P45 - cannot find my p45 when I started a new job

[Kiera]

I started a new job last June but could not find my p45. The tax code I am on must be an emegency code. How do I find out if I am paying too much tax or would the tax office have a copy of my p45? and do I need to contact them? Thanks

[mangetoute]

kiera,usualy when you get your p45 theres two parts one for you and one for your new employer,have you lost them both,if so try the tax office and try your last employer.if you are paying emergancy tax ouch,but you will get a rebate,ooo thats nice,good luck

[BagPussAA]

Just contact your local tax office and they will sort out a tax rebate if you have been paying too much. I have just got mine from last year in my pay. Emergancy tax code will be BR1

[aristotle]

When you start a new job, if you haven't got your P45, you should complete a P46 which you can download from www.hmrc.gov.uk and give it to your employer who passes it to HM Revenue & Customs who instruct them what tax code to put you on as well as your year to date figures so the correct tax is deducted in future. This will sort out any over or underpayment of tax in the current tax year.

[antiguru]

Aristotle is quite right, but because 3 months have passed, I recommend you look at your first and most recent payslips and see if the tax code has changed. If it hasn�t it would be worth completing a P46 now, or speaking to your payroll administrator to get it sorted or if both those avenues fail, phone your tax office for their advice (number in the phone book).

But Aristotle is also right that these things do come out in the wash eventually.