak are anything but reputable, and I've seen them post here. But as another poster said in this forum in the last few hours, why pay someone for what is really only a simple five minute job?

hi there i recently got a quote from taxback.com and the fees they would take is almost DOUBLE what i was getting so i decided i will go to revenue myself and get the refund myself but i was wondering was anyone else nearly scammed by this as well?

they are not going to go out of their way to tell you what you are entitled to. its up to you to claim what you are entitled to.

tnynll wrote: »

it seems fair dodge to me

What is it that you find dodgy about it? Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of Taxback (or their competitors) as I think it's very easy for the vast majority of simple PAYE only taxpayers out there to DIY it on PAYE anytime.

Butif they told you up front that their fee would be more than your refund then I kinda fail to see what your beef is... Or am I missing something?

Believe me Lads, unless you are self employed and with claims for reliefs and deductions that are way out of the ordinary, you do not need third party agents claiming tax refunds or making claims for you.
what I mean is simply put if you are or were a PAYE worker with the usual claim for rent credit of health expenses or trying to get your emergency tax back or perhaps have now returned home having worked in ireland for years and want to see if you are due tax back, you can do this yourself.
Revenue are only to happy to help and can be contacted by phone or email.
Dont pay someone hard earned money for something you could have done with a couple of emails !

eldwaro wrote: »

Just wondering has anyone used this service and had positive results?

Discussion of taxback and other similar entities can be found here:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=62423432

Personally if you are just an ordinary PAYE taxpayer without anything unusual going on, then I see no reason why you should pay anyone else to claim your tax credits for you - just register for the PAYE anytime service..