Got tax rebate but no new P45

noelphobic

I took voluntary redundancy and left my job at the end of June last year. I haven't had any paid word or claimed benefits since. I applied for a tax rebate by sending a P50 and enclosing my P45 recently. Was very surprised and pleased to get a cheque back very soon afterwards. However, I haven't had a new P45, which I thought I would get and will need if and when I get a new job. Do they normally send this separately as a matter of course or do I have to request this from them?

purdyoaten

noelphobic wrote: »

I took voluntary redundancy and left my job at the end of June last year. I haven't had any paid word or claimed benefits since. I applied for a tax rebate by sending a P50 and enclosing my P45 recently. Was very surprised and pleased to get a cheque back very soon afterwards. However, I haven't had a new P45, which I thought I would get and will need if and when I get a new job. Do they normally send this separately as a matter of course or do I have to request this from them?

P45 would be useless to you as it relates to what is now a previous tax year. Complete a form P46 if and when you get a new job.

noelphobic

purdyoaten wrote: »

P45 would be useless to you as it relates to what is now a previous tax year. Complete a form P46 if and when you get a new job.

I did wonder whether it was due to the fact that we are now in a new tax year, as they do normally issue them.

jimmo

When you completed the P50 if you had ticked the first box in the Declaration you would have received an “Unemployment Repayment”, roughly 4 weeks worth of tax, plus a new P45. Then, 4 weeks later, you would have made a further claim and got another P45 and so on.
If you ticked any of the other 3 boxes you would have got a “Cessation Repayment” balancing your tax for the year and no P45.
No P45 because you had finished working for the year.