does tax change now married ?

emilyx78

we got married in august last year,

does anything change tax wise ? should we have told anyone ?

sorry if this is in the wrong place.

Savvy_Sue

No, nothing changes, married couples have been taxed as individuals, each responsible for their own tax affairs, for a number of years now.

On the tax front, you should have told your employers, and HMRC, and possibly NI as a separate organisation, especially if you are now using your new husband's name. Also if you have a pension plan then you may want to update the beneficiaries - depends who they were originally of course.

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The only real benefits revolve around making transfers for Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax, but as Sue said, nothing for income tax.