New Tax Code Checker

cmjj

Hi Martin, just a little point, but may take some panic out of some people. The T at the end isn't necessarily because your code is complex or changes frequently. In fact, I look after the tax affairs of an old lady of 98 who has a T after her code and her situation is anything but complex and hasn't changed in 8 years. I think the T means rather that it's simply reviewed each year.

Also, when I spoke recently to HMRC, they are WAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY behind, and I was told that they're at present looking at 2008-9, so that would make a delay of 2 whole years, soon to be 3. Would this affect your Tax Code Checker, as it's all out of date in that case?:(

macaroni

Its not clear what pre tax earnings I need to enter. Is it last years actual earnings, this years predicted earnings or my monthly salary ?!:question:
Apart from that it looks pretty good

Scarlet_Fever

no comment on the tool really, but i would like to say thank you - as i tried to enter my tax code BR and it didnt like it - so i went and checked online, and i have been paying Basic Rate tax, with no personal allowances for at least the last 3 years!

so - i'm looking out for my refund in the post!

thanks - i would not have noticed otherwise!!!! another win for the mse website!!!

thatdaftlass

Thank you, without testing this I wouldn't have realised that I was on an emergency tax code. Started a new job at the begining of September and despite supplying them with my P45 I have somehow ended up on a BR tax code. Will definitely be ringing HMRC tomorrow.

nat21luv

ive rang HMRC and a letter is in the post to me, ive been on the wrong tax code and paying too much since 2005! thank you MSE, cant wait for christmas now!

RosyNorfolk

I used this tool but I dont understand that it came up red and with a '-'. I assume the worst. . . i owe them! However, I have an altered tax code as I am a nurse and get tax break for laudery, shoes, tights, etc. . . it might be worth a mention if so. There are a lot of nurses!!!

MSE_Martin

Just to say thanks to all the feedback here (and the facebook lot too).

It's really useful - having read it I actually think we need simplify things a little - and so we're going to hold of the launch for a week - while we do some tweaks to make that happen

Luciem

can i also say thank you for this. I was on the wrong code too so just waiting for a lovely cheque for the last 2 years and a nice refund for this years tax in Novembers pay packet. Its going to make a massive difference to my finances!

absfabs

Thanks, have just done a "routine" check, and found government site incomprehensible. Your tax code checker says I am possibly underpaying, which fits with professional expenses I claimed in the past. So it looks like the tax relief application from 2 years ago is brought forward and continued, which is what I had hoped to find.
Thank you.

ink-man

MSE_Martin wrote: »

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

I didn’t know there were 2 spellings of feedback; guess you do really learn something new every day.:rotfl: