Hmrc - Tax Code And Estimated Earnings

[Deskdiary]

I seem to spend half my life on the phone to HMRC...

Following the submission of my self-assessment form recently I received a new tax code yesterday, and noticed there was a not insignificant amount against the "Estimated tax you owe this year" line.

So, I went onto the online system this morning as the amount didn't seem right, and they have estimated my income for the 2019/2020 tax year to be £90,000 more than it actually will be. 90 bloody grand!!! (christ - I wish).

They've corrected it, and have given me a new tax code, but they couldn't tell me why, which was a little concerning. Given it takes some time for them to inform my employer of new codings, I'm expecting August's pay to be somewhat light!

Anyway - my question. How long have they been 'estimating' pay?

Proof, if proof were ever needed, of the importance to regularly check I guess.

[Dee-M-See]

What Phone number did you use to get in touch with them?
every number I have used tells me they don't use that number anymore
Thanks

[fiction-factory]

They may have taken your annual income as your monthly income. It can't be easy for them to handle self employed earnings especially I f they fluctuate. Anyway, it's good they sorted it out for you. I too spend too much time on the phone but as I have ten different income sources, and they fluctuate a lot, it's not surprising - but they always get it right in the end by year end

[tonyav]

What Phone number did you use to get in touch with them?

I had to phone them a couple of weeks ago, I used 0300 200 3300. Someone did answer after a few minutes of being in the queue and it was sorted within a few minutes to.

[Dee-M-See]

Thanks for the Phone Number
I will give it a try

[tonyav]

Best of luck, Dee. Worked for me though.