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2nd job

hi all, iam currently in full time employent , some contract agencies are offering me work for one weekend a month , but this must be on PAYE, I would be earning about £280 for a weekends work , how do i register a 2nd job and how would i get to find my new tax code , thanks in advance

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  • If both jobs are PAYE, when you start the second one you fill in a P46 form and tick the box that says you have another job.

    You will then be taxed at 20%, assuming that the main job uses up your personal allowance. Your tax code for the 2nd job should be BR.
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  • daz_c
    daz_c Posts: 47 Forumite
    If both jobs are PAYE, when you start the second one you fill in a P46 form and tick the box that says you have another job.

    You will then be taxed at 20%, assuming that the main job uses up your personal allowance. Your tax code for the 2nd job should be BR.


    many thanks
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