0T tax code really confused

John24ssj

Hello guys,

So after 6 attempts to get through to HMRC I was able to talk to them and yes they had bad information about me. Got everything sorted and was told that my new tax code will be 1000L and mentioned something about me getting some of the tax back.

So thank you guys for the advice

CLAPTON

John24ssj wrote: »

Hello guys,

So after 6 attempts to get through to HMRC I was able to talk to them and yes they had bad information about me. Got everything sorted and was told that my new tax code will be 1000L and mentioned something about me getting some of the tax back.

So thank you guys for the advice

if your tax code is changed for your Feb or March pay and all the 'total to date' figures are correct, then your tax will automatically be repaid in your salary
if the code is only changed in April then you will have to reclaim from HMRC

jem16

John24ssj wrote: »

Got everything sorted and was told that my new tax code will be 1000L and mentioned something about me getting some of the tax back.

Have you figured out yet how long you were on the 0T tax code? If it was also last tax year you won't get that back through a change in this year's tax code. That would need to be done separately.

John24ssj

CLAPTON - HMRC said it would be paid to my salary.

jem16 -I will try to find my first payslip and see if I had the 0T from the start of the job which I think was June 2013.
So for that tax refund I would have to contact them?

I feel so stupid now, I really messed it up. But now I do know to provide p45 when you start a new job to avoid the 0T.

patanne

You would probably be better finding your last one for that financial year (March 14) or your end of year P60. It is quite likely that your code would have changed between the start of your employment and the end of the tax year & it is the end of the year that you could really do with checking.

If you provided them with a P45 then that is good. If the P45 was from DWP after signing on, then frankly the chances of it being correct are slim - about 1 in 3 from personal experience.

jem16

John24ssj wrote: »

CLAPTON - HMRC said it would be paid to my salary.

As Clapton said, provided the new tax code is operated in February or March then yes this year's refund will be paid with your salary.

jem16 -I will try to find my first payslip and see if I had the 0T from the start of the job which I think was June 2013.
So for that tax refund I would have to contact them?

For a refund from last tax year then yes you would have to contact them. I assume you didn't discuss that with them when you phoned?

I feel so stupid now, I really messed it up. But now I do know to provide p45 when you start a new job to avoid the 0T.

Basically that's the continuity with your tax affairs when you move jobs so it is important. However your new employer should also have asked you - did they not do that?

patanne wrote: »

If you provided them with a P45 then that is good.

From what the OP has said it appears that no P45 was handed over.

patanne

But the lack of provision of a P45 should not have resulted in 9 months at 0T. Especially with RTI. Which leads me to believe that HMRC had/were given (by DWP? or current employer via what was P46?) incorrect information back then..

I suspect it is the ex-self employment which will turn out to be the problem as they have thought that there would have been a self employment income using the tax allowance up in full.

OP did you need to file for self assessment for the tax year 13/14? Are you sure your requirement to file has been stopped? If you are not then you need to look into this as there may be fines!

John24ssj

Thanks guys for all the replies and help, I really appreciate it.

I am looking through all the payslips and trying to find the p60 and the first payslip also get the actual date I stopped being self employed and started the work for company.

John24ssj

Ok here is what I have found out.

June 2013 - Stopped being self employed

3rd June 2013 - Got a new job at a company
14th June 2013 - First payslip, tax code: 0T

April 2014 - Tax refund for self-employment 2012/13
22nd April 2014 - P60 from new company, Final tax code: 0TW1 (2013/14)

26 December 2014 - Payslip still says 0T
Last week - Payslip says 0T

CLAPTON

have you submitted a self assessment for 2013-14 with details of your self employment and your PAYE job for 2013-14 ?