Confused about TAX! (income tax)

LewisB_2

Basicly, the last financial year I worked in 3 jobs. Due to personal reasons I *think* the total of all jobs did not exceed the standard tax bracket.

Anyways, I called up the tax office and told them my problem. Problem being that I wanted to check if I was owed any money.

In my last job, for the first 3 months I was on emergency tax. Didnt get it back or anything. I'm sure im owed it back.

The nice lady told me I had to send them all my P45's. Problem being... I cant. I have only got 1 P45, the rest I cannot get

Why dont they hold all the information on a computer system? Im sure in this day and age that this is possible. Why dont they?

Is there any way I can sort out how much tax I paid last year and sort out if im owed any money.

Thank you so much to anyone who replies.

Thank you

oldwiring

Have you got other evidence of pay received? HMRC might accept those.

LewisB_2

Not really.

Why dont they hold all this information on computers?

dzug

They do.

Write to them giving all the details you have.

EVENTUALLY you will get it back. They will have to wait for the possibility of late information coming in so it may not be quick.

But in any case you should only have one P45. The ones you got from your earlier jobs would (well should) have been handed in when you started a new job. The one you got when you left your final job will then give the cumulative total for the year.

dori2o

they do hold all this information, assuming they get it from the employer. Otherwise it will be the year end before they get it on the P14, and even then, it may not cross onto your record.

No matter if all the information is on the system or not, they will always ask you to send in the P45's when making a claim for repayment, just to ensure the information they hold is correct.

If you do not have p45's, contact the employer(s) and ask them for a statement of earnings, that will be acceptable.

Also, when you send them the letter requesting a repayment, it is always advisable to give them your employment history for the year in question, showing all periods of employment, and any time you were not employed.

But in any case you should only have one P45. The ones you got from your earlier jobs would (well should) have been handed in when you started a new job. The one you got when you left your final job will then give the cumulative total for the year.

This is incorect, there a 4 parts to a P45.
Part 1- which the employer who issued the p45 will send off to the tax office.
Part 1a- Which is the employees copy
Part 2 which is a duplicate of part 1a and is for ther new employer
part 3 which is for the new employer to send to the tax office to advise the employees new employment details.

Therefore you should keep the part 1a of the P45 from each employer and keep it safe.