Establish If A Change Can Be Made (Info)

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Once an award has been finalised at the end of the tax credit year it can only be changed in a limited number of circumstances.

You must establish which year(s) the change affects because it could be for

• Previous Year minus 1 (PY-1) or earlier
   
• Previous Year (PY)
   
• Current Year (CY)

Or

• Any combination of these years

Take particular care when CY and PY claims are both affected by a reported change. If the PY claim has been finalised and the claim’s 1st Specified Date (1SD) has passed, changes to the PY claim cannot always be made.

Note: You must consider normal backdating rules whenever you make a change to PY and / or CY

Full Time Non-Advanced Education

If you have been told that a qualifying young person is staying on in full time non-advanced education (FTNAE) after the award is finalised and the Annual Declaration was returned, backdating cannot be applied to the start date of the FTNAE. The change must be applied from 06/04/CY