I closed down my NIB Mastercard acccount a few weeks ago. When I did this, NIB took the government CC stamp duty for the period up to April 2013 as they should do. They then issued me a 'Letter Of Closure'. I got a new CC with Ulster Bank. I submitted the 'Letter Of Closure' to them to ensure they wouldn't take the stamp duty again next April.
However, UB have contacted me and say they will not accept a 'Letter Of Closure' they will only accept a 'Stamp Duty Payment Certificate' (also know as a GSD001 form). I have never heard of this certificate, I contact NIB, they have never heard of this certificate, I contacted the revenue comissioners and they say no such form or certificate exists and that UB should accept a 'Letter Of Closure'.
Despite me then telling UB that both the Revenue and NIB say the certificate doesn't exist and that they have to accept a 'Letter Of Closure', UB insist that they have received hundreds of these certificates form Irish customers and that NIB are the only bank that does not follow the correct procedure by issuing these certificates.
Can anyone who has switched a CC to UB in the past clarify what they had to do to prove their CC stamp duty was already collected?