Tax Office Help

[lou100]

Hi, would the tax office help me to find out how much my earnings were in the tax year 2008 to 09 and 09 to 010? Due to redundancy, claiming benefits for a short while and now having a new job I am finding it hard to work out exactly how much money I earned and I am looking into the possibility of seeing if I am eligible for working tax credits....thank you in advance for any replies/advice given to me on this.

[Tinker,Wales]

When you were made redundant your employer should have provided you with form P45, which is a summary of your taxable income up to that date in the tax year. If you subsequently signed on for JobSeekers alowance you would have had to provide the form to the Jobcentre, and they would now have the figures.

[tamborine]

your bank account would show your income & exes.

[factor-fiction]

p45 and P60 should have all the information you need on earned income. Your bank statements etc will give details of interest income

[crix1234]

JSA is a contributory benefit, meaning you needed to pay Class 1 National Insurance contributions or NI credits for a specific period to get the benefit. This means the JC+ office look at the NI paid rather than earnings. Tax year 2009/10 will not count for anything yet as we are still in that tax year.