Mistakes on P45

getmore4less

Did you get your P60 for 2009-2010

If not they need to produce that if they are doing a p45 for March 2011

won't march 2011 look better than being unemployed since sept 09

thegirlintheattic

getmore for less: Yes I did receive my P60. I was a full-time student between 2009-2011 doing two post-graduate courses, so I wasn't unemployed. Nor would I lie on my CV to make it seem like I had more time in a job than I did, it would be pretty obvious if I did seeing as the job is 300 miles away from the university.

Thanks to all who have made helpful comments. I am going to leave 2009 on my CV as that is what I think is morally right and will explain if needed about the dates, I have all my payslips, P60s and evidence of my qualifications gained during that period, as well as human references for the entire time so I don't think it will be a problem, was just panicking. I will also complete a P46 in my new post.

MacMickster

Did you pay tax in 2009, and if so did you get a refund from the tax office?

thegirlintheattic

MacMickster wrote: »

Did you pay tax in 2009, and if so did you get a refund from the tax office?

I did pay tax from two jobs that year up until September. No I did not get a refund, how would I know if one is due?

MacMickster

Contact HMRC. They should have figures of what you were paid and the tax deducted, but won't know that you were a student from the September.

thegirlintheattic

Thanks. I'll get on to them tomorrow. Bless em, they are so nice when I call but this will be about the dozen time in the last month.

They won't need any figure from me then?

MacMickster

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

Thanks. I'll get on to them tomorrow. Bless em, they are so nice when I call but this will be about the dozen time in the last month.

They won't need any figure from me then?

In theory, each employer should have informed HMRC what they paid you and the deductions made at the end of the tax year.

By the way, whilst I have more regard for HMRC than many on these boards, I think that you are the first I have heard to call them nice. You're not married to a traffic warden or an MP by any chance?

thegirlintheattic

MacMickster wrote: »

In theory, each employer should have informed HMRC what they paid you and the deductions made at the end of the tax year.

By the way, whilst I have more regard for HMRC than many on these boards, I think that you are the first I have heard to call them nice. You're not married to a traffic warden or an MP by any chance?

Thanks for the advice. I'll see what they say tomorrow.

lol, they have been nothing but nice and helpful to me. Maybe I just get the rare good ones. They've put up with me being a bit dumb to all this tax stuff and always explain things fully, just takes about 10 minutes to get the to pick up the phone.

LadyMissA

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

I've been going to and fro between my old employer to get a P45 for a couple of months now, partly as my old boss had left and partly because there is a dispute over when I left (I say Sept 2009, they say Jan 2011 even though I was living 300 miles away from the job between those dates!).

I've just received my p45 and it has my leaving date as March 2011 - which makes no sense and also has £0 as my total pay in the employment - doesn't make sense either.

So two questions:

1) Does it matter that the information is incorrect in terms of future employers? (I have a new job that I am starting next month who have not asked to see my P45 due to the issues getting it)

2) Does this affect what I put on my CV? I don't want to put my leaving date as 2011 as I didn't work for them after 2009, but if an employer calls them up they are going to say 2011. Will it look like I'm trying to hide something? I have proof that I was in full-time education between 2009-2011 at the other end of the country.

3) Who do I call to correct the P45 - the old employer or HMRC?

Argh!

What? If you left any job in Sept 2009 the P45 is INVAILED as P45's are only good for 6 weeks then you have to sign a P46!!

If the P45 says ZERO in this employment then they company have still had you on the payroll all this time and never had you as a leaver.

YOU should have sent your P45 to the tax office when you left your job if you were going into full time education and not working.

I can only suggest you call your tax office and ask them what dates they have on you

LadyMissA

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

The P45 is actually dated three days ago but with a leaving date of March 2011.

Thanks, for my current job I've had a background check so am just a bit paranoid in case the P45 affects that, but as it turns out I don't have to show it if it is out of date then that's fine.

No company can issue a P45 now for a leaving date in March 2011 even if you left then or not they are not following the payroll/tax rules