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p45 or p46?
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Hmm just started a new job, at my old one i never filled out a form for tax etc and never got taxed, but at this job i am doing, although i shouldnt because im in full time education etc etc
Basically they told me to fill out a form, but i cant remember whether they said p45 or p46....i think its 46 but im confused!!
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Basically they told me to fill out a form, but i cant remember whether they said p45 or p46....i think its 46 but im confused!!
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Have they not given you whatever it is they want you to fill out? :S
The P45 is the form you get when you leave an employer.
The P60 is the form you get at the end of a tax year confirming your payments for the previous year. You only get this if you do not get a pay slip in the first weeks of April.
Everyone is entitled to earn x amount before being taxed.
I suggest that you ask your new employer for the p46 to fill in then.
You weren't paid cash in hand were you?
How much tax you pay has nothing to do with being in full time education as such. You have a personnal allowance which you are entitled to tax free, (about £4k a year) and above that you pay tax. Most people in full time education don't make that much in a year, hence don't pay tax.
PM Joolyknockers- they're an expert on this!
i earn more than that but im guessing with the amount i was taxed i was emergency taxed...all starting to make sense now! Basically i need a p46 =D x
If you can, chase the P45 at the same time as submitting a P46, as having the P45 is very important for your tax records. You should always receive a P45 when you leave employment or come off benefits, even if you paid no tax, but many employers are a bit lax at getting them sent out.
A student exemption form - P38(s) only applies if you are a student working in holiday periods only. If you are doing evenings and weekends as well DON'T FILL IT IN!!
Students are liable to tax. End of.
Your old employer should have given you a form P45 although some employers do make up their own rules. Some of them even like to withold them as "punishment" :eek2:
Thats sounds familar. Or they dont give out the P60s because they cant be arsed, or 'lose' you P45. :nervous:
The new style P46 is crap though, nearly every one whos had one at work asks me stuff about it.
I don't like them either. I find them really hard to read and they have moved everything. Don't like change LOL
The question about student loans makes NO sense at all, I had to read it above five times before I understood it.
At least it's on there though....if you filled in an old style P46 it could take ages to get the loan repayments going through again though cos there was no SL declaration.
Are you a student? If you're earning a certain amount, you will still be taxed, I'm not sure of the exact figure but I think it's around £5000 a year (correct me if I'm wrong someone in the know).
If you aren't earning that much then you need to speak to someone at your work to see whats going on. You can also claim your tax back, though I'm not sure on how this works, just that a few of my friends have done it.
Normal tax free-allowance for this year is £5035