lisa - Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

I have been payin tax for nearly a year and my year wages in total come up to about £1500 a year and i am 17 years old and have been taxed quite alot, am i entitled to all of the tax that i have paid back?

TaxFix - Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Hi Lisa,

If you have only earned £1,500 during the tax year you will be able to claim back any income tax that you have paid. Currently the tax free allowance in the UK is £6,475, which means that you can earn up to this amount before you need to pay any tax.

Olivia - Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Hi, Ive been working for a company since Jan2010 and was straight away getting emergancy taxed.I filled out tax form in april and employer said i should get it back in May’s paycheck. Does she literally mean the amount ive been emergancy taxed in Jan,Feb,March + April I will get back ontop of what ive earnt in May? I’m confused, Basically will i have a bigger pay cheque for May because their giving it back to me?

TaxFix - Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Hi Olivia,

It depends on how your employer’s payroll system works. If you do not get the emergency tax back in your paycheck you can make a claim when you get your P60.

olivia - Thursday, May 20th, 2010

So i should get it back in Mays? when do i get a p60? :S

TaxFix - Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Olivia: You get a P60 at the end of the tax year, between April 5th and 1st June.

Anonymous - Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

My friend and I set up a CIC. she already has another job earning around £19,000. Since oct we had her in our system on her tax code from her other job. we’ ve realised this is wrong and we should have done her a p46 so I filled a p46 in online for her and its given her code BR. on the tax calculator now It says her first week with us she owes over £1000 in tax and then £20 a week after that. she gets £100 a week from the business. Is this right????? Francesca

TaxFix - Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Francesca: Second jobs are normally on the tax code BR (Emergency tax). This is because the first job will getting the tax allowance. I hope this helps.

liam - Monday, May 24th, 2010

I have been working on a temporary 3 week job and ive been emergency taxed will i be able to claim it back because its a tempory job thanks liam

TaxFix - Monday, May 24th, 2010

Liam: When you finish working for the company you will get a P45. Keep this safe, and then at the end of the tax year you can claim a tax refund on any overpayment of tax.

K - Monday, May 24th, 2010

Hi,

I have been emergency taxed since November of last year and have been in a few temp jobs since then; I’ve been in this temp job since Feb. I just wondered how long it will take to get my rebate back and if you have to wait until the next tax year if it doesn’t appear in your payslip? Also, is it a different process if you are temping? Thanks.

TaxFix - Monday, May 24th, 2010

K: If you were paying emergency tax in February you will be able to claim any overpayment back now, as the tax year ended on 5th April. You should have received a P60 from your employer or a P45. If you have this you can make a claim here. The process is the same if you are a temp or permanent employee.

K - Monday, May 24th, 2010

Hi,

Thanks for that but I haven’t recieved A P60 yet so I will get on to my employers and chase this up. Will I also be able to claim now for the period of November 09 – Feb 10? Also; if the emergency tax rate is 22% – what is the “normal” tax rate? Thanks for your help.

TaxFix - Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

K: Yes you can apply for a tax refund for the previous tax year (April 6th 2009 until April 5th 2010). The emergency tax rate is 20%. A ‘normal’ tax rate will tax into account your personal allowance (currently £6,475) and divide this allowance evenly throughout the year, so that you pay less tax. The emergency tax rate does not give you this £6,475 allowance.

Anonymous - Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Hi,
I am a relief chef, meaning I provide holiday or sickness cover or just cover because the establishment is short of staff.

I work through an agency. It used to be that relief chefs were self-employed, i.e. they would hand out invoices to the establishments for hours worked and services provided.

But not any more we are told by the agency. Now apparently the establishment for whom we provide a service will pay tax and ni.

Yet I provide a service to a great variety of places, sometimes I work there only for a couple of days, sometimes a week, sometimes several weeks.

How could I claim back my emergency tax, which I will surely be taxed? Do I get send a multitude of P60’s or how does it work?
Appreciate your answer

Ed - Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

I’ve been working full time since January 2010, and I was on an emergency tax code for over 10 weeks, due to various cock-ups with my previous employer.

Now received my P60, so just wondering how exactly I can go about claiming my rebate.

TaxFix - Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Anonymous: If you continue to technically work for the company you will get a P60 at the end of the tax year (April 5th) from each employer. When you have a second or third employer you usually get put on an emergency tax code for these additional jobs. It is likely that you will overpay tax, so be sure to claim your tax refund at the end of the tax year.

TaxFix - Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Ed: If you were on an emergency tax code, you will be able to claim a tax refund. As you have your P60, its quite an easy and straight forward process. All you need to do is apply here and send us your P60. We can then process your claim and send you your refund.

Sam - Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

I was working fulltime for a week and a half and got taxed

TaxFix - Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Sam: This can often happen when you work even if you do not intend to earn much during the year. You can claim a tax refund at the end of the tax year and if you earn below the tax free allowance you can claim all your tax back.

David - Thursday, May 27th, 2010

I have recently started a new role having been a Director of my own company for the last 7.5 years. I do not wish to dissolve my company, just put it into a dormant state, but cannot do this until after my year end (December 2010) due to the fact that it has been active and trading for part of this year. As I will not be dissolving my own company I will not be able to issue a P45 for myself. My new employment is currently being taxed at BR. I have not drawn a salary from my own company and will no longer do so therefore the salary from my new job will be my sole salary. How do I move from BR back to the tax code I had before I started my new role? Many thanks.

ant - Friday, May 28th, 2010

i have just been payed for working in a care home this is my first job and i have worked out that i should have been payed £140 but on checking my bank i have been taxed £60 leaving me £20 a week to live on what can i do? why have i been taxed so much?

