Claiming tax back

shane-23

Last year my brother work on the rails as a trackman, he claimed all his tax back with his accountant

well im a security guard, can i do the same

i pay 20% tax, it takes a big jit on my wages every month an to be honest would like to claim it back

hate the idea of me busting my back everyday in work just to pay high tax for ppl to lazy to get up an go to work like most of us.. im sure some agree

some are ill out there an sorry that u unable to work but it some ppl who like to drink, stick needles in them an cause nothing but havoc around out place that claim out money,,,,

BoGoF

I doubt very much he claimed "all his tax back".....unless his income was under his tax free allowance.

shane-23

im not sure if he claimd all it back but was claiming a fair amount every time

McKneff

It depends how much you earn over a year as to whether you can claim tax back, do you have any knowledge of the tax system.

Are you employed or self employed.

shane-23

i am employed and earn approx £18,000 - £20,000 a year and thats before tax

t0rt0ise

Wouldn't we all like to get our tax back? But no, we can't.

Sharon87

It depends if you're on the right taxcode or not if you're on BR tax code and it's your only job then you will have overpaid tax and paid 20% tax on all your wages. The most common tax code is 745L I think. Most times people overpay on tax is when their wages vary from month to month or change jobs often.

It's usually worth a look to see if you've overpaid tax.

gettingready

You can only claim overpaid tax (if you were on BR tax code), not all the tax you have paid - if you have worked the whole financial year.

If you have worked whole year and your tax code was correct, ther is nothing to claim back.

shane-23 wrote: »

Last year my brother work on the rails as a trackman, he claimed all his tax back with his accountant

well im a security guard, can i do the same

i pay 20% tax, it takes a big jit on my wages every month an to be honest would like to claim it back

Your brother is clearly self employed, he could have claimed all sort of expenses to get out of paying tax/claim it back.

You are on a salary, that is completely different.

Notmyrealname

shane-23 wrote: »

i am employed and earn approx £18,000 - £20,000 a year and thats before tax

Apart from claiming a flat rate for washing your uniform, there's nothing else you can claim.

shane-23

Ok i have looked into it an it can not be claimed, worth asking tho as i bet manu people have thought about it