First payslip - no tax! Why?

chrisbur

fluke13 wrote: »

The same happened to my husband. Started a new job on 10th April this year, received a payslip on the 23rd (no tax) we thought ok maybe the P45 hasn't been sorted by his new employers. Received a full months wages this week and still no tax or NI contributions taken, his tax code is 1150L. Will have to see Tuesday when he goes back into work

Once again cannot really comment as no details given, but would just say that a P45 has no bearing on national insurance.

If you want to know your actual tax position you have to give full details. From the P45 the taxable gross to date, tax paid to date, tax code, and week or month number. If there is a second set of figures also give taxable gross and tax paid this employment. From your payslips the taxable gross, taxable gross to date and the week or month numbers.

frugalmacdugal

Hi,

chrisbur wrote: »

Tax does not work like this. If we assume that the last payment from the old employer and the first payment from the new employer were both paid in the same tax month then 20% of the new employer's payment will be due as tax.
This is by no means certain though there are other possibilities but without figures from the OP there is no way of telling what the actual tax position is.

ok, but jings, will 4 days tax deducted from a months wages leave the OP in poverty?