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There may be only two certainties in life: taxes and death, but with something like 33% of the working population being estimated as overpaying tax, it is worth individuals investigating whether or not they have also overpaid.Recouping overpaid taxes and the means of doing so, are examined in this article.

Yes, is very likely the somewhat short answer to this question.Paying tax through the PAYE (Pay As You Earn) tax scheme, doesn’t neccessarily mean that you aren’t paying too much tax!  But you could well be wrong to make this assumption.

You could very well be paying too much tax since some accountancy firms have estimated that 30-33% of the population very well may be; this is in respect of whether you are self-employed, employed or on the Construction Industry Scheme.  This means that 1 in every 3 people is paying too much tax and you could well be one of them!

Claiming any tax which has been overpaid can be done in two ways;.Help in reclaiming any overpaid tax, can be sought via approaching Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs department.  Or you can find a good accountant to see if you have paid too much tax, or even a specialist tax recovery firm.

Whilst Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs may be more customer- friendly than they used to be, it is unlikely that they will fall over themselves to go through your tax records and find out if you have paid too much tax.They simply don’t have the resources to do this, to be fair, even if they had the inclination to do it!  This means that the effort has to be done by you and you need to kick-start the process of getting your tax back.

So you should talk to an accountant, or do an online search for tax specialists, who often have a free calculator that you can use to ascertain whether or not you have indeed paid too much tax.  These are quite easy to use, but you do need all your documents to hand, about how much tax you paid etc.An accountant that’s good which springs to mind for e.g. is Wrexham chartered accountants, here you will get the best service ever.  You can however, do an online search for accountants in your area, again, for e.g. North Wales Accountants.Numerous accountant companies will be listed in the directory; from here you can choose the best.

Do not assume therefore that simply because you are on a PAYE tax scheme you will automatically be paying the correct amount of tax.Check out whether you are owed any overdue monies, as mistakes are often made and people slip through the net; the money is better in your pocket rather than the HMRC’s.  Then all you have to do is decide just how you will spend it….