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knitnat | 15:25 Mon 21st Dec 2015 | Business & Finance
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Because of working a lot of overtime this year my earnings by April will be very close to £42k and I do not want to pay the higher rate of tax next year. I get paid on the 15th of each month so ( i apologise if this is a stupid question)will it be my yearly earnings on that March payslip they will calculate it on or also what I earn in those extra few days up to 5 April. Hope that makes sense
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It's whatever pay you receive in the tax year (which usually ends on 5th/6th April).
But the 40% rate is only paid on any additional amount over the threshold so it won't make a huge difference- you still have £10600 at 0% and almost all the rest will still be at 20%. But you could always put just enough into AVCs to keep you below teh threshold
I'm sure its up to your last pay day in the current financial year.
15th March 2016 will count as this tax year. Pay received on 15th April 2016- 15th March 2017 will count as next tax year.
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So fiction-factory I would't pay 40% on everything over £10k only on everything over £42k?
That's right- or else for every extra £1 you earn you'd lose up to £20 which would be a nonsense. All the rates are marginal (until you get to the additional rate of 45 or 50 % (forgotten now) when allowances start to get stripped away too
People with the standard Personal Allowance start paying the 40% rate on income over £42,385, anything under that is taxed at the standard rate (20%)
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Thank you so much for all help sorry told you I was stupid lol
The info on your march pay slip has all the info for tax and tax year

you will also get a P60 in May but that just duplicates things

Ifyou are under £42k close to but under then you will pay
nothing on the first 10k and 20% on the rest 32k which I think is £6400 = that s about £525 per month

if you earn £43k then it will be an extra £400 on top of the 6400

simples really
Income Tax is a tax you pay on your income

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