Tax rebates

[The Wookiee]

Do this still exist ?

Are they calculated automatically by the tax office and sent accordingley ?

Any info please

 

[dougdeep]

Ask for a tax form, they don't send them out automatically any more. Tax rebates are still possible.

 

[Gazwag]

if you have paid too much tax due to coding errors then you can claim the tax back.

Log onto HMR&C website and register and once you have your authorisation code you can complete a tax return online which will calculate your rebate if you are due one.

 

[Gully]

I made errors on my first three tax returns, didn't offset everything that I was entitled to, an easy thing to do. It wasn't until I enlisted the services of an independant tax advisor that the mistake was noticed, I got a tax rebate of about £1500, which was a pleasant surprise. I now know far more about the tax system, having learnt the hard way, I now pay exactly the right amount of tax each year.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

But don't fall for any scam emails from HMRC saying you are due a rebate and wanting your bank details. It doesn't work like that!

 

[The Wookiee]

Basically I only worked for arond 3 months of the last tax year, so paid tax via employer through PAYE. Am now working full time again. Will I be due back the tax I paid in the last tax year as I earnt less than 6k in those 3 months ?

 

[bhafc99]

Basically I only worked for arond 3 months of the last tax year, so paid tax via employer through PAYE. Am now working full time again. Will I be due back the tax I paid in the last tax year as I earnt less than 6k in those 3 months ?

Yes, you should, but you may need to claim yourself rather than just expect the Inland Revenue to give it back. Do you have a P60 from last year, from the employer you did those 3 months with?

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Basically I only worked for arond 3 months of the last tax year, so paid tax via employer through PAYE. Am now working full time again. Will I be due back the tax I paid in the last tax year as I earnt less than 6k in those 3 months ?

Yes - PAYE assumes you will continue to earn the same each month for the whole tax year. If you don't work the whole year then you can get a tax rebate or your tax code is changed for the following year to take account for the over payment of tax - but not automatically, you have to claim it.

 

[theonesmith]

I'm going through this process at the moment fella, it's sickening.

Sent them a letter 3 weeks ago and going to give them a call today. There's a tool on the HMRC website that lets you find your particular tax office and then you send them details of your situation enclosed with a copy of your P45 or P60.

 

[Gazwag]

I'm going through this process at the moment fella, it's sickening.

Sent them a letter 3 weeks ago and going to give them a call today. There's a tool on the HMRC website that lets you find your particular tax office and then you send them details of your situation enclosed with a copy of your P45 or P60.

HMR&C are about 12-15 weeks behind dealing with post so if you ring them they almost certainly won't have details of your letter on the system yet.

@ Wookiee - the quickest way may still be to do a tax return online to get the tax back, it may take a few days to get the authorisation code but the refund will get paid into your bank account fairly quickly. Those 9 months that you didnt work were you getting job seekers as that is taxable and need to be taken into account.