New employer asking to see my P60

Allezallez89

I will recently be starting a new job and one of things my new employer is asking for is a copy of my P60 is this normal practice?  I know they need my P45 but didn't realise that they needed to see my P60.  I am a little bit nervous as I was a little bit creative with what my current salary was during the interview process

Browntoa

Earlier thread identical question

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1736189/new-employer-wants-my-p60-surely-not-right

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Allezallez89 said:

I will recently be starting a new job and one of things my new employer is asking for is a copy of my P60 is this normal practice?  I know they need my P45 but didn't realise that they needed to see my P60.  I am a little bit nervous as I was a little bit creative with what my current salary was during the interview process

Not saying being creative with your salary is a good idea but a P60 does not usually include details of your "salary".

It is your taxable pay which these days rarely equates to your salary.

Might be you contribute 10% under a net pay pension scheme so your "salary" of say £40k is only shown as £36K on the P60.

With salary sacrifice the difference can be huge, some people can have a £40k "salary"  and a P60 showing only maybe £15k

Allezallez89

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

Allezallez89 said:

I will recently be starting a new job and one of things my new employer is asking for is a copy of my P60 is this normal practice?  I know they need my P45 but didn't realise that they needed to see my P60.  I am a little bit nervous as I was a little bit creative with what my current salary was during the interview process

Not saying being creative with your salary is a good idea but a P60 does not usually include details of your "salary".

It is your taxable pay which these days rarely equates to your salary.

Might be you contribute 10% under a net pay pension scheme so your "salary" of say £40k is only shown as £36K on the P60.

With salary sacrifice the difference can be huge, some people can have a £40k "salary"  and a P60 showing only maybe £15k

Thank you - that makes me feel a little bit better

Allezallez89

Browntoa said:

Earlier thread identical question

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1736189/new-employer-wants-my-p60-surely-not-right

Hmm not exactly the same situation but thanks anyway.

Allezallez89

Allezallez89 said:

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

Allezallez89 said:

I will recently be starting a new job and one of things my new employer is asking for is a copy of my P60 is this normal practice?  I know they need my P45 but didn't realise that they needed to see my P60.  I am a little bit nervous as I was a little bit creative with what my current salary was during the interview process

Not saying being creative with your salary is a good idea but a P60 does not usually include details of your "salary".

It is your taxable pay which these days rarely equates to your salary.

Might be you contribute 10% under a net pay pension scheme so your "salary" of say £40k is only shown as £36K on the P60.

With salary sacrifice the difference can be huge, some people can have a £40k "salary"  and a P60 showing only maybe £15k

Thank you - that makes me feel a little bit better

Just thinking a bit more about it - would you say it was normal practice to ask for it though??

General_Grant

Allezallez89 said:

Allezallez89 said:

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

Allezallez89 said:

I will recently be starting a new job and one of things my new employer is asking for is a copy of my P60 is this normal practice?  I know they need my P45 but didn't realise that they needed to see my P60.  I am a little bit nervous as I was a little bit creative with what my current salary was during the interview process

Not saying being creative with your salary is a good idea but a P60 does not usually include details of your "salary".

It is your taxable pay which these days rarely equates to your salary.

Might be you contribute 10% under a net pay pension scheme so your "salary" of say £40k is only shown as £36K on the P60.

With salary sacrifice the difference can be huge, some people can have a £40k "salary"  and a P60 showing only maybe £15k

Thank you - that makes me feel a little bit better

Just thinking a bit more about it - would you say it was normal practice to ask for it though??

Not unusual where there may be doubt about the salary claimed to have been received by a job applicant.

Allezallez89

General_Grant said:

Allezallez89 said:

Allezallez89 said:

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

Allezallez89 said:

I will recently be starting a new job and one of things my new employer is asking for is a copy of my P60 is this normal practice?  I know they need my P45 but didn't realise that they needed to see my P60.  I am a little bit nervous as I was a little bit creative with what my current salary was during the interview process

Not saying being creative with your salary is a good idea but a P60 does not usually include details of your "salary".

It is your taxable pay which these days rarely equates to your salary.

Might be you contribute 10% under a net pay pension scheme so your "salary" of say £40k is only shown as £36K on the P60.

With salary sacrifice the difference can be huge, some people can have a £40k "salary"  and a P60 showing only maybe £15k

Thank you - that makes me feel a little bit better

Just thinking a bit more about it - would you say it was normal practice to ask for it though??

Not unusual where there may be doubt about the salary claimed to have been received by a job applicant.

Great!  Do I have to submit it?

TELLIT01

The latest P60 will be for the year 2018/19 so won't tell a new employer anything about your income in the last 9 months.

Dazed_and_C0nfused

TELLIT01 said:

The latest P60 will be for the year 2018/19 so won't tell a new employer anything about your income in the last 9 months.

Good point and you won't get one from your old employer for 2019:20 either.

Gavin83

Allezallez89 said:

I will recently be starting a new job and one of things my new employer is asking for is a copy of my P60 is this normal practice?  I know they need my P45 but didn't realise that they needed to see my P60.  I am a little bit nervous as I was a little bit creative with what my current salary was during the interview process

How much did you over inflate your salary by?

I would say it’s unusual practice unless they have reason to believe you may have lied about your salary. Have they recently received references?