Vanessa - Friday, May 28th, 2010

I have been paying emergency tax for two months as i moved jobs? how can i get a refund on this and when will i get this refund?

P - Friday, May 28th, 2010

hi
Ive been working pretty much full-time since mid-march, and I got a large pay check after about a month because I didnt have my bank ac. set up yet. However I havnt been issued a national insurance number yet, Im wondering can I claim back any emergency tax without this? and if so, how would I go about doing this?

Ali - Saturday, May 29th, 2010

hi
i am working in 2 places and paid monthly, Both jobs i got have BR tax code and i am paying huge amount of tax. what can i do to get normal tax code for 1 job

Naomi - Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Hi, I just found out i am on emergency tax for every job I had since 2007 up until now can I claim all of this back. I am currently working for a agency now so how shall I goabout claiming this.

TaxFix - Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Naomi: Yes you can claim back any overpayment of emergency tax from 2007. Do you have any of your P60 and P45’s. If you do it’s quite easy to claim back your tax refund. All you need to do is apply online here.

TaxFix - Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Ant: Is this your only job? What tax code are you on, it should say on your pay slip?

TaxFix - Saturday, May 29th, 2010

H: You should check at the end of the tax year when you get your P60 if you are due a tax refund. Often your employer does not give you the tax back and you need to claim it yourself.

TaxFix - Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Ali: You should only be paying emergency tax (BR) on your second job. How long have you been paying tax like this for? If it has been happening since before 5th April you can claim a tax refund for the previous year now. Just complete the online tax refund application. To stop paying emergency tax, give your first employer a P46.

TaxFix - Saturday, May 29th, 2010

P: If you have been overpaying emergency tax, you can claim a tax refund. You need to apply for your national insurance number before making a claim. You can get a national insurance number by going to your local job centre. Once you have your national insurance number, and you have your P60 for the previous tax year, you can make a tax refund claim by going here.

TaxFix - Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Vanessa: When you get your P60 for the current tax year in 2011 you can make a claim for any overpayment of emergency tax.

Neil - Monday, May 31st, 2010

Hi – advice please guys…
I have been notified that an old company pension scheme (previous employer over 10yrs ago) has been wound up and I have am to receive the funds as a lump sum. The amount is only around £3000 and it says the first 25% will be tax free. The remainder, however, will be taxed at “emergency tax rate”. Does this sound right ? I am a normal PAYE employee, so why does 75% of this payout get taxed at “emergency rate” ?

TaxFix - Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Neil: ‘Emergency tax’ is simply taxed at the basic rate (20%). Often you can get charged the basic rate of tax, if you are receiving other income which is using up your tax free allowance.

TaxFix - Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

David: You can write to your local tax office and request that your tax code be changed for your job, so that you receive your personal tax free allowance through it.

sekou - Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

I got second job, I will like this second to be BR, but it is first one they on BR, I don`t know why?

TaxFix - Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

sekou: You can contact your local tax office and request that they change the tax code of your second job.

Anonymous - Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Hi, I sent in my tax refund claim on April 19th, how much longer will I have to wait till I get my money. Thanks.

Katie - Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

I started a new job at the end of February. Previous to that i earned approx £5500. I have been put on an emergency tax code and my previous employer will not give me a P45 as according to her as i was on a temporary contract I am not entitled to a P45. I am sure this is incorrect. As the new tax year starts in April have I been paying too much tax and NI? How can I get put on the correct tax code without a P45 and how long does it take to update?
Many thanks.

Lewis - Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Hi, i never received my p45 from last employers so filled out a p46 form for my new employees last week as soon as i started the job. They are telling me i’l be getting emergency taxxed 40%. Do you know when i can reclaim this money and how long il be getting emergency taxed for?

cheers lewis

TaxFix - Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Lewis: If you are being put on an emergency tax code you will probably be overpaying tax. At the end of the tax year in 2011 you will get a P60 (or a P45 if you finish working before then). Keep this safe and you will be able to claim a tax refund by applying online here. Emergency tax is 20%

TaxFix - Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Katie: If you were on an emergency tax code before April, you will have probably overpaid tax and be due a refund. Were you given a P60 from your current employer? If you were you can claim your tax refund online here. If you were not given a P45, you can give your new employer a P46 which will act as a replacement for a P45 and take you off the emergency tax code.

TaxFix - Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Anonymous: Refunds usually take between 4-8 weeks to process by the Inland Revenue. Sometimes when there are large back logs this timeline can be extended.

Anonymous - Friday, June 4th, 2010

how much is your service charge if you are helping me claim my tax back?

TaxFix - Friday, June 4th, 2010

Anonymous: We only charge a fee if and when we get your tax refund.When we do get a refund for you we only charge 16.8% if you send in your application within 14 days of applying here. If you send in your application after 14 days of registering at the address above, we charge 18.9%.

Hannah - Saturday, June 5th, 2010

When i started work i was 17, i turned 18 halfway through and was put on emergency tax. I worked for 4 months when i was 18, can i claim any money back? x

TaxFix - Monday, June 7th, 2010

Hannah: Often when you are on an emergency tax code you overpay tax and can therefore claim a tax rebate. You should have been given a P45 or P60 from your employer. Do you still have this? You can claim your emergency tax back by going here.

