I had a DD on my 2nd business account for VAT. I cancelled this after my previous payment was taken.
Then I struggled to set up a new one and as far as I knew, hadn't. So I sent a one-off payment direct from my primary bank account on the 10th July.
Today I was therefore rather surprised to find that HMRC took the same payment 3 times - once the one I sent on 10th July. And twice more through direct debits on the 8th and 10th of July - from my primary account. So my VAT balance is several thousand in credit!
My bank shows only one DD exists, and nothing was taken from the old account. So how and why would HMRC take the same payment twice, a couple of days apart?
Will they reimburse me automatically or do I have to chase them for it?
Then I struggled to set up a new one and as far as I knew, hadn't. So I sent a one-off payment direct from my primary bank account on the 10th July.
Today I was therefore rather surprised to find that HMRC took the same payment 3 times - once the one I sent on 10th July. And twice more through direct debits on the 8th and 10th of July - from my primary account. So my VAT balance is several thousand in credit!
My bank shows only one DD exists, and nothing was taken from the old account. So how and why would HMRC take the same payment twice, a couple of days apart?
Will they reimburse me automatically or do I have to chase them for it?
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