Summer job tax help!

jacklester1

Hi, I am a University student and have recently gotten a bar job over the summer.
Currently I am being taxed on my income, but as I am earning less than £10,000 a year I shouldn't be.
My employer is unsure what forms I have to fill in and I looked on HMRC website which was very unhelpful and I couldn't find out what I have to do to claim back the tax I have already paid and to stop paying tax from now on.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Lokolo

The HMRC isn't unhelpful at all, it tells you exactly what you need to do!

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/incometax/stop-work-refund.htm#2

If you're unemployed for at least four weeks or you retire or return to studies
If you think you've paid too much tax, you'll need to claim a tax refund from HMRC if any of the following applies:
you've been unemployed for at least four weeks
you stopped working because you've retired and you're not getting a pension from your old employer
you've returned to studying
You can claim a tax refund by filling in form P50 Claiming tax back when you have stopped working. Send this to HMRC, together with form P45, Parts 2 and 3 - and keep Part 1A for your own records.
HMRC will send you any tax refund you're entitled to by post. They'll also send you a new form P45, Parts 1A, 2 and 3, if necessary.
If you retire and get a pension from your old employer, you'll get back any refund you're entitled to with your pension payments. You won't need to claim a tax refund using form P50.
If you were made redundant contact HMRC before filling in form P50 and they will tell you what other information you need to provide.

I don't believe HMRC have a coding notice for summer jobs anymore, so you will have to wait until you leave and go through the refund process.

agrinnall

How much are you earning each week, what is your tax code, and how much (if anything) had you earned this tax year before starting your current job? It's possible that you've been set up incorrectly and the deductions could be stopped at source.

Mrs_Arcanum

agrinnall wrote: »

How much are you earning each week, what is your tax code, and how much (if anything) had you earned this tax year before starting your current job? It's possible that you've been set up incorrectly and the deductions could be stopped at source.

Unless you have a P45 to give your employer, all pay will be taxed until you complete a P46. Once this is done you should get any tax paid back.

Remember to keep your P45 when you leave and give to your next employer to avoid this happening again.