DMBM557290 - Debt and return pursuit: Child Benefit overpayments: recovery actions: composition offers

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If you receive a composition offer, you should reject it if you have sufficient information to confirm that the customer has the means to pay.

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In all other cases the debtor must fully complete a financial questionnaire 77(COMP-EO). On receipt of the completed questionnaire, if the offer is deemed worthy of further consideration refer it to EIS Worthing for consideration.

The referral memo should indicate/include:

  • the current position of any formal recovery or enforcement proceedings
  • if there is any other known HMRC debt
  • copy of composition I&E form
  • copy of OPREC notepad and OPREC Overpayment details screen.
     

Update OPREC Set BF delayed code 1, BF Code 3 for eight weeks.

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