Tax / Pay - need help! - aberdeen-music

Mick Maverik · 03-03-2006, 14:16

Hey, I just got paid £30 of the £160 I earned this month. I was told this was because I had been overpaid last month by mistake, and they've just re-cooped their losses. It turns out this is the case. My loan had just come in around the same time, so I didn't notice the extra money. Now I'm left with £30 to live off for a month, as my loan is all spent up on Uni accomodation and nights out! Is this kind of practice allowed? It was my understanding that if your employer fucks up, they have to wait, and claim the money back in tax from the inland revenue? Does anyone know anything more in-depth about this? Or have any useful links?

Cheers, Andy

WoodyRATM · 03-03-2006, 14:22

i thought by law they couldnt just take it? some like payback schemes the usual aint it?

Mick Maverik · 03-03-2006, 14:24

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Originally Posted by woodyTUH

i thought by law they couldnt just take it? some like payback schemes the usual aint it?

That's what I thought. But I want to know exactly what I'm talking about when I go shout at them. So if anyone has any experience with this, and could give me, or point me to the relevant information, it'd be much appreciated!

Andy

Scorge · 03-03-2006, 14:25

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Originally Posted by YouthGoneWild

Is this kind of practice allowed?

Yes.

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Originally Posted by YouthGoneWild

It was my understanding that if your employer fucks up, they have to wait, and claim the money back in tax from the inland revenue?

No.

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Originally Posted by YouthGoneWild

Or have any useful links?

www.hmrc.gov.uk

WoodyRATM · 03-03-2006, 14:26

it may not be helpful but it happend with my sisters boyfirend. his sister was over-paid (on a mistake of the employer) and they called her and arranged like taking a very small amount out of her pay each time.

you could always see bout that?

Mick Maverik · 03-03-2006, 14:35

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Originally Posted by The Ghost Of Scorge

Yes.

No.

www.hmrc.gov.uk

Bollocks, that kinda sucks. Ah well, cheers for the info.

Scorge · 03-03-2006, 14:37

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Originally Posted by YouthGoneWild

Bollocks, that kinda sucks. Ah well, cheers for the info.

The problem with PAYE/Inland Revenue is that they expect you as the employee to be 100% responsible, so if you ever get overpaid, you should be reporting it to the employer post haste.

Unlucky.......

thegreatcornholio · 03-03-2006, 15:11

I had underpaid tax last year by about £400 pounds, but its wasn't deducted straight off my next payslip. I was contacted by the Inland Revenue at the end of the tax quarter (June I think) and notified that my tax code would be adjusted to take account of the overpayment.

Obviously this mean't that my tax was slighty higher over the next tax year to cover the shortfall, after which they contacted me again with another notification which took my tax code back down to its original level.

It is your employer who calculates your pay - including your tax based on your current tax code, in my opinion they should have left it for the Inland Revenue to sort out. If it was me I would go back to them and tell them to sort it out immediately...£30 wouldn't last me one day!!!

thegreatcornholio · 03-03-2006, 15:19

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Originally Posted by thegreatcornholio

I had underpaid tax last year by about £400 pounds, but its wasn't deducted straight off my next payslip. I was contacted by the Inland Revenue at the end of the tax quarter (June I think) and notified that my tax code would be adjusted to take account of the overpayment.

Obviously this mean't that my tax was slighty higher over the next tax year to cover the shortfall, after which they contacted me again with another notification which took my tax code back down to its original level.

It is your employer who calculates your pay - including your tax based on your current tax code, in my opinion they should have left it for the Inland Revenue to sort out. If it was me I would go back to them and tell them to sort it out immediately...£30 wouldn't last me one day!!!

Hmm?...on second thoughts are you saying that your employer used the wrong tax code in your wages calculation?...if so they should recoup the money themselves....but theres no reason why they couldn't have taken back say £5 or £10 at a time...it sounds like the wages dept for whoever it is you work for is carrying out an arse covering exercise (ACE)...and trying to sort the situation quickly and quietly at your expense....again I would go back to them and demand they sort it out....furthermore after further consideration I don't think £30 quid would last me til lunchtime!!!

WoodyRATM · 03-03-2006, 15:21

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Originally Posted by thegreatcornholio

Hmm?...on second thoughts are you saying that your employer used the wrong tax code in your wages calculation?...if so they should recoup the money themselves....but theres no reason why they couldn't have taken back say £5 or £10 at a time...it sounds like the wages dept for whoever it is you work for is carrying out an arse covering exercise (ACE)...and trying to sort the situation quickly and quietly at your expense....again I would go back to them and demand they sort it out....furthermore after further consideration I don't think £30 quid would last me til lunchtime!!!

i agree :|