Sarah - Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

I have just realised that i have been taxed at BR since staring my new job last November. I have spoken to the Tax office and they say they have now ammended my code and that the tax i have overpaid in this financial year (ie April & May) will be paid into my next months salary, however to claim back the tax i have overpaid last financial year, November to March (my tax code from my previous employer was correct) i would need to send off a copy of my P60 and my P45 from my last job. I have my P60 that was given to me this year but do not have my P45, i do however have a P46 which i filled in for my new employer in November, can i use this in replacement of the P45 to claim back my tax? I do also have all my payslips from my previous employer, would they help in claiming back my tax?

TaxFix - Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Sarah: A P46 can not be used as a replacement for a P45 when claiming a tax refund. If you do not have a P45 you can write to your employer and a request a ’statement of earnings’ on company headed paper. This can be used as a a replacement to a P45.

Lesley - Friday, June 11th, 2010

Hi, I am receiving a lump sum of £2000 from an old retirement trust that I was in many years ago and has since been wound up. I have been told that 25% of the amount is tax free and the remaining 75% will be taxed at emergency tax. Firstly, can you tell me what the emergency tax percentage rate is and also will I be able to claim it back and if so when I would be able to do so?
Many thanks.

Joseph - Friday, June 11th, 2010

Not really sure how the whole ‘emergency tax’ thing works to be honest. So could you help me please, if i was to earn an average?

TaxFix - Friday, June 11th, 2010

Joseph: Basically, sometimes you get put on an emergency tax code when your employer does not know what tax code to put you on. If you are on an emergency tax code you do not get any tax allowances, and so likely overpay tax. If you overpay tax, you can claim it back. The amount of the refund will depend on how much you earn and how much you pay in tax. You can check using our tax calculator.

Anonymous - Friday, June 11th, 2010

hi i earn on average 150-200 pounds a week at my job and pay 20% tax every week am i entitled to the first £6475 worth of tax back??

TaxFix - Saturday, June 12th, 2010

Lesley: Emergency tax is at the rate of 20%. You can claim back any overpayment of tax at the end of the tax year.

TaxFix - Saturday, June 12th, 2010

Anonymous: Yes, the first £6,475 is tax free. You can use our tax rebate calculator and input your wage for the year and the amount of tax that you paid, to see how much you can claim back.

Angela - Monday, June 14th, 2010

I’m about to start a second part time job and will earn a wee bit more in this job than the current. How can I get my personal allowances transferred from job 1 to job 2 so that the BR code is applied to the lower income?

TaxFix - Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Angela: If you contact your local tax office and let them know that you want your BR tax code changed to your lower income job, they can let your employer know and change your tax code accordingly.

Dane - Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

I am an Australian on a working holiday and have been charged emergency tax rate from march to June. I have worked in two places but cannot get my p45 from my previous employer as the company has shut down. This inturn has meant that my new employer has put me on emergency tax aswell. I plan on leaving the uk in July. I have not earned above 6475 pounds. Can I claim back tax with no p45 or p60, and how when it is over two tax years? Cheers

TaxFix - Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Dane: If you leave the UK you can claim a tax refund. Your current employer will give you a P45 when you finish working for them. With regard to your previous employer, they should have given you a P45, and if they are no longer in business it might be difficult to get a replacement. The Inland Revenue may have records of your payment and tax and you can therefore still claim a refund if this is the case.

Fatema - Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Hi, I wanted to know if I am entitled to any tax back as I worked at Oasis in London fulltime for 11 months just before I started uni in wales, and I have now finished my 2nd yr of uni. If I am entitled to this how would I go about doing this? Also, my last employer sent my last P45 to my old flat after I left to Wales and I was unable to retrieve a copy but I have my P60 form (if this is relevant). Thanks

De Silva - Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Hi, I have worked in different hotels(6)in UK since, Feb 2007 to Nov 2009. Will I be able to claim taxes from each employer?

My calculations, do not match with what HMR has sent me so far. I have got all the P45’s and P60’s from all employers.

Please help.

TaxFix - Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Fatema: Yes, the P60 is relevant. If you have your P60 we can help claiming your tax back, you can apply here.

TaxFix - Thursday, June 17th, 2010

De Silva: You can only claim back tax if you have overpaid. You can check to see if you have overpaid using your P60s and our tax calculator.

Anonymous - Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Hi. I am having difficulty in obtaining a P45/60 from my employer. My employer has sent incorrect income/earnings details to HMRC. As a result of this HMRC have said that i owe approx. £600 in tax shortfall. However HMRC are willing to reassess my tax liability for the previous tax year if I produce a P45/60 or an earnings statement from this employer. Therein lies the problem as this employer is getting dodgy and wont issue any of the required documents for a reassessment. What are the options available to me to force the employer to comply with this request?

Thank you.

TaxFix - Friday, June 18th, 2010

Anonymous: Your employer is required to provide a statement of earnings for at least the last 6 years, and would not be complying with the data protection act if you requested this. If they do not comply you can contact the Information Commission’s Office

Robin - Friday, June 18th, 2010

I recently claimed my emergancy tax back, and am owed around £650. The guy I spoke to on the phone said it will come some time after the 6th June. I called to claim it back on 28th May and still havn’t recieved it. How long will it take?

TaxFix - Monday, June 21st, 2010

Robin: Refunds usually take between 4-6 weeks to process.

stephen - Monday, June 21st, 2010

hi, ive been applying for a tax rebate, as ive earned under the tax threshold. they asked me to send my p60 and a covering letter in, so they could see my earnings. they sent that back, asking me to send in my p45u or p60u, to show how much jobseekers i have earned. only problem is that i was clearing through my drawers, and accidently threw my p45 from jobcentre away.
does that mean theres no chance to reclaim that tax back, as i cant show that?
thanks

TaxFix - Monday, June 21st, 2010

stephen: You can write to the job centre and ask them to send you a statement of earnings which can be used as a replacement for a P45.

