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BR Tax Code - Emergency Tax Help

Each year millions of pounds gets overpaid when people are mistakenly put on emergency tax codes. Find out if you are on an emergency tax code and how to apply for an emergency tax rebate if you have been overpaying:

What is a BR tax code?
A BR tax code is another name for an emergency tax code. Check your pay slip to see if your tax code is BR.

Are there any other emergency tax codes?
Yes. If your tax code is X, WK1, MTH1 then you also amy be paying emergency tax and be due a tax rebate.

Why am I on an emergency tax code?
There are a number of reasons why you may have been put on an emergency tax code including:

You did not give your employer a P45
Your employer did not know what tax code to put you on
You are working more than one job.

How much tax is paid when you are on an emergency tax code?
If you are on an emergency tax code you will be paying more tax because you will not have received your tax free allowance. If you are on an emergency tax code you will be paying 20% tax on all your income and not getting your allowance which this year is 6475 pounds.

How do I apply to get my emergency tax back?
If you are currently on an emergency tax code, you will get a P60 in April. Once you have this you will be able to claim your emergency tax back. Once you have your P60, send it to your local tax office, together with a P91/P85/P86. Alternatively you can apply online. If you want to apply to claim your emergency tax refund for previous years you can If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our emergency tax refund team.

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Anonymous - Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

how long does it take claim emergency tax back

TaxFix - Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Anonymous: Refunds usually take between 4-8 weeks but depend on the backlog with your tax office.

janet hughes - Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

it is only the last 3 months i have been taxed with the ramada ingram hotel and they have me on emergency tax witch i do not undersyand as ive worked with glasgow city council 4r 12yrs now knowen as cordia and ive been paying tax on that job so why put me on emergency now with this job thanks.

TaxFix - Friday, July 23rd, 2010

janet hughes: If you start a new job and do not give your employer a P45, they may not know what tax code to put you on. At the end of the tax year you can claim back any overpayment of tax.

John Hunter - Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

I have retired and received a tax code of 367P.
I understand the 367 but what is the P. Does this mean it just looks at my pay in month and not cumulative pay ? Thankyou

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<p>Each year millions of pounds  gets overpaid                when people are mistakenly put on emergency tax codes.  Find out                if you are on an emergency tax code and how to apply for  an emergency                tax rebate if you have been overpaying:</p>
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<li><a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://taxfix.co.uk/tax-back-articles/BR-tax-code.html#1" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/taxfix.co.uk');"><strong>What                  is a BR tax code?</strong></a></li>
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<p><a name="1"></a><strong>What</strong><strong> is a BR tax code?</strong><br />
A BR tax code is another name for an emergency tax code.  Check your                pay slip to see if your tax code is BR.</p>
<p><a name="2"></a><strong>Are  there                any other emergency tax codes?</strong><br />
Yes. If your tax code is X, WK1, MTH1 then you also amy be  paying                emergency tax and be due a tax rebate.</p>
<p><a name="3"></a><strong>Why am I on an emergency tax code?<br />
</strong>There are a number of reasons why you may have been  put on an                emergency tax code including:</p>
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<li>You did not give your  employer a                  P45</li>
<li>Your employer did not know  what                  tax code to put you on</li>
<li>You are working more than  one job.</li>
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</strong> <a name="4"></a><strong>How                much tax is paid when you are on an emergency tax code?</strong><br />
If you are on an emergency tax code you will be paying  more tax                because you will not have received your tax free  allowance. If you                are on an emergency tax code you will be paying 20% tax on  all your                income and not getting your allowance which this year is  6475 pounds.</p>
<p><a name="5"></a><strong>How  do I apply                to get my emergency tax back?<br />
</strong>If you are currently on an emergency tax code, you  will get                a P60 in April. Once you have this you will be able to  claim your                emergency tax back. Once you have your P60, send it to  your local                tax office, together with a P91/P85/P86. Alternatively you  can <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.taxfix.co.uk/claim/4.php" >apply                online</a>. If you want to apply to claim your emergency  tax refund                for previous years you can If you have any further questions,                please do not hesitate to contact a member of our<a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.taxfix.co.uk/claim/4.php%3Eapply%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20now%3C/a%3E.%3C/font%3E%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Cp%3E%C2%A0%3C/p%3E%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Cp%3E%3Cfont%20size=" > </a><a href="http://www.taxfix.co.uk/forum" >emergency                tax refund team</a>.</p>
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