Tax office have no record of employment!

emmyjw7

Hi, My husband has been working for a company for almost a year now, he has only received one payslip (from the second month of his employment with the tax code 810L), we have been asking continually for the payslips but get fobbed off a lot, now its p60 time and we still haven't received it or payslips, we need them for tax credits renewal. We phoned tax office today and husband has been told that theres no record of his employment with the company and they told him he needs his employer to file a p46. What is a p46? Why would the tax office have no record of his employment? What can we do with regards to the tax credits? How does he even approach this matter with his employer? HELP!!

If it helps, we have been payed by bacs so we have records of all payments received and they are less that husbands salary so presumably this deduction is tax/ni.

silverjay

An employer should file a P46 if your husband didn't have a P45 when he started working there, the P45/46 advises the tax office of your husband's move to a new employer.

The employer should have filed an end of year return by 19th May to the tax office detailing the pay and deductions for all of their employees and your husband should have received his P60 by the end of May.

On the one payslip you do have there is possibly an employers tax office reference that might help the tax office trace his employment it usually takes the form of 123/ZZ1111.

If the employer has been making deductions but not paying them to the revenue they can be investigated and prosecuted by HMRC

emmyjw7

My husband did have a p45 and gave this to the employer on his first day. The one payslip we have has not tax office reference at all.

If they have to have filed the end of year return by the 19th may could it be possible that its all just being processed and something has just been overlooked at the moment but will show up in a couple of days?

Really paniking - we have claimed working tax credit and if theres no record of him working could we be "done" by hmrc for a false tax credit claim? The only proof of his employment is one payslip, bacs payments into bank account and he also part of an apprenticeship scheme so his college tutor will have records of his employment somewhere!
I really hope this is just an oversite somewhere and not something really really dodgy!

silverjay

If the employer hasn't filed the P45/46 then the tax office won't be aware until the end of year returns are filed, assuming the employer files them on time.

As it is close to 31st May I would suggest that your husband asks for his P60 and explains he needs it for his tax credit applications. Also write to your local tax office giving details of the employer's name and address and when the employment commenced and details of previous employer. They will then write to the firms and ask for the P45 details.