Tax Codes query

Johng100

Hi all
Does anyone know what community and non community mean in relation to a BR tax code ?
TIA

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BR= basic rate tax i.e all income taxed at basic rate with no allowances,used to be known as "emergency tax" and usually applies when you start a new job and your employer hasnt been given your tax code

Johng100

woodbine wrote: »

BR= basic rate tax i.e all income taxed at basic rate with no allowances,used to be known as "emergency tax" and usually applies when you start a new job and your employer hasnt been given your tax code

Thanks
I know what BR is
I have been told by my annuity provider that the BR code I have been given is "community" but should be "non community"
I want to know what these terms mean

shell_542

Do you mean cumulative and non cumulative? I had a google and that's all I could find, nothing about community and non community. Try googling "cumulative and non cumulative BR tax code"

shell_542

If it's that, it's regarding how your tax allowance is spread over the year I believe.

Johng100

shell_542 wrote: »

Do you mean cumulative and non cumulative? I had a google and that's all I could find, nothing about community and non community. Try googling "cumulative and non cumulative BR tax code"

Thanks
You are probably right it's the barrier of the common language I am Scots the woman I was speaking to was southern english
thanks again

System

If BR is to be applied on a non-cumulative basis then the employer would have to deduct 20% from that weeks/months wage without looking to see how much pay and tax you had in the year prior to that payment.

On a cumulative basis the employer would look at your total pay to date and have to ensure that the total tax paid to date was 20% of that. If the amount of tax paid up to that point did not equate to 20% because, say you were on a higher tax code, then once the cumulative BR code was applied for the first time you could be left with much less pay.