Tax code
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Last post: 28/11/2022 at 7:43 am
So I worked in my job for 17 year and didnt earn enough to pay tax I changed job in September and again I didn’t earn enough to pay tax I did get a final wage from the job I’d had 17 year and was taxed £55 my wage was only £200 why would this be ? Also I have now got a new job working for the nhs and will be earning under £12.500 but I have been taxed and my tax code is 372T noncu what does this mean??
many thanks
The T on your tax code means that HMRC has had to use extra calculations to decide how much you can earn before being taxed.
This could be due to an overlap in pay periods, taxable employee benefits (such as free parking in a car park that usually isn't free, subsidised travel, etc).
However, as you have never been paid enough to become eligible to pay tax, it's possible that it's just a hiccup in the system caused by you changing jobs. An overlap in pay periods, or a higher than normal final paypacket may have been enough to temporarily alter your code.
Or it could be just an accounting mistake.
I'm assuming you've contacted the pay office at your last employer. Your next port of call should be HMRC. If you have a personal tax account with them, sign in, have a look through your records, and query any changes.
If you don't have a personal tax account, create one here
Personal tax account: sign in or set up - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
(that's the official HMRC site; don't use any of the sites that charge you for doing this!)
or phone HMRC on their helpline, making sure you have your NI number, payslips, etc with you when you call.
0300 200 3300
Based on your stated circumstances, you should be able to get your tax code revised, and any overpayment will be refunded, probably through a tax code alteration.