TAX CREDITS
Childcare and tax credits NEW half day £25
GDCC0111 29 February 2012 Glasgow
GDCC0112 27 February 2013 Glasgow
This half-day course is for people working in early years and childcare, who want to maximise incomes for working families and help them to avoid tax credit overpayments. No prior knowledge of tax credits is required.
It will assist you to:
- Identify who can claim tax credits
- Understand how tax credits can help with childcare costs
- Understand some of the pitfalls and how to avoid them
This course is at the special price of £25 per person for organisations in Scotland. We also provide this course IN-HOUSE for organisations in Scotland for £150 in total for up to 20 people at your workplace or a venue which suits you.
 Level Basic
Tutor Mark Willis
Time 1pm - 4pm
CPD 3 hours
Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook
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Tax credits – appeals, overpayments and complaints
GDTO0112 5 September 2012 Glasgow
GDTO0212 13 September 2012 Inverness
This course aims to help advisers understand how overpayments can arise and how to challenge decisions. It is suitable for experienced advisers as well as those with little experience of tax credits.
The course looks at:
- The law on decisions, revisions and appeals
- Changes from April 2012
- Recovery of overpayments
- Challenging overpayments
- How to appeal
- Making a complaint
"The complex issues of tax credits covered very fully and in an interesting way"
Level Standard
Tutor Mark Willis
Time 10am - 4pm
SNS 3.5 and 4.3
CPD 5 hours
Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook
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Tax credits – calculating awards
GDTA0111 22 March 2012 Glasgow new date
Taking account of recent tax credit changes, this course explains step
by step how tax credits are calculated and describes how to work out
entitlement when a claimant’s circumstances are not straightforward or
when they change during the year.
The course covers:
- Step-by-step tax credit calculations
- Calculating tax credits where there are changes in personal circumstances
- Calculations where there are changes in income
- Calculating changes in childcare costs
This course is aimed at those who already have an understanding of tax credits rules. It involves a lot of practical work leading up to some challenging calculations.
Level Experienced
Tutor Judith Paterson
Time 10am - 4pm
SNS 4.3
CPD 5 hours
Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook
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Tax credits – an update half day
GDTC0112 25 April 2012 Glasgow
This course is aimed at advisers who are experienced in dealing with tax credit claims and disputes. It provides an overview of the main rule changes from April 2011 and recent caselaw. It also looks at ways to make the system work for your clients. The course includes an opportunity for advisers to share experience and ideas. Among the subjects considered are:
- Changes from April 2012
- Decisions of the Upper Tribunal affecting tax credits
- Guidance on recovery of overpayments
- Timing of claims, notifications and backdating
- Tax credits and interaction with other benefits
Level Experienced
Tutor Mark Willis
Time 1pm - 4pm
SNS 4.3
CPD 3 hours
Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook
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Tax credits – the essentials half day £25
GDTE0212 23 May 2012 Glasgow new date
GDTE0112 31 January 2013 Glasgow
Tax credits can provide valuable extra income for families but sometimes people get into difficulties with their claim. This half-day course is for frontline workers who work with families on low incomes and people moving into work. It aims to equip you to help your clients get the most from tax credits and avoid some of the common pitfalls. It is aimed at people with little or no previous knowledge of tax credits, but may also be a useful refresher for people not working with tax credits day to day.
This course will help you:
- Identify extra tax credit entitlement
- Understand how to claim tax credits and what decisions are made
- Understand some of the common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- 'Sign-post' effectively so that clients can get more tax credits help
“All my questions were answered… ..a very worthwhile morning”
Level Basic
Tutor Mark Willis
Time 1pm - 4pm
SNS 4.3
CPD 3 hours
This course is at the special price of £25 per person for organisations in Scotland. We also provide this course IN-HOUSE for organisations in Scotland for £150 in total for up to 20 people at your workplace or a venue which suits you.
Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook
Sign up to the tax credits e-bulletin. We will not pass your details to anyone outside CPAG, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
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