Marriage Allowance - Scotland

codfather_222

I have just seen that my Marriage Allowance has dropped to £600 for tax year 25-25. My circumstances have not changed from previous years when I received £1200 from my spouse who was and still is not working.

eskbanker

Marriage allowance involves a fixed amount of £1,260 - what has given you the impression that this has changed?

Easyjet77

codfather_222 said:

I have just seen that my Marriage Allowance has dropped to £600 for tax year 25-25. My circumstances have not changed from previous years when I received £1200 from my spouse who was and still is not working.

I am in an almost identical situation, always in the past I have received the full transfer £1200 , from my spouse. I have just received next years tax code notice and the marriage allowance has reduced to £600.
     When I questioned this, on the phone contact given, I was told it had been reduced as I am now an intermediate tax payer. 
        I do now pay a small amount at intermediate rate but I am not certain that it should effect the allowance transfer amount.
        I am still searching around for info that I can use to clarify. Regards 

Doonhamer

Are you close to the £43,663 Higher rate, I know if you are above it you can't claim the marriage allowance, maybe it tapers as you get close?

Easyjet77

Doonhamer said:

Are you close to the £43,663 Higher rate, I know if you are above it you can't claim the marriage allowance, maybe it tapers as you get close?

Nowhere near higher rate, only just into intermediate by a few pounds.

Dazed_and_C0nfused

codfather_222 said:

I have just seen that my Marriage Allowance has dropped to £600 for tax year 25-25. My circumstances have not changed from previous years when I received £1200 from my spouse who was and still is not working.

£600 is used if HMRC expect you to be paying 42% tax.

£600 x 42% = £252 (the MA reducer amount).

It helps prevent you owing a lot of tax if it turns you aren't entitled to Marriage Allowance

codfather_222

eskbanker said:

Marriage allowance involves a fixed amount of £1,260 - what has given you the impression that this has changed?

Tax code calculation for 25-26