S17 Notice

An S17 Notice is issued to the claimant to

• Determine the correct amount of tax credit that should have been paid for PY

And

• Calculate the initial award for CY

The S17 Notice specifies details of the relevant circumstances of the household that affect entitlement to, or the amount of, tax credit payable. The claimant must then agree these or give details of where they are different.

Automatic Renewal

The S17 Notice issued to claimants who qualify for automatic renewal is the

• Annual Review form, TC603(R)

A reply is not required unless

• The claimant’s circumstances are not correct on the TC603(R)

Or

• Their household incomes falls outside the Income limits.

Non Automatic Renewal

The S17 Notices issued to claimants whose claims are not automatically renewed are the

• Annual Review form, TC603R

And

• Annual Declaration form, TC603D

Or

• Annual Declaration form TC603D2 if the claimant is required to declare income for PY and actual income for PY-1

A reply is always required to the TC603D / TC603D2. The reply is known as the S17 Declaration.