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Incorrect tax deduction

Hi,

My 17 year old son who is still at school managed to get himself a part time job working at the football matches selling the hot pies.

He works on average 5 hours a fortnight (homes games only) and gets £5.00 an hour.

His wages get paid into his bank account and he receives a payslip.He is getting income tax and National insurance deducted from this.

Surely he should not be paying Income Tax,what is the easiest way to get this fixed?

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  • Is there a tax code on the payslip?
    If you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.
  • Al_Ross
    Al_Ross Posts: 997 Forumite
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    0T Taxcode,and as this is his first ever job he has no previous P45
  • Can he complete a P46? OT means no tax allowance for some reason so perhaps it's lack of paperwork. Can you call the payroll people to ask why they have done this?
    If you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.
  • Al_Ross
    Al_Ross Posts: 997 Forumite
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    He asked his supervisor and was told it was up to him to sort it out.
    Would a call to the tax office do any good?
  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,092 Forumite
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    He will automatically go on an emergency tax code. He needs to speak to his tax office for a tax code and ensure he gets the pay dept to tax him accordingly (ie no tax).
    Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.
  • Savvy_Sue
    Savvy_Sue Posts: 47,844 Forumite
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    Can he complete a P46? OT means no tax allowance for some reason so perhaps it's lack of paperwork. Can you call the payroll people to ask why they have done this?
    He can download a P46 from the HMRC website, and pass that to the payroll dept (since his supervisor seems not to know about them).
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  • Savvy_Sue
    Savvy_Sue Posts: 47,844 Forumite
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    Having said that, the NI is a bit surprising. If his wages are less than c. £100 pw this should NOT be deducted. Phone call to payroll sounds in order.
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