Tax Code?

[Morgie52]

I am currently on the Tax Code 503L and have been for the past two years. I feel this should have changed at sometime to 522L and this month to 604L and I should have received a Tax rebate also this month!!!! Am I wrong? Any help with this would be appreciated.

[tiggerblue10]

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/incometax/tax-codes.htm

Have a look at this. Might help or you may need to contact them.

[tiggerblue10]

Mine has changed to 603L this month but I got �60 extra.

[mamatwo]

the increases should be applied by your employer. they would not have recieved notices from HMRC to do this as all L codes should be increased automatically.
i'd call HMRC and explain to them and ask them to send a notice of coding to your employer and ask either for a tax repayment claim form for the last 2 years or for them to make the adjustment to your tax code.
i'd also tell your co-workers as i expect they are in the same boat but haven't noticed!

[Morgie52]

Many thanks for the replies. I think I will ring the appropriate Tax Office tomorrow.

[buildersmate]

This is definitely your employer's foul-up.
Up until the start of 2008-9 it had been standard practice to issue a new notice to employers and employees with the new coding at the start of each new year, even when the codes changed by the 'standard' amount (i.e. 503L to 543L). When I chased for such a thing this year, was told it is in the small print on PAYE from HMRC that an employer can make the change on their PAYE system without formal notification - lo and behold it is in there. Ditto the recent change from 543L to 603L.
They will issue a code change if asked to do so (and they continue to initiate a new code for an employee for other reasons when the individual's code requires changing).

[Morgie52]

Many thanks. I have rung the Tax Office and you are correct. They are sending out a notice to both my employer and myself.