MSE News: HMRC admits calculations may be wrong for some who over or underpaid tax

MercilessKiller

quietriot wrote: »

Check the figures they've based their calculations on are correct. If they are, congratulations on your interest-free loan, now pay the tax.

I've read that if the reason you underpaid tax was an employer error then they are the ones liable for that tax - I am 99% sure that my employer screwed something up when I joined as I received an emergency tax code representing a double job (when I only ever was employed by one company).

I'll give them a call and press them on that and see what happens.

chrisbur

MercilessKiller wrote: »

I've read that if the reason you underpaid tax was an employer error then they are the ones liable for that tax - I am 99% sure that my employer screwed something up when I joined as I received an emergency tax code representing a double job (when I only ever was employed by one company).

I'll give them a call and press them on that and see what happens.

Not quite as simple as that, some details here
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/366615/employer-errors-deduction-paye.pdf

To understand what has happened you will need to give more details. The emergency tax code may well sometimes result in under-taxing but is issued as a result of the information given by the employee and would not be classed as an error by the employer; but perhaps something else happened to cause the error, only with full details can this be understood.

Also might be better to start a new post for this.

jem16

MercilessKiller wrote: »

I am 99% sure that my employer screwed something up when I joined as I received an emergency tax code representing a double job (when I only ever was employed by one company).

Fairly normal to be given an emergency tax code when you join a new employer. What happens at the change over in jobs will determine the correct tax code.

Some more detail needed;

1. Did you change jobs in 2013/14?
2. What tax code was used? Did you stay on this tax code or was it changed?
3. Did you hand in a P45 and if so what were the details from it regarding tax code, taxable pay, tax paid and week/month of leaving.
4. If no P45 did you complete a P46 or New Starter checklist? If you did what box did you tick?

MercilessKiller

Spoke to HMRC - Employer made a mistake not providing a P11D containing benefits in kind details. It's been forwarded to an investigative department of HMRC who will look at the case and make a decision in 30 days - May indeed be written off. Ah well, see what happens.