How to get a Tax Rebate in the UK

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How to get a Tax Rebate in the UK

The guide that we have created below will answer some of the most common questions on how to get a tax rebate in the UK. Follow the steps bellow or apply for your tax rebate online now:

How do I get a tax rebate?
You will be due a tax rebate if you have overpaid tax in any of the last 6 years. The Inland Revenue says that the onus is on the tax payer to claim any tax refund that they might be due. There are a number of reasons why you might be due a tax refund including:

Earning below the tax free allowance (currently £6,475)
Leaving the UK
Working while a student
Being put on an emergency tax code
Changing jobs
Being made unemployed
Retiring from work.

How do I claim my tax rebate?
We can either help you apply for your tax rebate or alternatively you can do it yourself.

If you are applying yourself you will need the following forms, dependent on your situation.

Any P45/P60’s
A P91
P85/P86 - Leaving/Entering the UK forms
Covering Letter
Form P38(S) - Inland Revenue Student Exemption

I have lost my P60/P45’s
No problem. We can often get replacements for you if you use our tax refund service. Alternatively you can get a replacement yourself by asking your former employer for a ’statement of earnings’ on company headed paper. Your company will be required by law to provide this information under the data protection act, and it is an offence to withhold it.

How far back can I claim a tax refund?
It is possible to go as far back as 6 years to claim a tax rebate, though we do not recommend you wait this long as the Inland Revenue look likely to change this, and if you leave your claim too late your refund will expire and be lost forever.

Can I apply for a National Insurance rebate?
As long as you are currently a resident and have worked in the UK, you will be able to claim a portion of your national insurance contributions as a rebate. Press on the link to claim a national insurance rebate.

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<p>The guide that we have  created below                will answer some of the most common questions on how to  get a tax                rebate in the UK. Follow the steps bellow or <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="../../claim">apply                for your tax rebate online now:</a></p>
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<li><a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://taxfix.co.uk/tax-back-articles/how-to-get-a-tax-rebate.html#1" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/taxfix.co.uk');"><strong>How                  do I get a tax rebate?</strong></a></li>
<li><a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://taxfix.co.uk/tax-back-articles/how-to-get-a-tax-rebate.html#2" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/taxfix.co.uk');"><strong>How do I claim                  my tax rebate?</strong></a></li>
<li><a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://taxfix.co.uk/tax-back-articles/how-to-get-a-tax-rebate.html#3" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/taxfix.co.uk');"><strong>I have my                  P60/P45’s</strong></a></li>
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<p><a name="1"></a><strong>How do I get a tax  rebate?</strong><br />
<img src="http://taxfix.co.uk/images/NI-Rebate-card-small.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="70" align="left" />You                will be due a tax rebate if you have overpaid tax in any  of the                last 6 years. The Inland Revenue says that the onus is on  the tax                payer to claim any tax refund that they might be due.  There are                a number of reasons why you might be due a tax refund  including:</p>
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<li>Earning  below                  the tax free allowance (currently £6,475)</li>
<li>Leaving the  UK</li>
<li>Working  while a student</li>
<li>Being put on  an emergency                  tax code</li>
<li>Changing  jobs</li>
<li>Being made  unemployed</li>
<li>Retiring  from work.</li>
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<p><a name="2"></a><strong>How  do I claim                my tax rebate?<br />
</strong>We can either help you <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="../../claim">apply                for your tax rebate</a> or alternatively you can do it  yourself.</p>
<p>If you are applying yourself  you will                need the following forms, dependent on your situation.</p>
<ul style="padding-top: 10px;" type="desc">
<li>Any <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://taxfix.co.uk/tax-back-articles/Inland-Revenue-P45.html" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/taxfix.co.uk');" target="_blank">P45</a>/<a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://taxfix.co.uk/tax-back-articles/Inland-Revenue-P60.html" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/taxfix.co.uk');" target="_blank">P60’s</a></li>
<li>A P91</li>
<li><a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&ved=0CAkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hmrc.gov.uk%2Fcnr%2Fp85.pdf&ei=98L3SvLxI8uF4QaPvNjTAw&usg=AFQjCNEkVpB4yclTNSPa7__D_T5bZ3v2EQ&sig2=e0LyBnNGSbrhyIrPjS9uGg" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.google.co.uk');" target="_blank">P85</a>/<a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&ved=0CAsQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hmrc.gov.uk%2FCNR%2Fp86.pdf&ei=A8P3Srm7J8uK4QaRxITbAw&usg=AFQjCNFXR_T83UOUVUFvyhVIvRE-eb0REg&sig2=ffoEJX1I5r7BXRnkXWlf3A" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.google.co.uk');" target="_blank">P86 </a>-                  Leaving/Entering the UK forms</li>
<li>Covering Letter</li>
<li><a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://search2.hmrc.gov.uk/kbroker/hmrc/forms/search.ladv?cs=UTF-8&ha=19&tx0=758&fl0=formid:&raction=view" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/search2.hmrc.gov.uk');" target="_blank">Form                  P38(S) </a>- Inland                  Revenue Student Exemption</li>
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<p><a name="3"></a><strong>I have lost my P60/P45’s<br />
</strong><img src="http://taxfix.co.uk/images/form2.gif" alt="" width="69" height="97" align="right" />No                problem. We can often get replacements for you if you use  our <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="../../claim">tax                refund service</a>. Alternatively you can get a  replacement yourself                by asking your former employer for a ’statement of  earnings’ on                company headed paper. Your company will be required by law  to provide                this information under the data protection act, and it is  an offence                to withhold it.</p>
<p><a name="4"></a><strong>Ho</strong><strong>w</strong><strong> far back can I claim a tax refund?</strong><br />
It is possible to go as far back as 6 years to claim a tax  rebate,                though we do not recommend you wait this long as the  Inland Revenue                look likely to change this, and if you leave your claim  too late                your refund will expire and be lost forever.</p>
<p><a name="8"></a><strong>Can I apply  for a National                Insurance rebate</strong><strong>?</strong><br />
As long as you are currently a resident and have worked in  the UK,                you will be able to claim a portion of your national  insurance contributions                as a rebate. Press on the link to <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="../../National-Insurance-Redirect.html" target="_blank">claim                a national insurance rebate</a>.</p>
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