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Tax benefits for married couples
Hi, I would like to ask the more knowledgeable members of this forum what tax benefits are available to my wife and I. The recession has adversely affected both of us and we are looking to save money wherever possible. We are both aged 31 and got married early 2009. I have a full time, permanent job whilst she is currently…
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R&D Fuel costs
I work in the Telematics field in R&D. I use my own vehicle as a test bed for field trials and data collection of new products. All my vehicle use is recorded and sent back to the office via various vehicle telematics units. Can I claim anything back from either the company or the government for my fuel as all my vehicle…
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Your advice could contravene a new law....
It's not law yet. It's a bill. See page 11 of…
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13 year old tax bill
Hi I worked on a self employed basis about 15 years ago for a couple of years and never filled any SA forms. I know I should of but I was younger then and really was unsure what to do. Since then I have worked through PAYE or claimed benefits during times of unemployment. Recently (November 09) I registered Self employed…
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Buying out lump sum
Not sure if this is in the right forum, so if you think it belongs somewhere else please let me know! My ex will be buying me out of our flat and I was wondering if this money needs to be declared to anyone or if there are any taxes to be paid? Thanks
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Need help with a formula please!
Filling in some figures relating to a levy board form. The help booklet says take: ((A x 10%) / £90000 x A (the A figure in this case is £12878) Then another page shows to do the following: A 90000 x 10% of A I can't get the same answer for these - please could someone help. :(
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Tax relief for professional memberships - organisations not listed
Hi all, new to the forum - have checked a few relevant threads here and direct.gov/HMRC websites but can't find an answer to the question of how (and indeed whether it's possible at all) to see about getting organisations not currently included on the HMRC list of allowed professional bodies for tax relief to be considered…
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Tax Rebate Query
Hi I wanted to get a view on how and when an individual should apply for a tax rebate and whether my overall thinking is correct in relation to the below scenario Income is 115k p/a (as of April 2010) Bonus is 55k (paid in April 2010) The individual is likely to only work another 3 months of the tax year this year and…
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Tax office phone number constantly engaged! No way of contacting them!
I've been trying to phone the tax office since last Thursday and it has been constantly engaged all day! They owe me over £100, and despite putting a claim in January they have still not paid up.:mad: I've tried both the numbers here:…
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Tax help?
Hey, I only just recentley started my first job in uk, I hadn't worked before. I was on job seekers for 24 weeks and started my job at the end of febuary. My first pay was for March (I'm paid monthly). I know I haven't paid no tax last year (April 09 - April 10) because I had no work, I think I claimed about £1'400 on JSA.…
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HMRC: Draft legislation on deliberate wrongdoing by tax agents
I'm confused - does this mean advice can no longer be given on cutting tax? :o Link to pdf is here
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Tax Query
I believe my tax code for last year was 647L or similar. Earnings last year £36k 27k basic 5/6k overtime/second job same employer 2/3k mileage and car user allowance (use own car) For my first pay slip this year my allowance is now showing as 512L. Is this right? Should i query this? I have never done anything about tax or…
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Tax code question
Hi everyone Not sure if this goes here but I just got my P60 and my tax code is different to everyone elses, they are all on 647L and mine is 652L I no it is in my favour but I didn't want to have to pay it back if it is a mistake I'd rather get it sorted now! Is there any reason why I would have a different code? I didn't…
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Tax man Stalling
I'm trying to get money owed to me by the tax office and any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Here are the details. I sent HMRC a letter to re-claim tax that was wrongly deducted from my expenses payments from work for a period of over 2 years (getting to tax stopped is another story). On Feb 22nd 2010 they…
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Tax cut
hi im changing my job from last year i earnt £36000 at my current job the job im going for only pays £23500 , im swapping jobs for family reasons my question is , will i be able to claim any benifits (me &the wife and 2 kids,wife doesnt work) or do they go on what ive earnt 2009 to 2010 ?? if you know what i mean ,…
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Awaiting p60 from jobcentre to claim rebate, but what if i get job before it arrives?
I only worked 2months during the last financial year, and so earnt just under £5,500, but was getting fcuked at the BR1 tax rate, and so am owed just over £1,100 rebate (all the tax i paid). I was waiting unhappily till April 5th when i had been told that id be getting it all automatically along with my jsa, although i…
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Tax Rebate CODE BR Query
I started my job in Jan 2010. Was based over-seas prior to that. My tax code is BR. In the received P60, there is a column for TAX DEDUCTED (R=Net refund). I have £1872. Does this mean that I can apply for tax refund. Any advise will be appreciated as I am new to the tax system.
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tax rebate
hi all just wondered if any one could help me, my son started work in november 09, its his first job,he has earned about £5200, he has been paying tax on this, which is about £500, am i right in thinking he can claim this money back, if so does he need to claim it, or will they do it for him, cheers
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P60 received - rebate due?
Hi everyone, During the last financial year I was made redundant and moved jobs. Each job had a company car so I seem to have had loads of different tax codes in the last year. However, just got my P60 through which shows a total earnings of £27,997.04 for both jobs with tax deducted of £5494.40. The P60 shows "138L1" as…
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N.I. question
i received the letter from HM Revenue telling me how much i earnt and how much tax and NI i paid. I checked it up again a tax calculator and i had questions. tax i paid and the tax according to calculator match up, but the NI doesnt i earnt £14k from july09-april10, is it right that i paid around £1100 in NI? the tax…
