P45 Question

harding1985

Good Morning all,

Recently moved jobs :j i'm yet to have any P45 from my old employer, emailed them asking when I will expect to see my P45 to give to my new employer they replied saying that the P45 has been forwarded to HMRC already and that there is no need for a paper copy? and that my last payslip has all the details I need to know and that my new employer simply needs my NI number and code?

Is this correct?

Thanks

MrsManda

You should be given a P45 from your employer - they're supposed to give you part 1A, 2 and 3 so you can hand part to your new employer and keep the rest for your own records.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/paye/employees/start-leave/leaves-retires.htm#1

In terms of your new employer, as you haven't yet received a P45 to give them, you should fill out a P46 form so you start paying the correct tax.

PlutoinCapricorn

The employer is supposed to give you 2 copies in addition to sending a copy to HMRC. It is true that your most recent payslip does have the figures, and you can fill in a P46, but supplying a P45 to an employee who is leaving is a requirement.

MsBlonde

Basically they dont want to purchase the stationery? lol

kayleighowen

i never recieved my p45 when i was laid off and neither did my husband and that was for the same employer. i think you can get round it tho if you have your p60 and a letter from your employer about you being let go.

chrisbur

A P45 contains four bits of information required for a new employer to tax you correctly. Your tax code, your tax basis, your taxable pay to date and your tax paid to date. No other document has all of this information on it. If you do not have a P45 you need to complete a P46, this should be offered by a new employer but in many cases it is not. The P46 advises the tax office that you are now with a new employer and in due course the tax office sends those details from the P45 to the new employer. While waiting for these details if a P46 is completed the new employer can use the emergency tax code on payments made to the new employee, this will in many cases be the correct, or very close to correct deduction; but in some cases will result in the employee being overtaxed or even undertaxed.

harding1985

MsBlonde wrote: »

Basically they dont want to purchase the stationery? lol

Spot on, never even got a P60 either probably because of the cost of the paper lol

Glad I got out.. :cool:

harding1985

Thanks all for the replies

I'm never going to receive a P45 from my previous employer despite me requesting it, probably best to fill out a P46 to give to my new employer.