FAQ'S

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What is a P45?
A P45 is given by the employer to every employee who leaves that particular employment. The P45 contains details of pay and tax from the start of the tax year to the date the employment ended. It also contains the tax code operated by the employer.

What is a P60?
A P60 is a form given by an employer to employees, it contains details of earnings for a particular tax year along with details of any tax and National Insurance paid. A P60 is given to the employee every year generally before the end of May.

What if I can’t find my P60/ P45’s?
If you are unable to locate any P45’s or P60’s Tax Payback will make enquiries direct to the employer for an approved statement.

When does a Tax Year run from?
The tax year runs from 6 April to the following 5 April each year. The current tax year is 5 April 2009 to 5 April 2010.

What is my Tax Code?
A tax code is issued by the Revenue to employers to inform them how much tax and National Insurance to deduct from the employee. Normally a tax code consists of three numbers and a letter. It can be found on payslips and P45 and P60’s. The tax code for the current tax year is 647L

What is an emergency tax code?
The emergency tax code is a coding used by employers if they do not know an employees' true tax code.

How do I know if I am paying emergency tax?
If there is a suffix or prefix on your code then you have an emergency code. The most common are BR, X, WK1 and MTH1.

How long will my claim take?
If you have provided all your documentation (P45/ P60 and P11d’s) for the previous six years then you claim will generally take between 6 to 10 weeks. If you are missing P45 and P60’s we will chase this information on your behalf, this can cause a delay in your claim.