Taking a break from work

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chrisbur said:

[Deleted User] said:

chrisbur said:

Was your tax code week 1 before or is this the first week?
Have you spoken to payroll about this and if so what did they say?

This is my first wage in my new job. They were given my P45 on my first day. It has tax code 1389M on it. I will see what my next wage slip says on Tuesday to see if it is sorted before contacting payroll.

What tax code is used on your payslip?
A code of 1257L Wk 1 or BR/0T would mean that payroll have not yet got your P45 would be worth checking to see if they have now received it.

Tax code on wage slip is 1380M WK1. Unless it's been adjusted for last tax years week 53 then that's wrong.

chrisbur

[Deleted User] said:

chrisbur said:

[Deleted User] said:

chrisbur said:

Was your tax code week 1 before or is this the first week?
Have you spoken to payroll about this and if so what did they say?

This is my first wage in my new job. They were given my P45 on my first day. It has tax code 1389M on it. I will see what my next wage slip says on Tuesday to see if it is sorted before contacting payroll.

What tax code is used on your payslip?
A code of 1257L Wk 1 or BR/0T would mean that payroll have not yet got your P45 would be worth checking to see if they have now received it.

Tax code on wage slip is 1380M WK1. Unless it's been adjusted for last tax years week 53 then that's wrong.

On your P45 part 1A is there an X in the box after the tax code (section 6) and figures in section 8
If no X and figures in section 7 then the P45 has been entered wrongly unless HMRC have advised them differently so worth checking with payroll.

EDIT
Just looked back and see that your old code was 1389M not 1380M so could be HMRC code change.  They will usually put you on a week 1 code if they reduce your tax code to avoid it being backdated to the start of the tax year; but in your circumstances with unused weeks allowances that is not the best choice.  So check with employer if this is an HMRC code and if so contact HMRC and explain that a cumulative code would be better.

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chrisbur said:

[Deleted User] said:

chrisbur said:

[Deleted User] said:

chrisbur said:

Was your tax code week 1 before or is this the first week?
Have you spoken to payroll about this and if so what did they say?

This is my first wage in my new job. They were given my P45 on my first day. It has tax code 1389M on it. I will see what my next wage slip says on Tuesday to see if it is sorted before contacting payroll.

What tax code is used on your payslip?
A code of 1257L Wk 1 or BR/0T would mean that payroll have not yet got your P45 would be worth checking to see if they have now received it.

Tax code on wage slip is 1380M WK1. Unless it's been adjusted for last tax years week 53 then that's wrong.

On your P45 part 1A is there an X in the box after the tax code (section 6) and figures in section 8
If no X and figures in section 7 then the P45 has been entered wrongly unless HMRC have advised them differently so worth checking with payroll.

EDIT
Just looked back and see that your old code was 1389M not 1380M so could be HMRC code change.  They will usually put you on a week 1 code if they reduce your tax code to avoid it being backdated to the start of the tax year; but in your circumstances with unused weeks allowances that is not the best choice.  So check with employer if this is an HMRC code and if so contact HMRC and explain that a cumulative code would be better.

Payroll sent me comms from HMRC with tax code details they received. It is now 1327M. They have used the change of employer to update it to take account of savings interest reported for year 2023/24. I suppose it'll all work out eventually.

chrisbur

[Deleted User] said:

chrisbur said:

[Deleted User] said:

chrisbur said:

[Deleted User] said:

chrisbur said:

Was your tax code week 1 before or is this the first week?
Have you spoken to payroll about this and if so what did they say?

This is my first wage in my new job. They were given my P45 on my first day. It has tax code 1389M on it. I will see what my next wage slip says on Tuesday to see if it is sorted before contacting payroll.

What tax code is used on your payslip?
A code of 1257L Wk 1 or BR/0T would mean that payroll have not yet got your P45 would be worth checking to see if they have now received it.

Tax code on wage slip is 1380M WK1. Unless it's been adjusted for last tax years week 53 then that's wrong.

On your P45 part 1A is there an X in the box after the tax code (section 6) and figures in section 8
If no X and figures in section 7 then the P45 has been entered wrongly unless HMRC have advised them differently so worth checking with payroll.

EDIT
Just looked back and see that your old code was 1389M not 1380M so could be HMRC code change.  They will usually put you on a week 1 code if they reduce your tax code to avoid it being backdated to the start of the tax year; but in your circumstances with unused weeks allowances that is not the best choice.  So check with employer if this is an HMRC code and if so contact HMRC and explain that a cumulative code would be better.

Payroll sent me comms from HMRC with tax code details they received. It is now 1327M. They have used the change of employer to update it to take account of savings interest reported for year 2023/24. I suppose it'll all work out eventually.

Is this code to be applied on week 1 (possibly shown a X 1 or non-cumulative)

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chrisbur said:

[Deleted User] said:

chrisbur said:

[Deleted User] said:

chrisbur said:

[Deleted User] said:

chrisbur said:

Was your tax code week 1 before or is this the first week?
Have you spoken to payroll about this and if so what did they say?

This is my first wage in my new job. They were given my P45 on my first day. It has tax code 1389M on it. I will see what my next wage slip says on Tuesday to see if it is sorted before contacting payroll.

What tax code is used on your payslip?
A code of 1257L Wk 1 or BR/0T would mean that payroll have not yet got your P45 would be worth checking to see if they have now received it.

Tax code on wage slip is 1380M WK1. Unless it's been adjusted for last tax years week 53 then that's wrong.

On your P45 part 1A is there an X in the box after the tax code (section 6) and figures in section 8
If no X and figures in section 7 then the P45 has been entered wrongly unless HMRC have advised them differently so worth checking with payroll.

EDIT
Just looked back and see that your old code was 1389M not 1380M so could be HMRC code change.  They will usually put you on a week 1 code if they reduce your tax code to avoid it being backdated to the start of the tax year; but in your circumstances with unused weeks allowances that is not the best choice.  So check with employer if this is an HMRC code and if so contact HMRC and explain that a cumulative code would be better.

Payroll sent me comms from HMRC with tax code details they received. It is now 1327M. They have used the change of employer to update it to take account of savings interest reported for year 2023/24. I suppose it'll all work out eventually.

Is this code to be applied on week 1 (possibly shown a X 1 or non-cumulative)

It has an X and this weeks wage slip is 1327m W1, will the W1 disappear next week?

chrisbur

Only if HMRC issue a change to the tax code/basis to put it on cumulative.  If you want this change I think you will have to contact them.

jereriomi

I took a break from work a while back, and honestly, I didn’t have to tell anyone about it. My employer took care of informing the tax office, and everything just worked itself out by the end of the tax year. I even ended up getting a small refund because I hadn’t worked the full year.

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jereriomi said:

I took a break from work a while back, and honestly, I didn’t have to tell anyone about it. My employer took care of informing the tax office, and everything just worked itself out by the end of the tax year. I even ended up getting a small refund because I hadn’t worked the full year.

I have 4 weeks without a wage so I reckon I'm due about £200. I'm sure it'll work out eventually.

chrisbur

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jereriomi said:

I took a break from work a while back, and honestly, I didn’t have to tell anyone about it. My employer took care of informing the tax office, and everything just worked itself out by the end of the tax year. I even ended up getting a small refund because I hadn’t worked the full year.

I have 4 weeks without a wage so I reckon I'm due about £200. I'm sure it'll work out eventually.

Yes if you continue on a week 1 code to the year end then HMRC will calculate tax due and any rebate will be paid eventually (no idea how quick/slow they are these days.