Lapsidaisy - Monday, June 21st, 2010

I’m a little confused about emergancy tax vs regualar tax. Is regular tax 20% on everything over the £6000ish a year and emergancy tax 20% on EVERYTHING?
I’m just trying to work out how much i’ll be paid of my 1st months wage. I’ve been advised i might get “emergancy taxed”.

Anonymous - Monday, June 21st, 2010

I have been working for 3 agencies doing supply teacher work and i have just left all three to start a full time supply job. On all 3 of my P45’s my tax code is BR, can i claim any of this back as it’s all emergancy tax?

TaxFix - Monday, June 21st, 2010

Lapsidaisy: Every year you get a tax free allowance (currently £6,475) which is allocated throughout your wages each month. If you are on an emergency tax code you will not be given this allowance and be taxed at 20%.

TaxFix - Monday, June 21st, 2010

Anonymous: If you have been on an emergency tax code for all 3 jobs it is likely that you have overpaid tax. Keep your P45s safe at the end of the tax year you can claim a tax refund on any overpayment of emergency tax.

Martin - Monday, June 21st, 2010

hey, im 18 year old student and i earn 348.00 a month and i just started my first paying job this month and i was just wondering would i need to pay emergency tax?

TaxFix - Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Martin: Usually you should only pay emergency tax if you have two jobs. If you only have one job and are paying emergency tax, there is a high chance that you are overpaying tax. At the end of the tax year you will get a P60, or if you finish working for your employer you will be given a P45. Keep these safe and at the end of the tax year (April 2011) you can claim back any overpayment of tax.

Kerry - Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

I have a full time perm position but also have a contract for a 2nd job which I only work approx 15 days a year or as needed which has been emergency taxed since I started in 2007. Is this right or can I claim this emergency tax from this 2nd job, I have all P60s from both jobs.

TaxFix - Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Kerry: You usually should pay emergency tax on your second job.

Francesca - Thursday, June 24th, 2010

I am a full time student working part time. I have taken on a 2nd job over the summer holidays this will only last around 10 weeks. I knew that I would be on an emergency tax code for this 2nd job but just wondered if the tax deducted is refundable since the position is only temporary.
thank you.

TaxFix - Friday, June 25th, 2010

Francesca: It all depends on how much you earn and how much you pay in tax. At the end of the tax year you can use your P60 an P45’s to calculate how much you have earned in total and how much tax you have paid. You can then input these amounts into our tax rebate calculator to see if you are able to claim any tax back.

Lucy - Sunday, June 27th, 2010

I have been working a temporary job for 5 weeks now and have been paying the BR tax code although I handed in a p46 (My previous temporary employment agency kept me on the books therefore didn’t send out my p45 but I haven’t worked for them since starting the new job) Am I able to claim the overpayed tax amount back and how do I go about it please? Thank you

TaxFix - Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Lucy: If you were on an emergency tax code, there is a good chance that you overpaid tax. If you do not have your P45, you can write to your previous employer and request a statement of earnings on company headed paper. This can be used as a replacement for a P45.

Patricia - Monday, June 28th, 2010

I’m doing two jobs for the same organisation. Recently I have been offered another position within the same department. When I was set up on the payroll system I was put on the BR code although my last P45 is with this organisation. Is that right? Should I be paying that much tax on my all jobs for the company (all the jobs come on the same payslips). I’m a bit worried and I think something is not right. Could you advise me, please? Thanks a lot.

TaxFix - Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Patricia: If you have a second job, this normally should be on an emergency tax code.

mesut - Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Hi, I have worked for A company for 4 weeks on emergency tax code and then I started working for B company on permanent contract with emergency tax code again for a while and then I received my NI number with correct tax code. I have received my P60 from company A,
now, I would liek to get my overpaid tax from the both compsnies. Where DO I need to send P60 form? and when?

TaxFix - Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

mesut: You will need to wait until the end of the tax year in April 2011. Keep all your P60 and P45’s safe and then at the end of the tax year you can claim any refund due.

amy - Thursday, July 1st, 2010

i have started my job with company A since 2010 march and this is a 3 months contract and its ended in june,during this i was on BR tax code. i have had filled my P46 during june 2010. still im in BR code. now my contract had been extended with same company for 1 year.i just want to know that how i can claim my overpaid tax during my old contract period and how long it will take to correct the tax code.
thanks
amy

amy - Thursday, July 1st, 2010

i have started my job with company A since 2010 march and this is a 3 months contract and its ended in june,during this i was on BR tax code. i have had filled my P46 during june 2010. still im in BR code. now my contract had been extended with same company for 1 year.i just want to know that how i can claim my overpaid tax during my old contract period and how long it will take to correct the tax code.
thanks
amy

TaxFix - Thursday, July 1st, 2010

amy: The new tax year started on the 6th April. You can claim any overpayment of tax for last tax year now if you have your P60 by applying here. At the end of the current tax year (April 2011) you will be able to claim back any overpayment of emergency tax for this year.

lyn - Thursday, July 1st, 2010

I’m unsure if my tax code is an emegency tax code its 647L.

Cecilia - Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Ive been working in a shop since Feb. this year and have been paying Emergency tax, the ammount ive paid currently is just over 1,012 Euro. Approximately what percentage of my emergency tax will i get back?

TaxFix - Friday, July 2nd, 2010

lyn: 647L is a regular tax code and is not an emergency tax code.

TaxFix - Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Cecilia: How much you have earned and paid in tax between April 6th 2009 and April 5th 2010. Input your total tax and and total income between those dates into our tax calculator and it will tell you how much you can claim back.

