Tax Credits
Welcome to the Tax Credits section of Advice NI's website
This section is designed to help give you a better understanding of Tax Credits by bringing together various resources.
Introduction to Tax Credits
Tax Credits were introduced in April 2003 and are administered by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
There are two Tax Credits offering financial support; Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit.
Tax Credit Resources
Online Multi-lingual Guide to Tax Credits
Advice NI's Multi-lingual Interactive guide to Tax Credits is an online tool with audio and interactive exercises which will help you understand the Tax Credit system.
You can find out more about Tax Credits in Advice NI's [PDF] Beginners Guide to Tax Credits which is also available in the following languages:
Details of the Working Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit rates and thresholds are available on the HMRC website.
HMRC has a Tax Credits Calculator that can help work out how much you are entitled to.
If you want to talk to a free independent advisor about Tax Credits find your local Advice Centre and make an appointment.
Multi-Lingual Tax Credit Information Posters - Are You Losing Out?
If you are an adviser you might want to download a Tax Credit information poster in [PDF] Arabic, [PDF] Bengali, [PDF] Hindi, [PDF] Portuguese, [PDF] Urdu or [PDF] English to display in your advice centre.
Other Work
Advice NI has also produced an online guide to other credits and benefits delivered by HMRC
In 2005 Advice NI ran an econsultation on Tax Credit Overpayments which resulted in Advice NI being invited to give parliamentary evidence to the UK Treasury sub-committee in the House of Commons in London.
Advice NI is registered as a company limited by guarantee in Northern Ireland (NI071966) and is registered as a charity for tax purposes with the Inland Revenue