Tax credits examinations: leaflet WTC/FS2
Find out what happens if your tax credits claim is selected for checking.
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Every year we check thousands of tax credits claims to make sure that we are:
- paying the right amount of tax credits based on customers’ income and circumstances
- running the tax credits system fairly and efficiently
If we check your current tax credits claim, it is known as an ‘examination’.
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Last updated 1 March 2024 + show all updates
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The 2024 to 2025 version of the tax credits examinations leaflet has been published.
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The 2023 to 2024 version of the tax credits examinations leaflet has been published.
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The 2021 to 2022 version of the tax credits examinations leaflet has been published.
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The 2020 to 2021 version of the tax credits examinations leaflet has been published.
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The 2019 to 2020 version of the tax credits examinations leaflet has been published.
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The 2018 to 2019 version of this form has been published.
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The 2017 to 2018 version of this form has been published.
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The 2016 to 2017 version of this form has been published.
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The 2015 to 2016 form has been added to this page.
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