claiming tax back since 2004, is it possible? do i need p45? p60? wage slips?

mrbg07546

hi i have found some wage slips and a selection of p45 and p60 since 2005. i was a student in these jobs and didnt earn over 5,500 in one year. so can i claim the tax back?>?

what form would i need? can i claim as far back as 2004-2005?

any one got links to forms?

can i also claim Tax allowances on travel to these jobs as far back as 2004?

kind regards

withabix

The HMRC website is very easy to navigate:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/incometax/overpaid-thro-job.htm


Tax isn't reclaimable on travel to work UNLESS the location is of a temporary nature (like a construction site which exists for under 2 years for example). Just because you only worked there for a short period doesn't mean it is a temporary location.

fengirl_2

There is no special form to complete. Just write to your tax office setting out the names and addresses of all your employers in the years you want to claim together with the dates you were employed. If yu were claiming or a student in between, say so, so that they have a full picture of what your income was for those years. No need to send P60's, etc unless they ask for them.

mrbg07546

fengirl wrote: »

There is no special form to complete. Just write to your tax office setting out the names and addresses of all your employers in the years you want to claim together with the dates you were employed. If yu were claiming or a student in between, say so, so that they have a full picture of what your income was for those years. No need to send P60's, etc unless they ask for them.

- ok, what if i have lost some wageslips??? would they beable to look through a database to comfirm what i have been paid/taxed?

fengirl_2

As I said above, you don't need to send any documents with your letter. If you give HMRC a complete picture of all that you have dne during the yeras in question, they will trace the details from information supplied by your past employers.

laurenzo99

I have alwys been told that you MUST supply the original p60 or p45 from each employer

fengirl_2

You only need to supply a P45 if you are reclaiming tax from the current year. You only need to supply your P60 if you are claiming tax from a previous year and it is just after the end of the tax year (like now) - because HMRC don't get their copy of the P60 until a little after the employee.

mrbg07546

fengirl wrote: »

You only need to supply a P45 if you are reclaiming tax from the current year. You only need to supply your P60 if you are claiming tax from a previous year and it is just after the end of the tax year (like now) - because HMRC don't get their copy of the P60 until a little after the employee.

but initially us aid i dont require to send p60:o?im either stupid or confused:(?

jem16

mrbg07546 wrote: »

but initially us aid i dont require to send p60:o?im either stupid or confused:(?

If you are claiming now for tax year 2008/9 then you need the P60 or P45. For tax years before that you don't as HMRC will have the information provided you give the employers' details.

andromache_2

Do employers automatically have to send you a P60? I am a student and have done various bits of casual work for lots of employers over the year. Last year I had to chase some employers up to get a end-of-year statement and never got a P60 for some of them. Is that right?

How long would I have to leave it to write a letter to HMRC to claim tax for 08/09 without including a P60?

Thanks in advance! I'm not owed much, but every little helps

fengirl_2

You would only get a P60 if you were employed by that employer on 5 April, otherwise you need your P45's. If you were not employed at 5 April, you can apply for your refund now by sending your P45's to HMRC. If you were employed at 5 April, your employer must give you a P60, but failing that, you would need to wait 2-3 mths for the info to filter through from your employer to your tax records.