HMRC are assigning me a BR tax code for next year
Discussion
The claim is that I have been assigned two tax codes for my current employer (although only recieving one letter) because HMRC have been supplied with two different payroll numbers by them.
The two "different" payroll numbers are (a) my payroll number and (b) my payroll number - (ie. dash) my department name. Ergo I am employed twice and HMRC have two accounts for me regarding my employment.
The two "different" payroll numbers are (a) my payroll number and (b) my payroll number - (ie. dash) my department name. Ergo I am employed twice and HMRC have two accounts for me regarding my employment.
Edited by oldbanger on Thursday 14th January 22:46
Edited by oldbanger on Thursday 14th January 22:47
MigX said:
i got my letter today as well. br code. can someone explain me what is that?
i have only one job (parcel force) and single.
is that code ok or are they taking more than they should? i couldnt find much information about tax codes.
thanks for the answer in advance
BR is sometimes called emergency tax, and is usually only applied to 2nd jobs and if you start a new job with no P45. If you are on a BR tax code, you are not entitled to the usual tax free allowance of £6k-odd, you will be taxed on every penny.i have only one job (parcel force) and single.
is that code ok or are they taking more than they should? i couldnt find much information about tax codes.
thanks for the answer in advance
And in other news, I have been reissued with a more normal sounding tax code, but they have deducted £20 from my tax free allowance without explanation, which can't even be the code I had last year as I claimed no mileage/expenses and therefore got no P11D for the 2008/09 tax year (I checked with payroll).
Edited by oldbanger on Monday 25th January 19:00
Pah!
I just tried to call HMRC to discuss with them quite why they have seen fit to issue me with a D0 coding, only to find that the number they quote on the letter tells me I have to speak to my own local tax office, and then promptly cuts me off! FFS. Do they set out to try to make it as difficult as possible to talk to some one....?
I just tried to call HMRC to discuss with them quite why they have seen fit to issue me with a D0 coding, only to find that the number they quote on the letter tells me I have to speak to my own local tax office, and then promptly cuts me off! FFS. Do they set out to try to make it as difficult as possible to talk to some one....?
Eric Mc said:
Maybe they should rename those D0 Codes "DOH" Codes. They do seem to be issuing these things on a seemingly random basis.
This is not random, HMRC have starting doing this with my employees much more so in the last 2 years, speaking to various accountants, the opinion is that that are doing this intentionally hoping that a) people will not notice or not question it and/or
b) when they do notice it, it takes ages to sort out
Bottom line is that from HMRC's perspective, it greatly helps their cashflow, job done!
As an aside, the standard of HMRC has dropped drastically over the last 2 years especially, about 40% of our coding notices we receive have major spelling mistakes and two years ago, they managed to transfer around 20 of our employees including 2 of our director onto the payroll of a local accountants (who happened to do the tax returns of a few of our employees). after a 3 month investigation, HMRC's actual explanation was that one of their staff has "pressed the wrong button on the computer" I kid you not.
arguti said:
As an aside, the standard of HMRC has dropped drastically over the last 2 years especially,
Thousands of long-serving HMRC staff have been kicked out over the last few years as most of the local offices have closed and the work is centralised. People wanted fewer Civil Servants.News item here about wrong coding notices:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8478271.stm
Just seen this.
WTF!!
http://www.ukbudget.com/UKBudget2009/employers/Bud...
s s s.So that means 60% tax on everything over £100k up to £112,950?
s.Hmmm, just looked at my payslip and noticed I'm on a BR code.
I was self-employed before starting here and the two jobs overlapped - hence filling in my tax return last week for 2008-2009 I had to fill in both sections.
However, I think that I've had no self-employed income in the current tax year (I'll have to check when I get home). If that's the case - what's the chances of a) getting the tax I've overpaid (because of no allowance) back, and b) getting them to change the tax code to a relevant one with a simple phone call?
I was self-employed before starting here and the two jobs overlapped - hence filling in my tax return last week for 2008-2009 I had to fill in both sections.
However, I think that I've had no self-employed income in the current tax year (I'll have to check when I get home). If that's the case - what's the chances of a) getting the tax I've overpaid (because of no allowance) back, and b) getting them to change the tax code to a relevant one with a simple phone call?
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