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Shared Tax Allowance ?

50Twuncle
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I seem to remember reading that this coming tax year - married couples would be entitled to share their income tax allowance - but now an unable to find anything on this important matter
Have the government gone back on their promises - or am I missing something ?

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  • CLAPTON
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    50Twuncle wrote: »
    I seem to remember reading that this coming tax year - married couples would be entitled to share their income tax allowance - but now an unable to find anything on this important matter
    Have the government gone back on their promises - or am I missing something ?

    from april 2015
  • purdyoaten
    purdyoaten Posts: 1,159 Forumite
    50Twuncle wrote: »
    I seem to remember reading that this coming tax year - married couples would be entitled to share their income tax allowance - but now an unable to find anything on this important matter
    Have the government gone back on their promises - or am I missing something ?

    Maximum £1000 of allowances transferrable.
    There are 10 types of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who do not. :doh:
  • 50Twuncle
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    purdyoaten wrote: »
    Maximum £1000 of allowances transferrable.

    Is that all ?
    hardly worth the effort - is it ?
  • CLAPTON
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    50Twuncle wrote: »
    Is that all ?
    hardly worth the effort - is it ?

    just politics
  • molerat
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    For those on low incomes every little helps.
  • zygurat789
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    molerat wrote: »
    For those on low incomes every little helps.

    Not too low, otherwise it doesn't.
    The only thing that is constant is change.
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