Random £900 tax underpayment

csgohan4

chrisbur said:

In order to understand this details are required.
Taxable gross
Tax paid
Tax code/basis
Taxable pay to date
Tax paid to date
Previous gross
Previous tax
These details from last payslip in old employment and each payslip in new employment, Previous pay tax may be blank on some payslips.

OP please answer above, otherwise how long is a piece of string

conmag96

csgohan4 said:

chrisbur said:

In order to understand this details are required.
Taxable gross
Tax paid
Tax code/basis
Taxable pay to date
Tax paid to date
Previous gross
Previous tax
These details from last payslip in old employment and each payslip in new employment, Previous pay tax may be blank on some payslips.

OP please answer above, otherwise how long is a piece of string

Taxable gross £3141 new job 

Tax paid £643

Tax code 1250lx

Taxable pay to date from April 2019: £17,474

Tax paid from April 2019: £1783 

Previous gross £14,363 week number 36

Previous tax £1,140 week number 36

My old employer did change its name or some sort but I don’t think that made an issue

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Your figures don't add up.
Taxable gross in new job £3,141 plus previous gross £14,363 = £17,504 not £17,474.

Are you missing out some pension contributions somewhere?  Gross pay is often irrelevant, it is taxable pay which matters.

conmag96

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

Your figures don't add up.
Taxable gross in new job £3,141 plus previous gross £14,363 = £17,504 not £17,474.

Are you missing out some pension contributions somewhere?  Gross pay is often irrelevant, it is taxable pay which matters.

I think that was a typo I’m sorry, I do pay a small amount into my pension every week yes ranges from £15-£30, I just don’t get how I owe HMRC £900, previous tax years states I paid the right amount of tax 

chrisbur

conmag96 said:

csgohan4 said:

chrisbur said:

In order to understand this details are required.
Taxable gross
Tax paid
Tax code/basis
Taxable pay to date
Tax paid to date
Previous gross
Previous tax
These details from last payslip in old employment and each payslip in new employment, Previous pay tax may be blank on some payslips.

OP please answer above, otherwise how long is a piece of string

Taxable gross £3141 new job 

Tax paid £643

Tax code 1250lx

Taxable pay to date from April 2019: £17,474

Tax paid from April 2019: £1783 

Previous gross £14,363 week number 36

Previous tax £1,140 week number 36

My old employer did change its name or some sort but I don’t think that made an issue

Not quite what I asked for, also figures have been rounded I assume and include typo.  I assume that ....

"Taxable gross £3141 new job 

Tax paid £643

Tax code 1250lx

Taxable pay to date from April 2019: £17,474

Tax paid from April 2019: £1783"

are from your last payslip in currant employment.

"Previous gross £14,363 week number 36

Previous tax £1,140 week number 36"

are from last payslip with old employer.

If the tax paid figure of £643 is the tax paid in your current employment on a taxable gross of £3141 then the most I would expect to see as tax is something around £628 and that does not allow for the tax code of 1250LX that you show.
Previous pay and tax are correct on a rough check.
The tax code of 1250LX is a week 1 tax code and no tax will be adjusted for previous weeks while that code is in use.  Normally either by P45 or notice from HMRC a cumulative tax code (which would allow for adjustment for tax paid earlier) would be given along with details of pay and tax from last employment.  You appear to have these pay and tax details but a non-cumulative (week 1) tax code has been used. 
If this was all you were querying I would say you just need to get your tax code corrected from non-cumulative to cumulative by checking first with your employer if they used the correct code and if they did then with HMRC to see why this non-cumulative code was used. 

But you keep mentioning owing £900 who told you this and what did they say was the reason for it. 

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Thread title

Random £900 tax underpayment

Op

now I am told I owe them £900,

Next post from op

The underpayment is in this years current tax year

Later post from op

I’m on £8.50hr 45 hours a week, I’ve paid the right amount of tax all my life as HMRC have confirmed this 

Later post from op

I just don’t get how I owe HMRC £900, previous tax years states I paid the right amount of tax 

We still have no idea what this £900 relates to and why you think this apparent underpayment is for the current tax year when your tax code is 1250L.

What exactly have you received from HMRC saying you owe £900??

conmag96

chrisbur said:

conmag96 said:

csgohan4 said:

chrisbur said:

In order to understand this details are required.
Taxable gross
Tax paid
Tax code/basis
Taxable pay to date
Tax paid to date
Previous gross
Previous tax
These details from last payslip in old employment and each payslip in new employment, Previous pay tax may be blank on some payslips.

OP please answer above, otherwise how long is a piece of string

Taxable gross £3141 new job 

Tax paid £643

Tax code 1250lx

Taxable pay to date from April 2019: £17,474

Tax paid from April 2019: £1783 

Previous gross £14,363 week number 36

Previous tax £1,140 week number 36

My old employer did change its name or some sort but I don’t think that made an issue

Not quite what I asked for, also figures have been rounded I assume and include typo.  I assume that ....

"Taxable gross £3141 new job 

Tax paid £643

Tax code 1250lx

Taxable pay to date from April 2019: £17,474

Tax paid from April 2019: £1783"

are from your last payslip in currant employment.

"Previous gross £14,363 week number 36

Previous tax £1,140 week number 36"

are from last payslip with old employer.

If the tax paid figure of £643 is the tax paid in your current employment on a taxable gross of £3141 then the most I would expect to see as tax is something around £628 and that does not allow for the tax code of 1250LX that you show.
Previous pay and tax are correct on a rough check.
The tax code of 1250LX is a week 1 tax code and no tax will be adjusted for previous weeks while that code is in use.  Normally either by P45 or notice from HMRC a cumulative tax code (which would allow for adjustment for tax paid earlier) would be given along with details of pay and tax from last employment.  You appear to have these pay and tax details but a non-cumulative (week 1) tax code has been used. 
If this was all you were querying I would say you just need to get your tax code corrected from non-cumulative to cumulative by checking first with your employer if they used the correct code and if they did then with HMRC to see why this non-cumulative code was used. 

But you keep mentioning owing £900 who told you this and what did they say was the reason for it. 

So would you say  £643 paid tax since December is about right? That’s averaging on around £70 a week tax is outrageous.. it should be at least half that with the code I’ve always been on, okay thanks for your info.. I was told by Hmrc I owed them 900 because they didn’t documents and info needed in transitioning jobs, as stupid as it sounds that was word for word.. is there anyone I can take this case to because something isn’t right 

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Take what to them?
We still have absolutely no idea where you are getting this £900 from.

Was it on a letter, a calculation, a tax code, an email, a phone call, a debt collector knocking on your door? 

Give us something to go on

conmag96

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

Thread title

Random £900 tax underpayment

Op

now I am told I owe them £900,

Next post from op

The underpayment is in this years current tax year

Later post from op

I’m on £8.50hr 45 hours a week, I’ve paid the right amount of tax all my life as HMRC have confirmed this 

Later post from op

I just don’t get how I owe HMRC £900, previous tax years states I paid the right amount of tax 

We still have no idea what this £900 relates to and why you think this apparent underpayment is for the current tax year when your tax code is 1250L.

What exactly have you received from HMRC saying you owe £900??

conmag96

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

Take what to them?
We still have absolutely no idea where you are getting this £900 from.

Was it on a letter, a calculation, a tax code, an email, a phone call, a debt collector knocking on your door? 

Give us something to go on

I’ve had no letter no warning.. I rang up to chase up the emergency tax refund I was told I was getting to find out them telling me I had an underpayment of 900, I have no clue with tax I’m sorry if it isn’t making sense, I didn’t provide a p45 when I started my new job but filled a starter checklist, this is the reason they’re giving