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Tax code mess for 24/25, what should I do?

The_Salad
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I had the wrong tax code for most of 24/25, for two reasons:
Issue 1
Tax code was split across two incomes, my pension (419T) and an employer (711N). The reality was that 99% of my income was from just one source, my pension.
Issue 2
My tax codes included marriage transfer allowance where I was transferring my allowance to my wife. But my wife had no income at all for this period. I want to cancel the transfer of allowance and be sure that for 24/25 it is corrected.
How should I go about correcting this? Can I do it online or do I need to call HMRC?
How should I go about correcting this? Can I do it online or do I need to call HMRC?
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The_Salad said:I had the wrong tax code for most of 24/25, for two reasons:Issue 1Tax code was split across two incomes, my pension (419T) and an employer (711N). The reality was that 99% of my income was from just one source, my pension.Issue 2My tax codes included marriage transfer allowance where I was transferring my allowance to my wife. But my wife had no income at all for this period. I want to cancel the transfer of allowance and be sure that for 24/25 it is corrected.
How should I go about correcting this? Can I do it online or do I need to call HMRC?
*You haven't actually said you paid any tax but I'm assuming that is heat your concern is given you can never change a tax code once the tax year has ended.
I don't think the Marriage Allowance element is quite that straightforward. Any cancelling done now would come into effect on 6 April 2026.
Could your wife use any of the Marriage Allowance tax credit or not?0 -
There is no provision to cancel transfer of marriage allowance for a previous year.
But. As you say your wife had no income in 24/25 she could transfer part of her personal allowance - marriage transfer allowance- to you for 24/25.That will bring your allowances back to £12570.1
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