tax threashold

shikondave

Hi not sure if this is the right board but my daughter is 17 at college and works part time, she is paying tax but only earning about £2,000 year, i.e. her last pay slip at the end of april stated she paid about £80 in tax, any ideas why as the threashold is over £6,000, how would she go about claiming it back.

thanks

chrisbur

I would assume that she is being taxed at BR (basic rate) a code mainly used for employees who have a second job or have not handed in a P45 or completed a P46.

I would guess from what you have said that this is not a second job so problem proberbly is with not having a P45 or filling in a P46.

This link will show a P46 which the employer should ask the employee to fill in when they start if they do not have a P45.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/forms/p46.pdf

Do you know if a P46 was done and if so what section was marked A B or C?

Whatever the cause tax paid last year will now have to be reclaimed from the tax office, anything sorted out now will only adjust this tax years details.