Marriage Allowance

polymaff

purdyoaten2 said:

I would have to say that this would flag up a few concerns for me in the first instance:

Who is Eligable?

Noticed - but I didn't want to rub salt into the wound!  Mind you, at one time it was easy to spot scams from the nigerian-english used. Now, ignorance of spelling and grammar is pandemic. ...

sheramber

shaneil13 said:

Please can you warn everyone about the claiming of marriage tax - we have just found out that HMRC paid out over £900 in December 2020 for our overpaid tax but the cheque was sent directly to a ‘tax claim’ company we used- now we can’t get hold of them to chase our money 😩
any ideas how we can track the money and get our hard earned money from ? 🥺

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12481832

eaststandjack

My wife has just finished work last week so will not be earning over the personal allowance, so my question is will i have to wait until next April to claim her marriage tax allowance 

Dazed_and_C0nfused

You can never "claim" Marriage Allowance.

She can apply now if she wishes, there is no need for her to wait.

molerat

You cannot claim her allowance, she has to give it to you, a subtle but important difference that will stop you from making a mess of it.  She can do it now.

eaststandjack

molerat said:

You cannot claim her allowance, she has to give it to you, a subtle but important difference that will stop you from making a mess of it.  She can do it now.

I know as soon as i posted it i thought she needs to do it 

polymaff

This "can't elect for MAT because my taxable income is more than my Personal Allowance" belief is impossible to kill, isn't it?

VocuherQueen

I have recently started to receive my state pension.  I have two very small pensions too. I transferred the marriage allowance to my husband in 2015.   Today I received a payslip & have paid tax.  As my husband's pension is less than £12,570 he doesn't pay tax so there is no need for him having my allowance.  I've gone online and cancelled it but it says it will continue til the next tax year. April 2022.  So I've ended up paying tax that I shouldn't really have to. Any suggestions/help?

polymaff

VocuherQueen said:

I have recently started to receive my state pension.  I have two very small pensions too. I transferred the marriage allowance to my husband in 2015.   Today I received a payslip & have paid tax.  As my husband's pension is less than £12,570 he doesn't pay tax so there is no need for him having my allowance.  I've gone online and cancelled it but it says it will continue til the next tax year. April 2022.  So I've ended up paying tax that I shouldn't really have to. Any suggestions/help?

https://www.gov.uk/marriage-allowance/if-your-circumstances-change

"If you cancel because of a change of income, the allowance will run until the end of the tax year (5 April)."

So that's why you are being taxed.

Electing for MAT when your spouse wouldn't be paying tax anyway, seems a bit odd.

Jeremy535897

polymaff said:

VocuherQueen said:

I have recently started to receive my state pension.  I have two very small pensions too. I transferred the marriage allowance to my husband in 2015.   Today I received a payslip & have paid tax.  As my husband's pension is less than £12,570 he doesn't pay tax so there is no need for him having my allowance.  I've gone online and cancelled it but it says it will continue til the next tax year. April 2022.  So I've ended up paying tax that I shouldn't really have to. Any suggestions/help?

https://www.gov.uk/marriage-allowance/if-your-circumstances-change

"If you cancel because of a change of income, the allowance will run until the end of the tax year (5 April)."

So that's why you are being taxed.

Electing for MAT when your spouse wouldn't be paying tax anyway, seems a bit odd.

I have seen a suggestion that husband could transfer 10% of his allowance to you, thus nullifying the effect in the current year, but I don't know if it works. It might be sensible anyway if he will be a non-taxpayer and you are a taxpayer.