NEW Tax Code

mardiemare2008

mardiemare2008 wrote: »

I started in My current Job in April 2011 before then I had a period of 2 months when I was unemployed. (I was made redundant in Feb 2011 then started current job April 2011).
I was on jobseekers allowance for this short time

I phoned HMRC and they have advised me the underpayment is from the 2011/2012 Tax year as they have estimated the amount of JSA i received from Feb- April 2011 as they do not have specific numbers. This may have caused an unfair estimate of underpayment.

I have been advised to contact the Job Centre and ask for ' A Printout of Tax Details Enquiry Screen' and send it in to HMRC so they can recalculate.

I'll keep you guys updated. Thanks for all your help so far.

zygurat789

mardiemare2008 wrote: »

I phoned HMRC and they have advised me the underpayment is from the 2011/2012 Tax year as they have estimated the amount of JSA i received from Feb- April 2011 as they do not have specific numbers. This may have caused an unfair estimate of underpayment.

I have been advised to contact the Job Centre and ask for ' A Printout of Tax Details Enquiry Screen' and send it in to HMRC so they can recalculate.

I'll keep you guys updated. Thanks for all your help so far.

They always used to have the curtesy to put an E against estimated amounts.

mardiemare2008

zygurat789 wrote: »

They always used to have the curtesy to put an E against estimated amounts.

It still doesn't make any sense to me - how can a £425 underpayment have occurred from a period I was on JSA for a couple weeks?

I don't think a few weeks of JSA even comes to £425! let alone the tax for that period.

ceh209

HMRC seem to assume that JSA never stops, even when you get a job! Plus on the details you've given, HMRC said it was in 2011-12, and you started your job in April 2011, at the start of the 2011-12 tax year. They must have assumed you carried on receiving JSA for a while, for some reason.

So *hopefully* any underpayment should be minimal, as you didn't receive (much) JSA in that year

mardiemare2008

So.... I went down to my local Job centre today and sourced the tax details as requested by HMRC - It shows the total benefit I got was £90.03!! and £0.00 tax paid.

i phoned HMRC up straight away with the figures and they amended my tax code back to 944L. They said there is no underpayment as the benefit amount was estimated.

I asked if they wanted me to send a copy of the figures from the Jobcentre, but they said no.

All Fixed now & I'm quite happy with myself. :T

Just makes you wonder. There'll be a lot of people that wouldn't dispute the matter and would have been £425 down.

Thanks Everyone for your help.
I Love MSE :money:

chrisbur

mardiemare2008 wrote: »

So.... I went down to my local Job centre today and sourced the tax details as requested by HMRC - It shows the total benefit I got was £90.03!! and £0.00 tax paid.

i phoned HMRC up straight away with the figures and they amended my tax code back to 944L. They said there is no underpayment as the benefit amount was estimated.

I asked if they wanted me to send a copy of the figures from the Jobcentre, but they said no.

All Fixed now & I'm quite happy with myself. :T

Just makes you wonder. There'll be a lot of people that wouldn't dispute the matter and would have been £425 down.

Thanks Everyone for your help.
I Love MSE :money:

It would be a good idea to check if you have overpaid tax for 2010/2011 as the jobseekers payment for the end of the year is a lot less than the tax allowance. Normally in these circumstances a tax refund would be paid by the Jobcentre, was this received?

mardiemare2008

chrisbur wrote: »

It would be a good idea to check if you have overpaid tax for 2010/2011 as the jobseekers payment for the end of the year is a lot less than the tax allowance. Normally in these circumstances a tax refund would be paid by the Jobcentre, was this received?

No, I didn't get a tax refund - I'll phone them back

zygurat789

mardiemare2008 wrote: »

So.... I went down to my local Job centre today and sourced the tax details as requested by HMRC - It shows the total benefit I got was £90.03!! and £0.00 tax paid.

i phoned HMRC up straight away with the figures and they amended my tax code back to 944L. They said there is no underpayment as the benefit amount was estimated.

I asked if they wanted me to send a copy of the figures from the Jobcentre, but they said no.

All Fixed now & I'm quite happy with myself. :T

Just makes you wonder. There'll be a lot of people that wouldn't dispute the matter and would have been £425 down.

Thanks Everyone for your help.
I Love MSE :money:

You've done good. I think you deserved more than one of these.

mardiemare2008

chrisbur wrote: »

It would be a good idea to check if you have overpaid tax for 2010/2011 as the jobseekers payment for the end of the year is a lot less than the tax allowance. Normally in these circumstances a tax refund would be paid by the Jobcentre, was this received?

I phoned up HMRC and they have said I am due a refund :j
They will not tell me how much is is over the phone though

Suppose I'll soon find out when the cheque comes. :beer:

zygurat789 wrote: »

You've done good. I think you deserved more than one of these.

Thanks :T :T
You guys have been Brill

mardiemare2008

Got my tax rebate today.
Only £23.49, but better than a kick in the teeth.

More £££ towards the house deposit

BTW My tax code is now 1006L?? Allowance of £10060?!