Inland Revenue claiming tax back from over 1 yr ago

Dazza1979

I'd be very greatful for some advise...

Basically my tax code has now been changed to K301, so i called my local tax office to enquire about it and apparently i owe then around £1600 - which they intened to claim back from me, they say it is down to me having a second job ( which i don't now a year later) and that the company who employed me didn't put me on the right code - which means i had two personal allowances.
my gross salary is £1083 per month and they have deducted £541 which half my salary, i cannot afford this. Is there anything i can do, or make any arrangements to pay it back over a longer period.

thanks for you help

fengirl_2

You can try writing to HMRC setting out your monthly income and outgoings, showing what you have left to live on and asking them to code it over 2 years, but they do work to very strict guidelines on collection nowadays.