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Question

is there anything i can do about my tax repayments, as i had 2 jobs and i always declared that i had two jobs, i questioned with my boss at my second job why i wasnt been taxed (i didnt no anything about tax at the time) and he said that it was coming off my first job, so silly me takes that as gospal, i carried on geting letetrs from the tax office and i carried on questioning it and again he kept making excuses and it wasnt until id left my second job and went down to the tax office when they told me that i owe over a grand coz i wasnt paying tax at my 2nd job, its going to take me 3 yrs to pay it back and i only wrkd ther for 2! is ther anyway i can get the company to pay it as it wasnt picked up by them? (my boos doesnt wrk at the same place now and has left the company, conviently enough)

Answer 1

When you accepted the second job, I am assuming that you could not give that employer a P45 as you were already working with your first job.

This being the case, the second employer should have got you to complete a P46. You then should have signed the declaration (not ticking any of the boxes as you already have an employer), and this is sent to Inland Revenue.

The second employer should have put you on a BR tax code as soon as you were employed by them, until such time that Inland Revenue informed them differently. I am wondering if your second employer followed the correct procedure. They certainly seem to know very little about PAYE and tax.

Inland Revenue would have given you the correct information immediately had you contacted them when you were having doubts.

However, you are responsible for your own tax in general, but it is also the responsibility of you employer to know payroll procedures and to have given you the correct form to complete and put you on the correct tax code.

Have you thought of contact ACAS about this to obtain further advice. There number is 0845 747 4747.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

An excellent answer by Mrs W, duly rated.

All I can say is that you do, ultimately, have responsibilty for paying the correct amount of tax. HMRC are in fact being understanding if they are allowing you to pay this over a period of three years. They could have demand it all at once.

Sorry. You are in this position through no fault of your own. But the fact remains you have not paid the correct tax and the situation now has to be corrected. Take some consolation from the fact that the Revenue will probably keep a closer eye on that rather irresponsible employer in case they are making other "mistakes" in their favour.

Answer 3

Sorry Rascal, you are totally responsible fr your own tax affairs and there's now way someone else is going to pay it for you (your former employer) and the Inland Revenue won't let you off either- the maxim "ignorance is not innocence" applies here. However he revenue are not tota monstars and if you explain your predicament to them they will usually come to a realistic solution for you.

Whatever you do though don't try to ignore or run away from the debt. I do prison visiting, and at one of the open prisons that I visit 30% of the prisoners are there because they didn't pay their tax.

Talk to the revenue and sor it out

Answer 4

Sorry rascal, your taxes are your own responsibility. Failure to properly withhold is serious though. Contact your local Taxpayer Advocates office for help on your payment plan.

Answer 5

Yes they will most likely deduct what you owe from your refund. And yes, that will delay your getting the rest of your refund, since it can't just flow through the system without interruption.