Hi,
My father died in October 2011. My mum received a letter this morning from the revenue commisioners saying that tax was incorrectly deducted from his social protection pension (formerly social welfare pension) and that it would be adjusted and the amount owing deducted in 2012. The thing is, he is dead.
According to mum, dad received an occupational pension (and therefore salary cheque) monthly but never a social welfare pension. We notified the occupational pension in October that he died and mum now receives 50% of this.
So Ive a couple of questions
1) Could they have made an error given that he did not receive a social welfare pension but an occupational one? Or is one a subset of another?
2) Is mum liable for this, or all of this, debt given that the person this letter is addressed to is not her. I am kind of assuming she is as she inherited "his estate" ie the family home.
3) Given that mum only receives 50% of this occupational salary, is she liable for only 50% of the debt
4) Given this is the money she lives off every month can she negotiate how they deduct the money off - as its no longer the 100% pension.
Thanks for this. My mum has a ridiculous distrust of the revenue commissioners (or the tax people as she calls them) and its difficult for me to contact them from switzerland - though I am trying this too.
Thanks in advance for any help
cas
My father died in October 2011. My mum received a letter this morning from the revenue commisioners saying that tax was incorrectly deducted from his social protection pension (formerly social welfare pension) and that it would be adjusted and the amount owing deducted in 2012. The thing is, he is dead.
According to mum, dad received an occupational pension (and therefore salary cheque) monthly but never a social welfare pension. We notified the occupational pension in October that he died and mum now receives 50% of this.
So Ive a couple of questions
1) Could they have made an error given that he did not receive a social welfare pension but an occupational one? Or is one a subset of another?
2) Is mum liable for this, or all of this, debt given that the person this letter is addressed to is not her. I am kind of assuming she is as she inherited "his estate" ie the family home.
3) Given that mum only receives 50% of this occupational salary, is she liable for only 50% of the debt
4) Given this is the money she lives off every month can she negotiate how they deduct the money off - as its no longer the 100% pension.
Thanks for this. My mum has a ridiculous distrust of the revenue commissioners (or the tax people as she calls them) and its difficult for me to contact them from switzerland - though I am trying this too.
Thanks in advance for any help
cas