Your tax calculation. If you’re employed or get a pension, your employer or pension provider uses your tax code to work out how much tax to take from you. You could still be paying too much or too little tax. Your P800 or Simple Assessment will tell you how to get a refund or pay tax you owe.
How do I claim back overpaid tax from last year?
If you have paid too much tax through your employment and the end of the tax year in which you overpaid tax has already passed you can make a claim for a refund by writing to HMRC. Mark the top of your letter clearly with ‘repayment claim’ so that HMRC prioritise it on receipt.
What to do if you get a letter from HMRC?
While it is always prudent to be cautious, in this case the letter received was real. Anyone who has received a letter should contact HMRC as soon as possible using the details on the letter.
Is the 0300 number a HMRC number?
Any phone numbers given should direct to an official HMRC line. A number of commentators claim that 0300 numbers cannot be HMRC numbers however HMRC changed their 0845 helpline telephone numbers to 0300 helpline numbers in 2015. See our news item: HM Revenue & Customs withdraw all 0845 numbers.
When does HMRC start sending out tax refunds?
Most of the refunds were paid out during the summer, then bills started going out in early November. Importantly, HMRC’s tax calculation, contained in the P800 form you have just been sent, is an estimate and it is based on the computer data it has about you.
What happens if you do not pay the right amount to HMRC?
If you have not paid the right amount at the end of the tax year, HMRC will post you a tax calculation. This can be a P800 or a Simple Assessment letter. Your tax calculation will show you how to get a refund or pay tax you owe. You might get a P800 if you: You will not get a P800 if you’re registered for Self Assessment.
