Marriage Allowance

brekfast

I registered my interest in March 2015 and received my link in July. My husband has received his new notice of coding so we hope to see adjustment in end of Aug income.

fd1972uk

Hi,

Sorry if this maybe a bit difficult to answer, but hopefully you can.

I made a mistake with my Marriage Allowance, switching mine's over to my wife, when it should have been the other way around. :rotfl:

Cancelled it, and they told me to get the wife to call, but gave up as after 5pm, whilst they say they are open to 8pm, can't get through.

So was going to do it online, however I note that the calculator says the benefit would be £118 per year.

Thing is the wife is on £10010 and I am on £24000.

So I'm a tad worried that she will actually end up paying tax, which may negate the saving? I have a pension I pay into, although the wife has normal tax code, so a tad worried it'll cost more, or is that impossible?


FD

scott9678

Just received my new P60 with the updated tax code. I was wondering if anyone knows whether this is backdated to 6th April when the scheme started, and if so should there be a rebate of some sort?

Doc_N

scott9678 wrote: »

Just received my new P60 with the updated tax code. I was wondering if anyone knows whether this is backdated to 6th April when the scheme started, and if so should there be a rebate of some sort?

The PAYE system is cumulative, meaning that your new code will automatically give you the allowance back to 6 April.

mikejb1

What an excellent tip. Just done it online. Simple.Thanks, Martin

good_advice

Thanks everyone. MSE Sam M and all the helpers.
We have just had the letter from HM Revenue & Customs and it says personal tax allowance received from partner£1060

Another :money: saving.

:j We would not have known to apply for this saving if it was not for MSE.

malgar

i successfully applied for the marriage tax allowance. when i checked my bank balance hmrc got the tax wrong way round i found myself paying £17 more tax instead of deducting tax when i rang hmrc i have been told this cannot be corrected until april 2016.they told me i not alone in this position.

fuzzgun19

Can a couple get this if the husband works, and the wife is a housewife and not earning?

And can it be backdated at all?

p00hsticks

fuzzgun19 wrote: »

Can a couple get this if the husband works, and the wife is a housewife and not earning?

Yes, providing the husband is a basic rate tax payer. The wife will need to apply to transfer some of her allowance over to her husband.
https://www.gov.uk/marriage-allowance-guide/how-it-works

fuzzgun19 wrote: »

And can it be backdated at all?

The allowance only came in at the start of this tax year. If the husband is on PAYE, then provided their tax code is adjusted before the end if the tax year it should automatically be applied for the year so far in the next pay cycle.

Consumerist

HMRC website has been updated. You no longer need to "register an interest" in the allowance. All done and dusted in about 5 minutes online and awaiting email confirmation, promised within 24 hours.