New Tax Code Checker

MSE_Martin

Hi folks,

Next week we're publishing a new tax code guide and tax code checker on the back of the fiasco over tax codes.

We're 85% there at the moment and would really love your feedback if you've ten minutes to go through it

Try the trial 'Tax Code Checker'

What'd we like to know

• Do you like it?
• Any unanswered questions?
• Is the tax code checker helpful?
• Anything we may have missed?
• Does it all make sense?
• Anything you think we have got wrong?
• Please try and break the tool with different entries and let us know if it works- or any glitches.
  
  Things that aren't finished
  
  
• It's hasn't been fully grammar or spelling proof read (no need to report errors)
• We're getting the final checks from a couple of tax professionals, so they may have some tweaks - so do beware acting on the info.
• There are some improvements to the look and layout to come.
• There are some notes in there about thingsd to add (e.g. finding a tax adviser) - just ignore them for now

FEEBACK ON THE TOOL AND GUIDE VERY WELCOME - JUST CLICK REPLY BELOW

butterflymum

... deleted post ... mistake on my part

rainbowfairydust

butterflymum wrote: »

If you enter a sum in pre-tax earnings box and click calculate, it replies with:

It seems you have entered an incorrect tax code

yes i also got this but once i filled the boxes in again it worked , It also didnt recognise im on an emergency tax code as well.

My tax code at the moment is 647L M1(according to my payslip) . It did'nt seem to recognise the M1 bit and said im on the right tax code and i know i am not.

Not sure how relevant that is , and if its what your looking for. Just thought i'd mention it :beer:

Chorlie

Looks good, but it doesn't seem to cover my situation

I've got a ill health pension (so under 65) and getting taxable & non-taxable benefit (ESA & DLA). So I have 2 tax code, one for each.

My 2 taxable incomes are each under my free pay limit, but together are over my free pay limit, so I have to pay tax.

My tax limit is that of someone under 65, so the pension part doesn't apply since they have higher free pay limits.

Your guide covers pensions, but not ill health pensions or taxable benefit, unless I've missed it.

(Also maybe a little off track, what happens if you're under the free pay limit on your wages / pension, but have saving and including that interest puts you above the free pay limit).

Middy

Which taxcode do I use? On my wage slip its 653L and the one on the letter informing me I've overpaid tax in 08/09 earlier this month (got cheque today!) states my taxcode is 663S.

Thank you.

MSE_Martin

Hi folks, all feedback is good feedbakc - we'll be looking at it on monday

MSE_Martin

Middy wrote: »

Which taxcode do I use? On my wage slip its 653L and the one on the letter informing me I've overpaid tax in 08/09 earlier this month (got cheque today!) states my taxcode is 663S.

Thank you.

If you forgive me - Im going to answer "its all in the article" as that's the point the article should work without any additional info and that's what testing is for - if it doesnt help do let us know.

PasturesNew

MSE_Martin wrote: »

What'd we like to know

• Do you like it?
• Any unanswered questions?
• Is the tax code checker helpful?
• Anything we may have missed?
• Does it all make sense?
• Anything you think we have got wrong?
• Please try and break the tool with different entries and let us know if it works- or any glitches.
  
  Things that aren't finished
• It's hasn't been fully grammar or spelling proof read (no need to report errors)
• We're getting the final checks from a couple of tax professionals, so they may have some tweaks - so do beware acting on the info.
• There are some improvements to the look and layout to come.
• There are some notes in there about thingsd to add (e.g. finding a tax adviser) - just ignore them for now

FEEBACK ON THE TOOL AND GUIDE VERY WELCOME - JUST CLICK REPLY BELOW

Too long, confusing. Didn't read. Have no idea if it's relevant. Looks like a lot of hard work.

Closed window. Reported back.

sewprettymoo

Very straightforward! got mine right!

Mikeyorks

Middy wrote: »

Which taxcode do I use? On my wage slip its 653L and the one on the letter informing me I've overpaid tax in 08/09 earlier this month (got cheque today!) states my taxcode is 663S.
.

Why would you want to check your Code for 08-09 ..... when HMRC have already done a computation for that year (the P800 you have)?

Put the current year one (10-11) in ..... ie 653L.

MothballsWallet

My answers in red.

MSE_Martin wrote: »

What'd we like to know

• Do you like it? Yes
• Any unanswered questions? Not at the moment
• Is the tax code checker helpful? Yes
• Anything we may have missed? Not that I can see
• Does it all make sense? More sense than the HMRC do
• Anything you think we have got wrong? Please see below
• Please try and break the tool with different entries and let us know if it works- or any glitches.

I thought that the HMRC dropped the "H" suffix on tax codes a good few years ago so all tax codes should end with an "L"?