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Marriage Tax Allowance tax codes
scorpiolady
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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
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
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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.0 -
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.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 office0 -
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.Ganga said:
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.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
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