Kirsty - Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Since April 2010 I have been working in a cafe, and I am on the tax code BR. I have been paid £768.07 and taxed £153.60. Firstly, I was in full time (school) education in the months of April, May and June – the months I have been paid for; and secondly, I resigned from my old job the day after filling in my P46 for my new job, however I am aware that the BR tax code means that I am being taxed 20% on my new job. I don’t believe that I am earning enough to be taxed, however I would like some clarification on how to claim back my money please.

RCP - Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Hi, Im a nurse and I started my first job in October 2009. I was on emergency tax code BR CUMUL until last month, now I’ve got it changed to 647LCUMUL which is the correct one I think. I was expecting a tax rebate and what I’d like to know is how will this be shown on my payslip? My question is how will I know when I’ve got it back and how much it is? Will it come up as a separate item on my pay slip or will my PAYE just be lower to compensate for the refund? My PAYE does seem low this month, even taking into account that I’m now on the right code. Please help!

TaxFix - Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Kirsty: You are correct, if you are paying emergency tax you will be taxed at 20% and will not be receiving any personal tax allowance, which reduces your tax liability. If you earn below £6,475 in a year you can claim all your tax back. Keep all your P45 and P60’s safe and at the end of the tax year in April 2011 you will be able to claim any overpayment of tax back.

Tracey - Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Im doing agency work and have timesheets saved up, and get paid weekly. I start a new job on 15th August and plan to change the agency job to my second job on the 14th of August, so I am wondering can I still send in my timesheets weekly for work I have done over July after the starting date of my new job and not have to pay emergency tax as the work I will be getting paid for will have been done before I start my new job?

Kayleigh - Monday, July 12th, 2010

I’m 17 yrs old and I have just started my first part time job. My net income for 2 weeks was £110 but I only received £88. Does this sound correct to you??

Kayleigh - Monday, July 12th, 2010

Forgot to say that I am also still in full time education.

TaxFix - Monday, July 12th, 2010

Kayleigh: If you earn less than £6,475 in the current tax year then you should pay no tax. If you do earn less than £6,475 and have paid tax you can claim it all back.

Anonymous - Monday, July 12th, 2010

i have never claimed a tax return am i still able to claim tax

TaxFix - Monday, July 12th, 2010

Anonymous: If you have overpaid tax, you can apply and will recieve a tax refund. If you have your P60s you can check to see if you are due one.

Heather - Monday, July 12th, 2010

Hi

I have just got a second job, so I should be paying 22% basic rate tax on it. The problem is i don’t pay tax on my first job as I only earn 5k. Surely that means in my second job i shouldn’t be taxed on the first £1500 i earn, but how will they know this? Is that what the emergency tax is for? I’m very confused, any help would be appreciated!

TaxFix - Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Heather: You are right, if you only earn £5000 a year in your first job, you shouldn’t be taxed on the remaining amount of your tax free allowance. Often people are overtaxed when they are are on an emergency tax code. If you contact your local tax office they can may be able to change your tax code of your second job. Remember to claim back any overpayment of tax.

5500 - Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

hi
just started my 1st part time job after having kids, and was put on br tax code, I work for a bank and the tax office said that I on my right code now and I will recieve my tax back(about £200) in my next wage? can they pay it into your wage?

scott - Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

I’ve been out of work for 17 months. Just found employment and it is monthly paye. As I av been out of work am I entitled to earn x amount before I am taxed, or does that just apply when your startin work for the first time ever. And therefore be put straight on emergency tax until my p45 arrives from the dole

Jay Z - Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Hi, i started an apprentiship 5 weeks ago, it is my first payslip today and i have been emergency taxed

dor - Thursday, July 15th, 2010

my daughter has just changed jobs she still hasnt got her p45 from her old employer. her tax code on her first wage slip from her new employer is 247LX does the X mean she is paying more tax than she shoud

TaxFix - Thursday, July 15th, 2010

scott: You can currently earn £6,475 before you need to pay any tax. This allowance is usually evenly distributed in your pay cheque each month. You should check at the end of the tax year when you receive your P60, to see if you have overpaid and received your full allowance.

Robert - Friday, July 16th, 2010

Hi I am currently working two jobs and have been doing so since last December. My first job I started was only a weekend job and when I started my new Monday to Friday job in December I seem to be paying a lot of extra tax in my Monday to Friday job and little on my weekend one. One of my friends told me that this is the wrong way about as I earn more in my Monday to Friday job so that should be classed as my first job is this correct and might I be entitled to a tax rebate? Or would I be able to change this so my emergency tax is on my weekend job and I only pay normal tax in my Monday to Friday job? Any help would be great, Thankx

natasha - Friday, July 16th, 2010

Hello!! I am full time student but working for full time over summer holidays. I never had proper previous job just placement type with no official payment. Now my tax code is MT1. Should I be able to claim my tax back if after my summer holidays I am back to 20 hours per week job with same company?

TaxFix - Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Robert: You can contact your local tax office and ask them to change your tax codes.

TaxFix - Saturday, July 17th, 2010

natasha: It depends on how much you earn. If you earn below £6,475 during the year, you can claim back all tax.

linzi - Monday, July 19th, 2010

i had 2 jobs until march 10, i now have just the one but am still on taxcode BR CUMUL and have been since july 09..will i recieve tax back in my next months payslip from last year and this year?

Jess - Monday, July 19th, 2010

Hello,

This is my first time working in the new tax year, and I am working on a short project that will pay me £2350.

