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Old 26-01-10, 10:17 AM   #11
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Cheers both of you, will look at my p45
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Old 26-01-10, 10:29 AM   #12
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I've had 3 tax codes in the same week, two of which arrived on the same day.

always check your codings.
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Old 26-01-10, 11:02 AM   #13
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I got £60 put onto my tax free amount, due to flat rate job expenses??

Anyone any idea what this is?
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Old 26-01-10, 11:08 AM   #14
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Generally I think the revenue try hard to get it right. Of course mistakes happen, I can honestly say that despite my moans that I pay far too much tax (Government policy) they do tend to take the right amount.

However, twice I have had nice £1000+ cheques sent to me out the blue when they realise they have not quite got it right. such as taxing me for two cars when I had actually changed cars etc.
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Old 26-01-10, 11:09 AM   #15
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I got £60 put onto my tax free amount, due to flat rate job expenses??

Anyone any idea what this is?
approach with caution!!!

not certain what it is, you may have overpaid slightly in previous months/years.

my suggestion would be - don't spend it!!
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Old 26-01-10, 11:11 AM   #16
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I was getting taxed last year some months, when I was still within my threshold.

Think I should phone and ask?
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Old 26-01-10, 11:37 AM   #17
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I was getting taxed last year some months, when I was still within my threshold.

Think I should phone and ask?
no, its pay as you earn PAYE, which means if you are forecast to go over your tax free amount you will be taxed the amount of tax over the 12 months period.

you can always call and ask.
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Old 26-01-10, 11:37 AM   #18
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I've had 3 tax codes in the same week, two of which arrived on the same day.

always check your codings.
seeing it on the employer's side, the notifications for our employees come via a gateway system on the internet I log in and download the new tax codes.

Employees can recieve different notification to the employer, and whilst we can't use the notifications you receive, if you get a few within a couple of weeks call your HR/Payroll department to see what they have received if any! and also which was the last code they received so the one they will use!

Sally there is a number you can call where you don't have to give any personal details and just ask the question. So it doesn't pull up your record....

will try find number
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Old 26-01-10, 12:10 PM   #19
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Folks - as a bean counter I can simplify this a bit.

Take a piece of paper (or spreadsheet) and on the left hand side list your income. This will be your annual pay (look on your pay slip, may be called "base" or "reference" pay) plus any additional income or "benefits in kind". BIK is not smutty by the way - it includes company cars, health insurance, or anything else you get as a perk you would otherwise have had to pay for. Add to this side any underpayments the Revenue may have notified you of from previous years*. Add also any additional bonus or commission payments you may get over the year as these all count.

On the right hand side list your allowances and deductions. Everyone gets a personal allowance as already mentioned by a few posters, but you may get others. Include on this side any OVERpayments you have made in previous years*.

The total of the left hand side, minus the total of the right hand side, equals your TAXABLE PAY - the amount you actually pay tax on. It is this that forms the basis of your tax code.

All this should be on your coding notification. CHECK IT CAREFULLY. If anything is wrong or missing get in touch with your tax office straight away. By the way, if HMRC use estimates for any reason it can take years for the under/over recovery to stop. When our company cars were taken back and we got allowances instead it took three years for the "adjustments" to stop on my code.



*both under and over payments have to be agreed by HMRC in advance for them to be used them in your code computation.
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