HMRC - Confusing - Who is right and who is wrong?

unholyangel

OP I know you want to get to the bottom of it, but unfortunately the bottom line is that your tax code is only a method of collecting your liability, its not the method for calculating it.

Its impossible for HMRC to calculate exactly what your liability will be going through the year (you could get a promotion, lose your job, have to take time off sick etc). They can only calculate it once the year is closed - by which time any underpayment or overpayment has already happened.

If it helps (might not but you never know), their mistake (whether employer or HMRC) technically hasn't cost you anything - as that money should have been deducted but wasn't. So you profited at the time and tbh, you're actually slightly better off as that amount of money is worth less now than it was a few years ago (inflation).

Butterfliesarepretty

Jost did send me a written p45 in 2016 and they did send it to hmrc as otherwise the letter would not show the pay and tax figures???

unholyangel

Butterfliesarepretty wrote: »

Jost did send me a written p45 in 2016 and they did send it to hmrc as otherwise the letter would not show the pay and tax figures???

What letter?