Marriage Tax Allowance tax codes

scorpiolady

I applied for M.T.A earlier this year everything was fine until my husband received an email saying his tax code has changed its gone from 1389M to 1207LX

So i checked mine and its gone from 1137N to 1263L

Don't know what's happened there could it be because i changed employer?

Do i need to re-apply or should i just ring tax office

Dazed_and_C0nfused

We're either of you liable to higher rate tax in the previous tax year?

If so HMRC cancel it from that year onwards (assuming you applied for the 2021:22 tax year in the first place).

But you can reapply if neither of you expect to be higher rate in the current tax year.

Ganga

scorpiolady said:

I applied for M.T.A earlier this year everything was fine until my husband received an email saying his tax code has changed its gone from 1389M to 1207LX

So i checked mine and its gone from 1137N to 1263L

Don't know what's happened there could it be because i changed employer?

Do i need to re-apply or should i just ring tax office

The way i understand it is the highest tax payer applies for the MTA ,last year my wife applied and she was given part of my personal tax allowance as i do not pay tax ( under threshold ) but this financial year things are reversed so i applied for the MTA which gives me more tax free allowance as this year i will pay tax and my wife is below the tax threshold. 

p00hsticks

Ganga said:

scorpiolady said:

I applied for M.T.A earlier this year everything was fine until my husband received an email saying his tax code has changed its gone from 1389M to 1207LX

So i checked mine and its gone from 1137N to 1263L

Don't know what's happened there could it be because i changed employer?

Do i need to re-apply or should i just ring tax office

The way i understand it is the highest tax payer applies for the MTA ,last year my wife applied and she was given part of my personal tax allowance as i do not pay tax ( under threshold ) but this financial year things are reversed so i applied for the MTA which gives me more tax free allowance as this year i will pay tax and my wife is below the tax threshold. 

No,  that's incorrect - the one who applies is the one who is giving away part of their allowance, so it needs to be the lower earner who applies.