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Matt_22
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Can I give my new employer my tax code from my last payslip if I don't have my P45 yet would that work? To avoid emergency tax

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  • Marcon
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    edited 12 March at 6:23PM
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    Matt_22 said:
    Can I give my new employer my tax code from my last payslip if I don't have my P45 yet would that work? To avoid emergency tax
    If you complete a starter checklist (which they will supply) that'll do the trick: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/starter-checklist-for-paye
    Googling on your question might have been both quicker and easier, if you're only after simple facts rather than opinions!  
  • BoGoF
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    Marcon said:
    Matt_22 said:
    Can I give my new employer my tax code from my last payslip if I don't have my P45 yet would that work? To avoid emergency tax
    If you complete a starter checklist (which they will supply) that'll do the trick: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/starter-checklist-for-paye
    Which will probably still result in emergency tax.

    But you cannot use your payslip op.
  • baser999
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    Matt_22 said:
    Can I give my new employer my tax code from my last payslip if I don't have my P45 yet would that work? To avoid emergency tax
    Why do you not have your P45? 
  • Dazed_and_C0nfused
    Dazed_and_C0nfused Posts: 13,499 Forumite
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    Matt_22 said:
    Can I give my new employer my tax code from my last payslip if I don't have my P45 yet would that work? To avoid emergency tax
    The emergency tax code is 1257L.

    What tax code is on your payslip?
  • Savvy_Sue
    Savvy_Sue Posts: 46,032 Forumite
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    If you don't have it on your first day, you can always give it in later. However it will only be any use to your new employer if they can act on the information before the end of the tax year, and time may be running out for that.
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  • Marcon
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    Marcon said:
    Matt_22 said:
    Can I give my new employer my tax code from my last payslip if I don't have my P45 yet would that work? To avoid emergency tax
    If you complete a starter checklist (which they will supply) that'll do the trick: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/starter-checklist-for-paye
    You can complete online using the link above - no need to wait for your new employer to supply it.
    Googling on your question might have been both quicker and easier, if you're only after simple facts rather than opinions!  
  • penners324
    penners324 Posts: 2,741 Forumite
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    Complete the new starter form correctly and you'll be on 1257LX. 

  • EnPointe
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    baser999 said:
    Matt_22 said:
    Can I give my new employer my tax code from my last payslip if I don't have my P45 yet would that work? To avoid emergency tax
    Why do you not have your P45? 
    becasue you donl;t get your P45 until after your last  payday, which if you are unlucky can be nearly 2 months after starting a new role if you  start mid month
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