Marriage Allowance Transfer and Self Assessment
EnglishMohican
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I complete my Self Assessment using the HMRC website and their website software. For the last two or three years, I have filled in my details and when I get to the calculation there is an entry marked "Marriage Allowance Transfer" which reduces my tax by the appropriate amount.
This year, when I get to the calculation, there is no such entry and my tax is £237 more than it should be.
This is not the wife being awkward, I still have that transfer and on the first page when I log into HMRC, it says I have that transfer.
But the calculation does not pick it up.
Is this a common problem (ie HMRC screwed up the software) or are HMRC picking on just me?
This year, when I get to the calculation, there is no such entry and my tax is £237 more than it should be.
This is not the wife being awkward, I still have that transfer and on the first page when I log into HMRC, it says I have that transfer.
But the calculation does not pick it up.
Is this a common problem (ie HMRC screwed up the software) or are HMRC picking on just me?
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Its not just you. Mine is the same.
No MAT in the calculation.0 -
I suspect this is because they say it is a reduction in your tax liability & not an increase in your tax allowance. Logic does not seem to be their strong suit!
So file & it should show as a reduction in your liability. Mind I am not holding my breath as they seem to be going from bad to worse. I think "systems not fit for purpose comes to mind".0 -
EnglishMohican wrote: »I complete my Self Assessment using the HMRC website and their website software. For the last two or three years, I have filled in my details and when I get to the calculation there is an entry marked "Marriage Allowance Transfer" which reduces my tax by the appropriate amount.
This year, when I get to the calculation, there is no such entry and my tax is £237 more than it should be.
This is not the wife being awkward, I still have that transfer and on the first page when I log into HMRC, it says I have that transfer.
But the calculation does not pick it up.
Is this a common problem (ie HMRC screwed up the software) or are HMRC picking on just me?
Are you sure about that? I am not exactly the world's greatest expert in anything related to computers but when you complete an online SA Return the first step is a calculation of your (pure) tax liability, the amount of tax chargeable on your income. Then, perhaps after a day, You should see your statement of account which should give a credit for the MAT.
I would suggest you submit your Return now. See what happens the following day. If there's a problem you will have a reasonable amount of time to sort it out before 31 Jan.0 -
Thank you all three.
As two of you think this is a staged process, HMRC must run several versions of software! In previous years - and this year, the calculation seems to be complete (except this year no MAT), ending up with a figure that they say I should pay. It has always done this before I submit it and previously has arrived at the correct figure (before submission). In previous years I have not submitted until I was happy that the figure agreed (more or less) with my own calculations.
I will give them a phone call - see if I can get through!0 -
Or maybe your income for 2018:19 is at the level where you are not eligible for Marriage Allowance??0
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I wish it were!0
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EnglishMohican wrote: »Thank you all three.
As two of you think this is a staged process, HMRC must run several versions of software! In previous years - and this year, the calculation seems to be complete (except this year no MAT), ending up with a figure that they say I should pay. It has always done this before I submit it and previously has arrived at the correct figure (before submission). In previous years I have not submitted until I was happy that the figure agreed (more or less) with my own calculations.
I will give them a phone call - see if I can get through!
I agree with this.
I saved PDFs of the previous years tax calculation before submitting at the point where it said 90% complete.
2017/18 has a deduction for MAT
minus Marriage Allowance Transfer £1100.00 x 20% £220
No such deduction appears on the 2018/19 calculation.
Income is around the same and well below the higher rate threshold.0 -
Did anyone get an answer to this - I noticed the name issue but have submitted and trying to contact HMRC is proving a pain today!0
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Are you sure about that? I am not exactly the world's greatest expert in anything related to computers but when you complete an online SA Return the first step is a calculation of your (pure) tax liability, the amount of tax chargeable on your income. Then, perhaps after a day, You should see your statement of account which should give a credit for the MAT.
I agree that the Statement of Account - not the SA100 or the SA302 - is where to look - but if only...:(.
I completed SA weeks ago and no statement of account has appeared online - either for me or Mrs. P.
What an absolute shower HMRC are.0 -
hi all. same problems here.. have submitted the wifes (no tax to pay), and was hoping that would trigger, an update, and show the allowance on mine nothing yet after 3 days (havent submitted mine yet).
Have seen a post bu "dazed an confused" saying submit, then call HMRC to get them to force the allowance transfer through.
will call on monday if no change shown by then.0
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