Tax - TSR guide and questions thread

So confused
student and this is my first job about 8 hours a week
havent filled out any P46 or anything else
My first playslip I payed no tax and had the code 810l
I had only done 2 shifts though

All this tax stuff is confusing! How is it supposed to work when a past job you did you think you overpaid tax on because you had an emergency tax code throughout, and you don't work in that job anymore but you work in a new one now? Are you supposed to get a cheque from HMRC with the tax refund, or does it all get paid through the new employer?

I'm writing letters back and forth with HMRC, but all they seemed to have done is corrected my tax code on my current job and that's it. They're not being at all clear about the tax rebate, whether I'm due one or not or how exactly it all works. So annoying! I might have to call them this week to find out what's up.

So long as the previous job (where you made the overpayment) was in the same tax year, the repayment comes via the payroll system along with your pay. If your tax code has been updated and your new employer has details of your total pay and Income Tax deductions from your previous job then everything should be in place for you to receive any appropriate refund.

Yeah, they're both in the same tax year (2012-13). I gave my current employer a P46 when I first started there 2.5 months ago (my previous employer didn't send me my P45 on time), and I showed my P45 forms from both the job centre (I used to be on JSA) and from my previous job to HMRC. Hopefully that's enough information for them, yeah?

So the refund would come with my pay from my current job? See, I was finding that a bit odd that money from a different job would come through on this job. Would the tax refund money be coming directly from my current employer or from HMRC/the government?

Your employer will pay you the refund, then offset that against the tax that they pay to HMRC as part of their monthly PAYE returns.

Is there a reason why you completed a form P46 rather than handing in your previous form P45 (which would be the norm)? Given that your new employer's not working from your P45 information, check your payslips to ensure that your cumulative pay and deductions are shown correctly. You should see any Income Tax refund shown on your payslip when it's paid, separate from your usual pay.

Sorry if I didn't make it clear in my previous post, but my previous employer took ridiculously long to send me a P45, about 2 months after I'd finished working for them. And I started my current job 2 weeks after finishing that previous job, so of course I didn't have have a P45 to give my new employer, so gave them a P46 instead.

Thanks for all the explanations . I have to admit, it's still a little confusing for me but I'm hopefully getting the hang of it. I should be getting paid at work this week or next so I'll see then if I get my refund in that payslip

If it doesn't come through, let me know and I'll see if I can work out what's happened.

Hi. I haven't been paid this month yet, but I've just looked at my latest payslip online and it shows my pay as significantly much bigger than on my other payslips from this current job. Most of the income is over a grand of tax, which I assume must be my tax rebate. Providing this goes smoothly into my bank account later this month, then yay I am so happy I've finally managed to sort this . I really needed this as well for going travelling next month. Now I pretty much have enough money, I can relax. Again, thanks a lot for your help

hey illusionary, I got my wage slip

Got paid £1622.04 AFTER TAX.

Tax code of 810L CUMUL

Paye:107.40
NI D: 144.53
PENSION £131.30

The only thing that hasn't been taken out is my student loan so my question is are all these deductions correct...

Yeah can I see them please. Also how much student loan will
Usually be deducted

is this the amount of deductions i will get every month or will it be more

I don't get it why would I get taxed more
Next month though? And then why would it be less again. What's the new tax rate

Ur calcs have confused me too haha how much take home should I expect in next few months