I am getting taxed (tax code 647L 1) and the amount I will receive is £1781.86 – as this is my first time working since March (as I was in another country – not working) can I claim this tax back as it is under the £6k figure you mentioned earlier? And will I receive it next April if so? My friend seems to think that because I will go on to earn more than the £6k figure later on in the year, that I will not get this tax back.

Could you clairfy?

Many Thanks.

TaxFix - Monday, July 19th, 2010

linzi: If you only have one job, then you probably shouldnt be on an emergency tax code (BR). You will probably be overpaying tax and can therefore make a claim for a refund by applying here. You can contact your local tax office to change your tax code.

TaxFix - Monday, July 19th, 2010

Jess: If you earn below the tax free allowance (£6,475) you can claim back any tax that you pay at the end of the tax year. If you earn more you may still be due a tax rebate, it will depend on how much you have earned and how much you have paid in tax.

CHRISTINE - Monday, July 19th, 2010

I have a second job 1st job been employee 27 years 2nd job 8 years been on tax code br in second for this amount if time was told 1st job was the main job as it was the highest earning and the only 1 i would be taxed on paying tax on both is that correct

natasha - Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Since I am working full-time than I will earn more than 6,475. So in that case can I claim my tax back? If I can when I should do that?

Thank you

TaxFix - Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

CHRISTINE: Your second job should usually be on a BR tax code because you will receive your personal allowance in your first job.

TaxFix - Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

natasha: It depends on how much you earn and how much you have paid in tax during the year. You can use our tax caluclator to check.

Alison - Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Hi I’m 17 and paying TAX. I’m 18 in august do i then get my tax back that i have paid or do i have to fill out forms? Thanks!

TaxFix - Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Alison: Your age does not matter, what matters is your income. You can check to see if you will be due a tax rebate by using our tax calculator.

Anonymous - Friday, July 23rd, 2010

i have claimed my refund back last monday over the phone and they sid that all the details was correct and they was able to refund my tax back shortly, how long would it take for my tax refund to come back and as im not in the job any more would my refund go staight into my back or would it come through as a check ?

TaxFix - Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Anonymous: Refunds usually take between 4-8 weeks with all the required documents but can take longer depending on the back log with your specific tax office.

Kerstin - Sunday, July 25th, 2010

HI, I am an EU citizen. I completed my studies in England three years ago and have just come back to work part time in the UK. Unfortunately, I lost my National Insurance Card and I am therefore charged Emergency tax until the card arrives by post. Now, I have received my first payment, it was 510 pounds for two weeks before tax, and I only got 331.50 pounds after tax, which means a reduction of 35% on tax. This was very shocking to me. Please advise it this amount is correct.

Also, I am only going to work for 2 month this tax year as I will be a student again as of October. Please advise if I can claim the tax back and how that works. thanks a lot.

TaxFix - Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Kerstin: At the end of the tax year you can claim your overpayment of emergency tax. You should be given a P60 or a P45 if you stop working before the end of the tax year. When you have this you can check to see if you are due a tax rebate by using our tax calculator.

Igor - Sunday, July 25th, 2010

hello, i have just started a job in UK and i was given a BR tax code, is it possible to change it? the tax seems to me too high, it is my only job (income)and i am going to work the whole year..by the way i am not UK citizen but from EU..i would not mind if i get my tax back later, but..thx

BR CODE - Sunday, July 25th, 2010

I work for a conty school & pay tax, my husband recently died who worked for the water board he paid into a pension which i now get £285 a month
on that pension alone i am taxed with a br code is this right hoping for a reply
bridget h (mrs)

TaxFix - Monday, July 26th, 2010

Igor: If your employer was not given a P45 they may put you on an emergency tax code and you may over pay tax. You can use a P46 as a replacement for a P45, but don’t forget to reclaim any overpayment of tax.enthusatic

TaxFix - Monday, July 26th, 2010

BR CODE: At the end of the tax year, total all the income tax that you have paid and all your income and then input into our tax calculator, it will let you know if you have overpaid.

Jamie - Monday, July 26th, 2010

hi,

i have been working full time at my job for just over a year now. when i first started i was working a second job in a pub but after 3 months i stopped working at the pub. my tax rate has been BR at my full time job since i started working here which means i have been paying too much tax since sep 2009. i had my tax codes changed at the begining of this month and am now wondering when i will get a rebate and will it be from last september? also how long will it take to come to me? many thanks

Peter M - Monday, July 26th, 2010

Hi, i would like to ask you something about getting taxes back..who is eligible for it? some of my friends are recieving all income tax back, some are not, and they have all worked the whole year and made much more than 6470 pounds.. what does it depend on? does it make difference if you are an UK citizen or from other country of EU?

Igor - Monday, July 26th, 2010

and if i dont have P45 or P46?? i have never been working here before, so i cant give my employer anything..is there a way to change the BR tax code then? or will i get the money back at the end of the tax year if i come from EU even when i earn, lets say, 13OO0 pounds?

Anonymous - Monday, July 26th, 2010

thanks for the information. just one more question, is a reduction of 35% on emergency tax normal? Kerstin

TaxFix - Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Jamie: If you have been on an emergency tax code there is a very good chance you will be due a tax refund. Were you given a P60 at the end of the tax year? If so you can claim your tax rebate for the last tax year now, and then claim any refund for this year later. Refunds usually take between 4-8 weeks to be issued. You can claim your emergency tax rebate here.

TaxFix - Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Peter M: It all depends on how much you earn and how much you have paid in tax during the tax year. Some people stop working part way through the year or are put on the wrong tax code and so overpay tax. If you have your P60 you can check to see if you are due a tax rebate using our calculator.

