Do you pay income tax & national insurance on PT job wages on JSA?

x-Princess-Vikki-x

Hi,

If you work part time (13 hours a week) on minimum wage, and are getting job seekers allowance until a full time job is found, do you get taxed and national insurance taken from your wages?

Thank you

Sharon87

You probably don't earn enough to pay NI or Tax. Maybe NI, but definitely not tax.

x-Princess-Vikki-x

If these come out of your wages what should you do to get it stopped? Is it up to the employer/employee to sort? Thanks.

Lokolo

It depends on the reason why it is coming out. (I am assuming you are paying Income Tax when you don't think you should)

What is your tax code?

mountainofdebt

As far as I know you will only receive a JSA payment provided you work less than 16 hours a week and earn less than the weekly JSA allowance.

So say (for example) the weekly JSA allowance is £70 and you earn £50 you will only get a JSA payment of £20.

This salary has to be declared and a declaration has to be completed regarding the number of hours worked per week.

I suspect you earn too much to actually get a JSA payment though.

Sharon87

If you are on a BR tax code then you need to fill in a P46 and give it to your employer, then at the end of the tax (oh look here it is) write to HMRC asking for a tax refund if you have over paid on tax this year. Make sure your employer submits the P46, some take ages.

Here's the form: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/forms/p46.pdf

Lokolo

Sharon87 wrote: »

If you are on a BR tax code then you need to fill in a P46 and give it to your employer, then at the end of the tax (oh look here it is) write to HMRC asking for a tax refund if you have over paid on tax this year. Make sure your employer submits the P46, some take ages.

Here's the form: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/forms/p46.pdf

* once you have got your P60 from your employer.