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Tax credits - the tricky bits

Course outline

This new course will focus on the range of benefits and incentives available to people and their partners moving into full and part time work.

Learning objectives

By the end of the course you will be able to:

  • recognise how separating couples and shared care of children can affect entitlement
  • describe the ways in which tax credits interact with other benefits
  • calculate hours of work for working tax credit
  • explain tactics for challenging overpayment recovery

What have previous delegates said about this training course,

"A complex area made interesting, well done."

"A very useful and worthwhile course - well presented - good and interesting presentation."

Dates and venues

Duration one day 10.00am to 4.00pm

Course CodeDateVenue

8T1TCT1

11 September 2008

Birmingham

8T2TCT1

11 December 2008

Leeds

8T2TCT2

02 October 2008

London

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