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National Insurance Number error
NorthernGuy
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in Cutting tax
I'm just catching up with the financial affairs of an elderly relative, now that I have power of attorney over her. One of her private pensions shows a slightly wrong NI number. The final letter differs from that used on all other pensions including her DSS Retirement Pension.
I will write to that pension company to try to correct the mistake. But is it likely to have led to an error in the tax she has been paying? And is there no mechanism that should have spotted this mistake years ago?
I will write to that pension company to try to correct the mistake. But is it likely to have led to an error in the tax she has been paying? And is there no mechanism that should have spotted this mistake years ago?
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No.NorthernGuy said:I'm just catching up with the financial affairs of an elderly relative, now that I have power of attorney over her. One of her private pensions shows a slightly wrong NI number. The final letter differs from that used on all other pensions including her DSS Retirement Pension.
I will write to that pension company to try to correct the mistake. But is it likely to have led to an error in the tax she has been paying? And is there no mechanism that should have spotted this mistake years ago?
If you get to to access her Personal Tax Account you can check the payments are showing up and if the correct tax code is being used.
https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/national-insurance-manual/nim391101 -
It should not lead to an error, the original use of the final letter has been redundant for many years and the preceding letters and numbers are unique to her.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7f16a9e5274a2e87db3b96/nino-staff-guide-intro.pdf
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Keep_pedalling - thanks, I wondered why the wrong letter hadn't caused an issue. Now I know it's useless nowadays!Keep_pedalling said:It should not lead to an error, the original use of the final letter has been redundant for many years and the preceding letters and numbers are unique to her.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7f16a9e5274a2e87db3b96/nino-staff-guide-intro.pdf0 -
When PAYE was computerised in the mid 1980s the final letter was deemed to be simply a ‘check character’. It has no significance.Keep_pedalling said:It should not lead to an error, the original use of the final letter has been redundant for many years and the preceding letters and numbers are unique to her.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7f16a9e5274a2e87db3b96/nino-staff-guide-intro.pdf1
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