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Income Tax Demand
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I am a pensioner and my only income last year was my State Pension + 3 small pensions which I receive, nett of tax.
I have received a Demand for £262.40. to be paid before 31st Jan 2014.
I rang the Tax Office and have been sent the figures they have for my Pension Income and to my calculations, they don't add up.
Should I pay the lower figure that I have calculated from these figures, or query the fact that all my income is received Nett of tax, being deducted already by my providers? Thanks.
I have received a Demand for £262.40. to be paid before 31st Jan 2014.
I rang the Tax Office and have been sent the figures they have for my Pension Income and to my calculations, they don't add up.
Should I pay the lower figure that I have calculated from these figures, or query the fact that all my income is received Nett of tax, being deducted already by my providers? Thanks.
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I agree with ubasses, you need to ring your main tax office (i.e. the one which your main tax allowance is set by. I have found them very helpful since I have multiple sources of income - the one (the largest) has my tax allowance against it, the others are taxed at basic rate. Is this demand definitely for 2012-13, or an earlier year, being as we are still in 2013-14?
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Total after tax allowance x 20%
Then add up all tax paid and ask them to explain the difference.
Sorry if I am spelling out what you already know, as I do not know how financially savvy you are.
They should also agree to take the payments monthly (if you do end up owing them) by adjusting your tax code for next financial year.
Total after tax allowance x 20%
Then add up all tax paid and ask them to explain the difference.
Sorry if I am spelling out what you already know, as I do not know how financially savvy you are.
They should also agree to take the payments monthly (if you do end up owing them) by adjusting your tax code for next financial year.
The root of this may be the tax code used by your three pension providers.
You should remember that although your State pension is paid free of tax it does, in fact, form part of your taxable income. (Your tax code should have been reduced to account for this). This means that if the total of your State pension and private pensions exceed the tax-free allowance (which was £8,105 for 2012-13) then tax will be payable on the excess Also bear in mind that, unless you have told the tax office to inform them individually as to how you want your tax deductions handled, each of your three pension providers might be allowing too much tax free.
I can understand if you don’t want to share the information publicly, but if you do, give me your income figures and I will calculate the tax due.
You should remember that although your State pension is paid free of tax it does, in fact, form part of your taxable income. (Your tax code should have been reduced to account for this). This means that if the total of your State pension and private pensions exceed the tax-free allowance (which was £8,105 for 2012-13) then tax will be payable on the excess Also bear in mind that, unless you have told the tax office to inform them individually as to how you want your tax deductions handled, each of your three pension providers might be allowing too much tax free.
I can understand if you don’t want to share the information publicly, but if you do, give me your income figures and I will calculate the tax due.
It may be that they are also trying to recoup some underpaid tax from a previous year.
As others have said, the state pension counts as taxable income but tax isn't deducted at source, so some people with other income paid without tax deducted can find that have more tax to pay.
It depends on whether you pay tax at 20% basic rate on all your other pension or whether there is a tax allowance applied to one or more of them.
What tax codes are shown for each of your pensions?
As others have said, the state pension counts as taxable income but tax isn't deducted at source, so some people with other income paid without tax deducted can find that have more tax to pay.
It depends on whether you pay tax at 20% basic rate on all your other pension or whether there is a tax allowance applied to one or more of them.
What tax codes are shown for each of your pensions?
Check that you have calculated your state pension correctly(if you receive £476.60 for each payment you will get 13 of these per annum, in which case the tax due will be £224.97 -still less than the amount they say you owe). The most usual cause of these problems is the taxman overestimating the State pension payments.
I agree with NJ- you need to multiply your state pension by 13.
These are paid gross.
If you other pensions are paid Gross then the tax due should be similar to what has been demanded.
If they all have tax deducted at 20% then I think you are due a rebate
Are the figures you have quoted for the others all net of tax? Can you also provide the gross figures?
These are paid gross.
If you other pensions are paid Gross then the tax due should be similar to what has been demanded.
If they all have tax deducted at 20% then I think you are due a rebate
Are the figures you have quoted for the others all net of tax? Can you also provide the gross figures?
