Two job Tax

James3891

Hi , just hoping i can get some clarification on a couple of tax issues.I've been doing bureau/bank healthcare work for over a year but don't trouble the personal allowance.

I get paid end of the month for work done in the 2nd half of the previous month and 1st half of the pay month.

I've taken a Royal Mail contract from 30th November til 24th December.So technically i'll have Two jobs during that month but doubt i'll actually do any bureau whilst in that month.

Will i still be un-taxed as even with the contract and bureau together i won't get too near the allowance.

I read about the allowance being split possibly, i'm more than happy to have Royal mail as my main Job for December and not work any bureau if that makes it simpler , although there's 2 weeks extra money available if i can work it.Can i ask for 20% allowance on RM and 80% on the bureau for instance?.

If i work (bureau) middle of November til the end of the month i get paid that Xmas eve same as a Royal mail weekly pay date.If i'm going to get emergency taxed (even under the allowance) in December i'll leave this month alone so only RM goes in December.

I sent back the new starter form(old p46) and said i have another job, although for the month it could be made to be my only job , i viewed it as not having a p45 means i have another job whether i earn that month or not.

Just getting some clarification so i know how to deal with HMRC, thanks for any input.

James

booksurr

you are correct in having declared RM as being a second job, The downside is that unless you contact HMRC and ask for your tax code to be split between RM and agency, you will be given a BR code meaning you will be taxed at 20% on everything you earn in RM without the benefit of any personal allowance. That is because the default option for people with 2 jobs is the assumption the first job uses up all their allowance so the 2nd job must be taxed in full.

where that is not the case, as with you, you have correctly declared your circumstances on the starter from but now need to pro-actively get your code sorted out as no one else can do it for you