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SMP - Statutory Maternity Pay
My wife received this for a while last tax year. Is this taxable and is it classed as income in terms of the tax credits award/renewal pack?
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Help I seem to have two tax codes!!
Hoping someone can help, First time ever posting so please bear with me lol! Basically I am of average PAYE earner, no second job, savings just plain PAYE. June 2008 I received a letter advising me that from this year I will be asked to start completing a tax return, I don't fall into the criteria they suggested but was…
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IHT and gifts
Can anyone advise me- I am the executor of a relative’s estate, with a sister who was pretty alienated from my relative and is left much less than me in the will, which she hasn’t yet seen. My relative made lots of gifts up to six years before he died, to various relatives. I had some involvement in his financial affairs…
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My Previous Previous Employer
Was unceremoniously sacked (by email - would you believe?!) from a company in January 2009 and have since had 2 other jobs - its been a tough year! My question though is "how can I find out what I was paid from this company - i have lost the 2nd of 2 payslips i received - without contacting them". I couldnt face calling…
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Brought new van for plastering am self employed where does this go in capital gains o
Husband is a plasterer, he purchased a van from vauxhall brand new costing £12332 inc vat 28/08/2008 pays by instalments now here's where i am stuck do i put in cost of van in AIA of tax return at £12332 or do i put it in cars over 12000 and claim 20% restricted to £3000 allowance at 80% (i don't drive he has another car…
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Completing the Self Assessment Form
Hi there, In the process of completing my first ever and am really struggling, and am completely frustrated as I pride myself on my exemplary admin skills! :o I was self employed for a period and bought a couple of small things for the business, namely stationery, Blackberry and a laptop. How are these items affected? Also…
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P60's
During tax year 08/09 I had 5 different employers. Do all of these employers have to send me a P60 or just the ones who i'm currently employed by.
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Taxing the elderly
Not sure where this should go so sorry if its in the wrong place and sorry for the essay. My MIL is 90 has a state pension ; very small (£700 ish pa)BT company pension and income from savings. She should pay a small amount of tax - but because she has no way of claiming her tax allowance each year I submit a claim, on her…
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tax education
Hi to everyone:cool: I have one question that is bugging me: I am a non-Eu national, starting to work in the UK as a researcher. My department has now offered me an opportunity to continue to PhD, with a tuition fee reduction as other university employees have. My question is this: Can I claim the fees I pay as a Tax…
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claiming tax back since 2004, is it possible? do i need p45? p60? wage slips?
hi i have found some wage slips and a selection of p45 and p60 since 2005. i was a student in these jobs and didnt earn over 5,500 in one year. so can i claim the tax back?>? what form would i need? can i claim as far back as 2004-2005? any one got links to forms? can i also claim Tax allowances on travel to these jobs as…
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Take Home Pay Check
Hi all At the end of each tax year I take my pay slips and tally up my: PAY INCOME TAX NATIONAL INSURANCE I then check this against an online take home pay calculator: http://www.thesalarycalculator.co.uk/salary.php Then if I believe I have paid too much tax I write a letter and claim it back. This year however the figures…
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National insurance self employed contributions..
class 2...if a bit delayed in paying them do they go up and within what time frame? thanks in advance.
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a wife workign for her husband question...
i remember reading about a wife doing work for her husband . she did not get paid as just doing paperwork etc. i remember reading somethign about still getting NIC credits for earnings between a certain amount. 1) how does this work exactly? 2) is this solely for married couples? what about those living together and when…
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Are we getting more money
Hi, I thought I heard that we will be a bit better off from April due to the tax allowance being more. I only earn £5.77 an hour and work for 30 hours per week so anything above is that is much needed. Has anybody else heard that? Thanks
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Tax when on Maternity Leave
Hi My wife has been on Maternity leave since last July and someone mentioned that she might be entitled to a tax rebate because she didn't earn the amount she originally planned. I.e her company took the intial tax based on her working the full financial year when in fact she only worked 4 months of the tax year. I've…
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Fuel card Tax
Hello Hoping for some advice on Tax and my fuel card. I have a fuel card through work, which I can use for all business and personal miles. I don't have a company car (I get an allowance). What is the deal with tax? What do i pay/ when? Our Finance team, who are not helpful, tell me I can do some type of tax claim for to…
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What should my tax code be?
I earn about £20k and have a company car, a Focus 1600 cdi. Can anyone help please? I also pay about 300 tax for my private healthcare my boss 'pays for'.
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Heart thudding... about to cry - please help?
Hello I'm a long time lurker on the MSE boards, but this has made me post! You guys all know what you're talking about! I have just received my pay slip for the month and I'm down by close to £200 due to an increase in my tax & NI... can anyone help? I am paid £32,700ish and paid periodically. My tax code this year is…
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tax repayment on bank accounts if you not earnt the basic
basic minimum allowance...is it worth doing?
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Council Tax - New housemate
Hi, im currently being given a single person discount for living alone, but i have a housemate now. He moved in around 2 months ago, so do i need to report this to the council now to get my single person discount removed? Do i need to tell them that he moved in 2 months ago and pay for the amount i had in discounts also?…