Marriage Allowance

weeowens

notbritishgas wrote: »

You do not get this years by cheque, the increased tax code gives it week/month by week/month.

Hi, isn't that what I posted ?

I know re this years tax code adjustment. It is for the last two years that I will get the cheque.

notbritishgas

weeowens wrote: »

Hi, isn't that what I posted ?

I know re this years tax code adjustment. It is for the last two years that I will get the cheque.

yes you did, my misread, it was the £400 that threw me.

polymaff

Consumerist wrote: »

. . . and both your tax codes will change. The non-taxpayer's (donor) code will decrease and the tax-payer's (recipient) will increase.

Only if you have a PAYE code - and the donor could be a tax-payer.

The down-side of over-answering.

H1961

Sorry didn't know how to post new question. Forgive me. Can't seem to get an answer to why 2 women living together cannot claim a tax break. Marriage allowance tax break applies to us but because we're not gay we can claim nothing. Anybody any ideas??

jsty3105

Eligibility query:
Scenario:
- Me and my wife both have indefinite leave to remain visas and neither of us hold a British passport
- I am a basic rate tax payer
- She has a National Insurance number but is not working.
- We have bank accounts under our names here

We were previously told by a customer service rep at HMRC that only British citizens can apply for this but I've not found info to back that up.

Looking through the previous posts on this thread, I've been unable to find anyone in a similar scenario to mine but I wondered if there were any lurkers about?

Dazed_and_confused

H1961

I don't think whether you're gay or not is relevant.

Providing you are married or in a civil partnership then you would be eligible although other files may mean it's not worth claiming i.e. neither of you actually pay tax or one is paying higher rate tax.

This is on gov.uk and seems clear same sex married or civil partnership couples are included
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/marriage-transferable-tax-allowance-announced-by-government

Elainer63

I have just rang about the 2015/16 allowance ad was tol there has been problems which were sorted yesteday so letters wil be going out sooon followed by cheques

Dazed_and_confused

Elainer63

Still waiting for 2015:16 myself, did they tell you there and then how much you were getting and how long for the cheque to arrive?

Elainer63

No I rang up about 15/16 was told they have had problems her looked and said problems sorted yesterday letters going out then cheques would be sent after but didn't say how long or how much

Number1ace

I received the MA last year, how and when will I receive it this year.