Lost my P45

LawrenceMPA

What can I do if I’ve lost my P45? I don’t want to have to be put on emergency tax. I’ve been in positions before where I filled a P46 and was still put on emergency tax. I really don’t want that happening again. What would be my best course of action? TIA

McKneff

Just fill in a form that your new employer gives you.
Nothing more you can do.

Marcon

If your new employer gives you a new starter form promptly and you return it equally promptly, all should be well. See http://taxaid.org.uk/guides/information/issues-for-employees/employee/form-p46

Dazed_and_confused

You do know that the "emergency" tax code is exactly the same as the code most people have, 1185L.

The only difference is that when it is used on the emergency basis it ignores what you have earned in earlier in the year. Which could mean you pay too much or too little tax when your new employer uses the emergency code.

But it still allows you to earn nearly £1000 in a month before any tax would be deducted.

Just make sure you complete the new starter declaration correctly.

jobbingmusician

All the above, plus the reassurance that your tax will be sorted out at the end of the tax year, if not before.

I've just completed my self assessment for year ending 31/3/18, and was DELIGHTED to see that HMRC had pre-filled the amounts I had earned from employment into the self employed return. So they definitely keep these records!


(In answer to the question you asked, though, if you were/are on good terms with your payroll dept, you could just write/email and ask for a copy of your last payslip, which has exactly the same information on it. Or give this to your new payroll dept so they know how much you have earned, year to date, and what your tax code is, if you have it to hand.)