When you are on a job there is a chance of you paying higher income tax than you owe specifically if you get different jobs a lot or are working on different jobs during the same period. If you reckon that you have submitted excessive tax methods are available for you to put in claim for a refund.

HOW DOES SOMEONE PAY EXCESSIVE TAX DURING EMPLOYMENT?

You have possibly submitted too much tax on your salary if:

1. you were studying and was working at vacation times and forgot to complete form P38S Student Employees
2. the company that employed you was using the incorrect tax code allocation
3. your work was just temporarily
4. you were working on more jobs than one during the same period
5. you completed working and was not receiving taxable wages or benefits for the year
6. your personal income altered - for instance you changed from full to part-time work or took on self employment
7. other forms of earnings seen which was subjected to income tax by the use of your tax code, for example reserves and further income earned has reduced since previously informed the income tax department about it - which suggests the income contained for your actual tax code is more than the actual amount
8. you were employed a new role that led to you having an emergency tax code assignment until you were assigned the right code

PAYE (Pay As You Earn) and tax codes

The tax code required is specified by the income tax department and is set according to the necessary required information you have provided related to your personal income your right to contributions. It can be seen on the PAYE notice of code (it is usually seen by you prior to the beginning of the tax year and there is a possibility that it may be sent at different times of the year if something has altered). Not every person will be sent such a notice but the code can also be located on your P45 or on your salary slip. It informs your employers salary department how much tax to deduct on your income before being paid. Having your tax deducted in this way is entitled PAYE. If you have various jobs or you receive a pension and work there is a strong possibility of you having more than one income tax code for your wages.

RECLAIMING OVERPAYMENT OF SELF ASSESSMENT TAX

If you feel that you have been asked to submit higher wages tax with the submission of your self assessment read the income tax office handbook to check how you can to obtain a tax refund. If the tax office owes you tax back the tax department will give you a tax refund by maybe putting it to your account used for self assessment to set against future tax bills or by a cash transference or a check put in the post

CLAIMING TAX REBATE FOR PAYE OVERPAYMENTS - FROM THE PAST

Write to your tax officer and send any significant official papers relevant to your salary applicable to the income tax year for which you are looking to get your tax rebate paid, such as:

1. the supplied data relevant to your time in your job and any income benefits details
2. P60

Your tax officer will have a look at your queries, to see how much tax you need to be paid back and send over to you a reimbursement.

GETTING BACK PAYE OVERPAID TAX - IN THIS YEAR

The manner in which you get a tax refund in this year will be based on your circumstances. There is a large number of tax rebate practitioners who have a lot of experience only in this particular line of work to help people getting a financial tax refund.

TAX REFUND WHEN WORKING

Inform your companys local tax department why you have reason to think that you have paid too much income tax. They may previously have everything they will potentially need to check your claim.

If you have become jobless or retired check the income tax department manual to learn how to obtain a tax repayment.