Tax code is wrong, no help at HMRC

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unforeseen said:

[Deleted User] said:

From HMRC Internal Manual - PAYE guide:

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/paye-manual/paye11015

Emergency Code

The emergency tax code is a number followed by suffix L. The number is the Personal allowance without the final figure for example the emergency code for 2019-20 is 1250L. The emergency code can be used on a cumulative or non-cumulative basis (week 1 or month 1).

I quoted from the gov.uk site
Www.gov.uk/tax-codes/emergency-tax-codes

You did. As I explained in my first post HMRC recently changed the approach to this in consultation. Accessibility to HMRC information is important and the .gov site is excellent in that respect. It cannot be regarded, however, as representative of case law and you can see how directives to employers are more accurate and consistent with HMRC internal manuals.

Jeremy535897

Emergency Code
The emergency tax code is a number followed by suffix L.

Absolute rubbish. 
Emergency tax codes are
1250 W1
1250 M1
1250 X
Note the lack of L after the number

why do you find it so hard to accept it?

unforeseen

Jeremy535897 said:

Emergency Code
The emergency tax code is a number followed by suffix L.

Absolute rubbish. 
Emergency tax codes are
1250 W1
1250 M1
1250 X
Note the lack of L after the number

why do you find it so hard to accept it?

Probably for the same reason that you can't accept that we are not in Tier 4

Jeremy535897

I know we are in a national lockdown. All I said is that the legislation achieves this by putting all of England into Tier 4. That's precisely what it does.

mofeenster

Generally speaking, if you have been over-taxed it will be worked out through PAYE and you'll get it back eventually. I was self-employed, then became employed, for some reason this made HMRC go into emergency tax mode due to that scenario.
I got on the phone to HMRC and explained the situation, they asked for payroll to submit my P60 (it was the end of the tax year). When the new tax year started my tax code changed. I received my overpayment back through PAYE.
If you want to quickly check what your income will be after tax codes etc. you can use this calculator, which is based on HMRC's, or use their's (which is in beta).