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self assesment online

Hi
wondering if anyone may be able to offer some advice..I recently filed my self assesment for tax year 07/08 online.Now in previous years ive done it paperwise and sent it however during that tax year i wasnt self employed and worked for a company on a PAYE scheme and earned way under the personal allowance for that year but paid over £400 in tax .my question simply is will i recieve that back and will it be done automatically? any replies would be seriously appreciated ...jim

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  • jem16
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    At the end of your SA return it would have given you the figures - did it point to your being owed £400?

    If so it will be refunded to you in whatever way you intimated on the form.
  • jem16 wrote: »
    At the end of your SA return it would have given you the figures - did it point to your being owed £400?

    If so it will be refunded to you in whatever way you intimated on the form.

    Therein lies the problem i never had an option to input any figures as they said they automatically calculate tax for you and as i wasnt self employed the only earnings were through PAYE and as i said i never used up my PA for the year...
  • jem16
    jem16 Posts: 19,784 Forumite
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    Therein lies the problem i never had an option to input any figures as they said they automatically calculate tax for you and as i wasnt self employed the only earnings were through PAYE and as i said i never used up my PA for the year...

    My only earnings are through PAYE as well. I fill in a SA online each year as I have savings interest ect to declare. All figures are filled in. Why did you not fill in your figures for your PAYE job as it still counts?
  • how about ringing your local tax office and speaking to an advisor there - i did that and they were very helpful
  • After reading the replies i went back and looked at the form i submitted and saw i MYSELF had to input figures and PAYE reference number from my p60 what a clown so ive made an amendment and put a note on it that i had made a mstake.i now see that it shows i have paid £445 too much ...any idea howlong it takes to get a refund? ive heard this can be done in days is this true? thnx again you lot are brill...jim
  • jem16
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    i now see that it shows i have paid £445 too much ...any idea howlong it takes to get a refund? ive heard this can be done in days is this true? thnx again you lot are brill...jim

    Last time I was due a rebate I received it approx 10 days after filing my SA return.
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