TaxFix - Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Anonymous: Emergency tax is at the rate of 20%

Anonymous - Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

I was self employed before starting a new job. I am yet to fill in my self employment tax forms. How do I stop being on emergency tax?

TaxFix - Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Anonymous: Provide your employer with a P46, this should stop you from being emergency taxed.

Adam - Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Ive been working for 2months now and are being taxed way to much i had i little job before but earned near enough nothing. i am 17 and my mate is working for the same company who is 17 and not being taxed nothing. do you know how long it takes to be refunded? and do you have to claim or does it just go in if your on a emercency code?

many thanks

Richard - Friday, July 30th, 2010

Hi Tax fix,

How do I know that I am paying the emergency TAX, if I can not find the tax codes in above on my payslip?

Your expert advice here would be appreciated.

Anonymous - Friday, July 30th, 2010

Hi there,

I have just come over from South Africa and thus had no NI when I applied for a job. I did however get an NI the day after I started my new full-time job. Do I still get charged Emergency Tax on my salary? And if so, how long do I get charged for? What forms do I need to fill out?

Thanks

Joe - Friday, July 30th, 2010

I gave in my P46 to my employer on Saturday 24. Approximately how long will it take before I stop getting emergency taxed? And when will the rebate be given?

louis - Friday, July 30th, 2010

hi
i have just recently started a new job, and i have just recieved my first pay slip for my first week, this was £201 but i got emergency taxed so it ended up at £160. is this right? how will i be taxed on my next pay?

thanks

TaxFix - Friday, July 30th, 2010

Richard: You can ask your employer what tax code you are on or you could contact your local tax office, as they should have proivded your employer with a tax code for you.

TaxFix - Friday, July 30th, 2010

Joe: It depends on how long it takes for your employer to change your tax code. To obtain your emergency tax refund, you may need to wait until the end of the tax year when you receive your P60.

adam - Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Ive been working for 2months now and are being taxed way to much i had i little job before but earned near enough nothing. i am 17 and my mate is working for the same company who is 17 and not being taxed nothing. do you know how long it takes to be refunded? and do you have to claim or does it just go in if your on a emercency code?

many thanks

Jojo - Friday, August 6th, 2010

I was doing a training scheme where i got training allowance so never got taxed. I then started a full time job and then turned 18. Because i didn’t have a tax code i am on an emergency tax code. Will i get anything back or do you start getting taxed as soon as you turn 18 and start a new job? Im so confused with it all.

TaxFix - Friday, August 6th, 2010

Jojo: If you were on an emergency tax code, it is likely that you overpaid tax. Were you paying emergency tax before April? If so you can claim a tax refund now. If you have your P60. If it was after April you will need to wait until the end of the tax year in April 2011.

Rachel Mellor - Friday, August 6th, 2010

My partner as been off sick for 14wks and has since gone back to work, to find in this weeks pay slip he as paid alot more tax, it says he’s paid basic rate tax? Is this because he’s been on the sick? Thanks

taz - Saturday, August 14th, 2010

just found out my wife has been on a tax code br0
since oct 2005 and has worked for the same employer all this time .
she is on about 13000 a year
can we claim any tax back
and how far can you claim it back
thanks taz

Ada - Saturday, August 14th, 2010

Hi,
I was working as a temporary worker through an agency from Apr 2008 to Apr 2009 under the codes 522l,543L,603L then.It seemed like i paid a lot tax. Then i became a permanent worker, went to the code 647L. I am still under this code as we are in 2010, as my understanding this is the standard code. Now I want to claim the tax refund for the time this year i really thought i was paying a lot.
let say under 603L i got 318 pounds weekly, paid 40.60pounds for tax and 23.50 for the NI. Is it normal or I really paid over tax?

TaxFix - Monday, August 16th, 2010

taz: You can claim for the last 4 years. Does she have her P60’s? If so she can make a claim by applying here.

TaxFix - Monday, August 16th, 2010

Ada: You can see if you have overpaid tax in those years, by taking your income and tax from your P60s and inputting it into our tax rebate calculator.

sammy - Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

I do not understand taxes etc etc it really confuses me,i was emplyed by the same company for nearly 3years and always thought i was payed and decucted fairly. When i swapped my job in jan 2010 i was told i was on emergency tax,when they finally recived my tax codes etc i was told by them that i had, had the wrong tax code at my previous job. I have no idea where to start with all of this but is there someone or somewhere i can send all my taxes,details etc to that can sort all this mess out for me?? Please help!!

Kaz - Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

I started a new employment full time after being self employed, i filled out the tax form, and was emergency taxed on my first wage. Due to a death in my family i only worked 29 hours in July, my employer mislaid my form but later found it and 15 days later after pay day paid me and again emergency taxed me,I do not wish to carry on employment how can i claim back my emergency tax i cannot prove wages as she also forget to do a pay slip for both payments?
Please help

Malcolm - Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Just started work after six months out due to redundancy. Gave all my details and relevant paperwork to the new employer but I have been allocated BR tax code for the first months wages. Will this over payment of tax be adjusted by the time the next payment comes round. Thanks for any help you can provide

m - Thursday, August 19th, 2010

when do i stop getting emergency taxxed?

Syd - Friday, August 20th, 2010

Hi All,

I started work 3 weeks ago and I didn’t have a p45. I received payment at the end of everyweek and found that I had been put on a 647L tax code, but then my employer gave me a p46 to fill out and because I didn’t fill it out in time my tax code was changed to BR. Now that I have handed it in, am I entitled to a refund for the week in which I was emergency taxed?

