joint tax free allowance

cath_wilson2000

I am married. Last year I earned a salary which ws subject ot my personal tax band, tax free allowance etc. Unfortunately my partner, although working, did not earn anything (self-employed, property business, economic downturna nd every deal fell through....)

My question is: If we have a joint tax free allowance, but I was the only earner, AND he did submit a tax return.... can I back-date and get some of his tax free allowance?

I am on maternity leave now, so there is NO income whatsoever!

cheers

CLAPTON

You don't have a joint tax allowance ... each of you have a separate tax allowance which is not tranferrable.

you can transfer savings / investment however between you so that you can pay less tax on the income generated if one person isn't using their personal tax allowance.

laticsforlife

That's called independent taxation and did away with draconian treatment of women.

John_Pierpoint

laticsforlife wrote: »

That's called independent taxation and did away with draconian treatment of women.

I seem to remember a time when it was transferable and, if the little woman was keeping the man, they were better off than the other way round???