can anyone tell me

lemontart

If in years gone by that married couples could claim the others tax allowance if one usually woman at home with child...............I am sure my ex husband did this when the pet teen was a pet baby.............and that when I returned to work we simply applied the approate code again......................

Beth
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Bennifred

Not in the last twenty years:mad: , anyhow! They'll probably introduce this now I've gone back to work:rolleyes: (I'm still in favour, though!)

Mado

I thought that there used to be 1 allowance per couple and either could choose who used it.
Then it became a personal allowance and you could transfer the "unused" part of your allowance to your spouse.

Not a tax expert thought...

nearlyrich

Everyone always had a tax allowance, married men used to get an additional allowance the confusion here is that single parents could claim it (additional personal allowance) This was in pre child tax credit and working families tax credit days.

Cook_County

The transitional married couples allowance you describe was abolished in 1999 if I recall correctly.

You can and should aim to claim working tax credits instead.

Ted_Bloke

You can still get it if you were married before 1935 or something like that.

oldwiring

Married Couples Allowance is only for oldies, See extract below from
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/pommanual/pomcod/pomcod01103.htm

From 6 April 1999 the rate of relief for Married Couple's age related allowances is due at 10% and from 2000-01 onwards Married Couples allowance is only due if at least one spouse was born before 6 April 1935. On or after 5 December 2005 Married Couples and Civil Partners can claim the Married Couple's allowance (MCCP) if at least one spouse or civil partner was born before 6 April 1935.

lemontart

ah thats it transtional allowance knew I was not going mad ...........thinking torries trying to make out it is a all new idea..................

Bethxxx

Petmidget

Read the first sentence. There used to be. No longer.

Petmidget

To make it clearer

NO

If you read the post fully, the poster is talking about a situation they recall, 1 no longer in place.

Personal allowances are exactly that, personal. There are 1 or 2 exceptions which next to nobody qualifies for, but in the main use 'em or lose 'em

sarahlouise210

Petmidget wrote:

To make it clearer

NO

If you read the post fully, the poster is talking about a situation they recall, 1 no longer in place.

Personal allowances are exactly that, personal. There are 1 or 2 exceptions which next to nobody qualifies for, but in the main use 'em or lose 'em

I would be very interested to hear the 1 or 2 exceptions which next to nobody qualifies for - I have worked for HMRC for 20 years and I know of no such exception where a PERSONAL allowance can be transferred!!!