Claiming Tax Back

Darksparkle

Providing you hand it in on time yes.

molerat

eportdave wrote: »

so do i request a p45 from the london job, then hand it to my new employer and my 1st pay packet ill be refunded???

Get the P45 from the old employer ASAP. Hand it to the new employer then contact the tax office to get the tax code changed to normal 1060L as you are on a M1 emergency code which means you will be taxed on each pay packet as you were in the previous job. You will not get a rebate through your pay until you do this, you should have contacted the tax office whilst in the previous job to get it corrected.

molerat

Darksparkle wrote: »

Not without a P45.

Darksparkle wrote: »

Providing you hand it in on time yes.

Not without getting the tax code changed first.

Darksparkle

molerat wrote: »

Not without getting the tax code changed first.

Depending on what the tax code is on the P45. That's what the employer will operate.

molerat

Darksparkle wrote: »

Depending on what the tax code is on the P45. That's what the employer will operate.

I would assume the same as on the payslips.

Darksparkle

molerat wrote: »

I would assume the same as on the payslips.

I try not to assume. Ive seen allsorts of nonsense on a P45.

Savvy_Sue

I'd recommend getting the P45 ASAP: it's a matter of courtesy to let a previous employer know that you won't be returning, even if it's a seasonal job. And it saves a world of pain if HMRC decide you have two jobs, when you think you only have one.

Writing a brief letter resigning should do the job. They may accept your resignation by phone if you had a friendly relationship with them, maybe phone to check who your letter needs to go to!

eportdave

Well as you all gather, i find all this tax stuff difficult to understand. I have just sent a email to the london job requesting a P45. so hopefully i get that next week. My new job starts on the 8th of feb.

So, once i have the P45, do i just ring up the tax off and request a change of tax code? or is there something pacific i should tell them?

agrinnall

Given that the previous tax code was incorrect it might be simpler to ignore the P45 and provide the new starter details as xylophone has suggested in post #10 to let HMRC issue a new code. If that code is correct then the overpayment will resolve itself as long as it happens before April 5th, and is likely to result in quite a big repayment.

eportdave

Thanks agrinnall. So looking at post #10 and clicking the link, when I fill in my p46 when I start my new job, I'll be ticking box B. So dose this mean that any tax owed back to me would be sent to me via a check in the post or would it go in my bank with my pay?