HICBC

Just received a letter today asking me check if HMRC has paid me too much in Child Benefit. It is confusing in the extreme. All be it already 20 days late. My P60 states I earned 62,139.67 23/24. My tax was 12,284 paid. Total NET = 49,855.67. that is under 50k. But when I do the child tax calc it states before tax. Other sites with HMRC state NET. There is no consistency.

Hi,
The High Income Child Benefit Charge will be based on your income before tax has been dedcuted. To confirm if you meet the criteria, you can check here:
Check if you need to send a Self Assessment tax return
Or you can contact our Self Assessment team to review.
Self Assessment: general enquiries
Thank you.