Taxed under threshold

thegirlintheattic

Recently did a day's supply work and got taxed £11 even though I have not earned this tax year and so am under the threshold. Is this right?

CLAPTON

probably not

what was the tax code?

thegirlintheattic

CLAPTON wrote: »

probably not

what was the tax code?

0T apparently.

chrisbur

Did you hand in a P45 or complete a P46?

thegirlintheattic

Neither this is a company that is a contractor for the school. Just filled out a sheet with name, address, bank details, NI details and teacher number.

The school in question is one I will be working with as a staff member from September if this matters but again all I was asked to fill out was bank details for payment not asked to provide P45 or P46 but was expecting that on my first day. I will be earning over the threshold but the end of the tax year.

LindaJane47

I'd guess they would tax you on the assumption that you would earn the threshold or above this year.... and then give it you back if you don't? The alternative, should you land just over minimum wage job next month, woul dbe you wouldn't have paid tax on that 1 days pay so would OWE tax for this financial year. Does that make sense?

thegirlintheattic

Kind of Linda. Nothing to worry about then!

chrisbur

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

Neither this is a company that is a contractor for the school. Just filled out a sheet with name, address, bank details, NI details and teacher number.

The school in question is one I will be working with as a staff member from September if this matters but again all I was asked to fill out was bank details for payment not asked to provide P45 or P46 but was expecting that on my first day. I will be earning over the threshold but the end of the tax year.

They should really have offered a P46, but in the absence of a P45 or P46 OT is the correct code for them to use. Are you continuing on their books or was this a one off?

thegirlintheattic

chrisbur wrote: »

They should really have offered a P46, but in the absence of a P45 or P46 OT is the correct code for them to use. Are you continuing on their books or was this a one off?

The P46 arrived a few days ago.

CLAPTON

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

The P46 arrived a few days ago.

you should be on an 747L code which means you benefit from £7,475 per annum 'tax free' whereas 0T means you get zero tax free pa

thenudeone

Anyone can get a P46 from here http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/forms/p46.pdf, complete it and hand it to a new employer, in order to receive a much better tax code, if they don't have a P45. No reason to get taxed as if you have no personal allowance.