We'd like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum. This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are - or become - political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
We're aware that dates on the Forum are not currently showing correctly. Please bear with us while we get this fixed, and see Site feedback for updates.

Previous Employer did not pay tax or NI

gedebage
gedebage Posts: 222 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
I just received my P60 from my current employer where I have been working since November 2015. My P60 shows that I earned a gross amount of £1200 from my previous employer which was from April to November 2015.I worked full time there and was paid fortnightly grossing an average of £1400 a fortnight. I received payslips showing the amount of tax and national insurance payments deducted.

You can imagine the shock I felt when my P60 shows that I only earned £1200 gross in that period. I did ask my previous employer a number of times for a P45 to be told that it would be posted to me.This never happened. Now I know why.

Can anyone tell me what options I have. Will I be liable for the unpaid tax and NI? Should I notify HMRC? I was employed by that company for two years and never received a P60. For all I know they may have not paid any tax or NI payments on my behalf.I have most of the payslips and bank statements will show the amounts of money paid into my account from this employer.

Any help and advice will be greatly appreciated.

Comments

  • TBagpuss
    TBagpuss Posts: 11,236 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Yes, you should tell HMRC. As you have pay slips showing that the tax was paid you have good evidence that your were an employee, and what you were paying and that the employer was claiming to be making the payments.

    Its possible that the payments were made and that there was some other error, in which case contacting them ought to start the ball rolling to get it corrected.

    If they weren't, then HMRC should pursue the employer for the outstanding money.

    I think that there is also a mechanism for crediting you with NI contributions even if they don't get the money out of the employer, but I am not sure of the process.

    http://taxaid.org.uk/ might be useful to you
    All posts are my personal opinion, not formal advice Always get proper, professional advice (particularly about anything legal!)
  • General_Grant
    General_Grant Posts: 5,164 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    gedebage wrote: »
    I just received my P60 from my current employer where I have been working since November 2015. My P60 shows that I earned a gross amount of £1200 from my previous employer which was from April to November 2015.I worked full time there and was paid fortnightly grossing an average of £1400 a fortnight. I received payslips showing the amount of tax and national insurance payments deducted.

    You can imagine the shock I felt when my P60 shows that I only earned £1200 gross in that period. I did ask my previous employer a number of times for a P45 to be told that it would be posted to me.This never happened. Now I know why.

    Can anyone tell me what options I have. Will I be liable for the unpaid tax and NI? Should I notify HMRC? I was employed by that company for two years and never received a P60. For all I know they may have not paid any tax or NI payments on my behalf.I have most of the payslips and bank statements will show the amounts of money paid into my account from this employer.

    Any help and advice will be greatly appreciated.

    How did your current employer get the £1,200 figure to put on your P60?
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 348.3K Banking & Borrowing
  • 252.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 452.4K Spending & Discounts
  • 240.9K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 617.2K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 175.7K Life & Family
  • 254.1K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 15.1K Coronavirus Support Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.