Graham - Saturday, August 21st, 2010

I have been living in Australia for4 years now and have been given a small payout from a Pension that has wound up. 25% is Tax Free the rest I have to pay emergency tax on. The amount is just over £5000. Will it be taken from me as I haven’t earned anything in the UK for 4 years and if so will I be able to claim it back.
Thanks

John G - Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

Hello, I started a new job around 10th April 2010. But I,m on an emergency tax code, I contacted HMRC and they said, ask my employer for a p46 which I have and she will be sending away asap, would I recieve all this money I have paid on emergency tax back in wages or will I have to wait till the next tax year ends. Bit of a pain havin to wait a year for money I earned five months after the year started. Thanks

Tom  - Monday, August 23rd, 2010

When I suddently turned 18 my tax code changed to 0T. Then on my first wage slip after that I was taxed nearly £200 worth ! Why is this , is there a problem with my code?

TaxFix - Monday, August 23rd, 2010

m: Did you provide your employer with a P45? This could be why you are being emergency taxed. At the end of the tax year (April 2011) you can make a claim for any overpayment of emergency tax.

TaxFix - Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Syd: At the end of the tax year you can make a claim for any overpayment of tax.

George - Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Hello I recently started a temp summer job and i was put on BR/1 but then my tax code was changed to 0647L/1. so far i have earned 2,442.40 and 238.40 has gone to tax am i eligible to claim back this deduction of tax or isit normal.

TaxFix - Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

George: It all depends on how much you will earn in total during the year. If it is less than £6,475 you can claim back all of your tax. If it is more you may still be able to make a claim. At the end of the tax year (April 5th 2011) you can use our tax rebate calculator to see how much you will be due back.

Sophie - Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Hi..I’ve been doing two jobs a temp position and a permenant position, now my temp position has come to an end, my temp poisition was taxed with the BR code for 1yr n a half,because of my other job but however in my permenant position i only work for 8hrs, can i claim my tax back from my temping job.

Francis - Thursday, August 26th, 2010

I am a british citizen permanently resident in Brazil. I will be 65 years old in December of this year. I have just received notice from my ex-UK employer that commuting my pension from them I will receive a one-time payment of around £9500 “of which 75% would be subject to tax at the emergency rate”. Why 75%? What is this “emergency rate” – 20%? They also say that they will send me a P45 reflecting this one-off payment. The only other pension that I will be receiving is the UK Basic State Retirement Pension (BSRP). Will I be able to claim a tax refund? Is it possible to “register” with HMRev&Cust beforehand so that my ex-employer doesn’t use this “emergency rate” when paying me? Who and how do I contact in HMRC so that in January 2011 when my ex-employer makes the payment they won’t use the “emergency rate”. I will have no other income in the UK in 2010-2011 besides this “one-time” payment and my BSRP (which will start to be paid in December of this year). Thanks for any help/advice that you can give me.

TaxFix - Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Sophie: Usually your second job should be on a BR tax code. You can check to see if you are due a tax refund at the end of the tax year by using your P45+P60 and inputting your total income and the total amount of tax that you paid in our tax calculator.

Francis - Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Graham: (Sat, Aug21) I see that we have a similar sort of problem – emergency tax on 75% of a pension one-time payment. Did you manage to find out any more? What was your 75% taxed at? 20%? Or more ? Find any info on how to proceed? Thanks.

Ben - Thursday, August 26th, 2010

I have just started a new job after leaving my old employer. I have worked at my new job for 5 weeks without a p45 so presume I am paying emergency tax do I have to do anything to claim over paid tax back . Thanks

TaxFix - Friday, August 27th, 2010

Ben: At the end of the tax year when you recieve your P60 you can make a claim for any overpayment of tax by applying here.

Graham - Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Francis: (Thurs 26th) Hi N0 I haven’t found out anything yet. I was hoping to have had a reply here but not had that yet.
I am still waiting for the pension payment to be released. If it happens soon I’ll let you know what the Tax Rate was.
I’m still hoping TaxFix will reply to my earlier question.
Thanks

Shauna - Saturday, August 28th, 2010

I’ve just left college and started full time work on a temporary contract for maternity cover that lasts 9 months on a salary of £15000 and my tax code is BR how much would i get back and when? Would i have to fill out a form before i get the money back.

jennie - Sunday, August 29th, 2010

ive just started a new job a month ago and was told i needed to hande in my p45 to prevent emergencey tax i did this on my first working day. now ive been paid and had a huge deduction of tax under the BR tax code. i desperatley need the money as ive just moved into my new flat and the deductions have made it so i cant actually afford to live for that month and im unsure how to claim it back. i cant wait until the new financial year!!! help! x

B - Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

I have been working in a job from 30th May 2010 and will be finishing up now on the 17th September and have been emergency taxed for all of my time working here but on my pay slip it doesn’t say BR as they said first i wasn’t on emergency tax but after sorting it out they say i have always been on emergency tax and that my emergency tax will rise to 41% for my last month? Does it matter that it doesn’t say BR on my pay slip and will i be able to claim all this tax back. I am a student and this is just a summer job.

Francis - Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Graham, I assume that it will be deducted at 20%. At the top of this taxfix page it states: “How much is Emergency Tax?…. It is tax at the full 22% basic rate, which will be deducted from your pay.”
I assume that they just didn’t update the page as this WAS the BASIC rate back in 2008 – I believe.
I sent an email to HMRC but their “robot” reply told me only that I should receive a reply in about 3 weeks
As no-one has replied here I think that I’ll just have to wait for the HMRC reply. Cheers.