Lack of P45

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Welshbeef

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49,633 posts

213 months

Friday 5th June 2009
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Ok facing a little issue here.
I am a company director and so far this financial year I have taken no salary from my company even though I have been contracting - the plan was to pay myself PAYE in Mar2010 the full years min wge/to meet the NI stamp level (purely done that way as I didnt need the cash on a monthly basis and didnt want to tie up time once a month).

Anyway am now going perm but clearly have no P45 - so do I fill in a P45 with zero's for this financial year OR do I fill in a P46 and tick box A which states this is my first job since 6th Apr and I have not been receiving taxable Jobseekers allowence since?

If I do nothing I will be on emergency tax but clearly will have missed the tax free elements of April & May (but will have to claim that back at the end of the year - I dont want to wait all that time & knowingly overpay my tax for that duration).

So help please!

matc

4,730 posts

222 months

Friday 5th June 2009
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Over 5,000 posts and you think this belongs in the General Gassing section??

FL07AAV

4,711 posts

199 months

Friday 5th June 2009
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Move this topic to the Business section and then talk to an accountant biggrin

Welshbeef

Original Poster:

49,633 posts

213 months

Friday 5th June 2009
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Issue resolved I went for option A which is assumed zero employment/zero income for the current tax year which is 100% correct.

I'll take the divi's as and when I want later this year or next smile

Jgtv

2,129 posts

212 months

Friday 5th June 2009
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If your no longer needing the company payroll then yes sack yourself and issue a P45 for what ever amount.

If your keeping the company then you will need to fill in a P46 at your new place of employment.
You will need to tick box C, as your technically employed by two different companies. But you will need your personal allowance allocated to the main employment.

Explain this to your new employer and there payroll should be able to deal with this, IF you dont want them to know about your company you can issue a P45 now and re-employee yourself at a later date if it works out like that.

Eric Mc

123,934 posts

280 months

Saturday 6th June 2009
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Are you remaining as a diretor of the company?

Are P11d issues relevant to you and your own company?

Will your company continue in business after you take up your salaried employment elsewhere?

Welshbeef

Original Poster:

49,633 posts

213 months

Saturday 6th June 2009
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Eric Mc said:
Are you remaining as a diretor of the company?

Are P11d issues relevant to you and your own company?

Will your company continue in business after you take up your salaried employment elsewhere?
The company will not continue to do business once I take up salaried PAYE role.

There are no P11d issues with me & my company.

Eric Mc

123,934 posts

280 months

Saturday 6th June 2009
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If that's the case, have your company issue you with a P45 showing your salary and tax deducted from 6 April 2009 to the date you cesaed taking a wage.
Your company then submits the top copy of the P45 to HMRC - you pass on Pages 2 and 3 to your new employer - and you keep Page 4 for for your own personal records.