Tax question for those in the know

[Shannon Mac]

I had my best mate over yesterday, and I was telling her about the hassle I had been having with getting my SA done online (long story). This lead to further discussions about tax.

To cut a long story short, her husband works full time, and she works part time. They have been married for almost 6 years. Apparently they haven't been claiming the married persons allowance!

So I did a little search online for a calculator that took this into account, and does seem that indeed they haven't been receiving the allowance.

Is this right:

Going on what he grosses £27,000 PA he should be taking home £1,702.90 a month? They don't have children, and she said he doesn't contribute to any pension through work.

He is in fact taking home 1,549.44

So, can he claim back the extra £150+ a month (varying each year since they were wed of course) from the last 5/6 years?

Thanks to anyone that replies!

[edc]

Thought this only applied if you were born before a certain date ... ?

[john_p]

The married couples allowance is only for those over 65

There are numerous deductions which the employer might be making; car allowance, student loan, payments on account etc

OR he might be squirreling some away to pay secret loans / credit cards / child support arrangements.

Only way to know is to see his payslips. Tread very carefully!

[Shannon Mac]

They are both in their late 60's Bless them, I'll have to get them to contact the tax office. It seems they could be in for a nice little sum.

Thanks for replying

[Eric Mc]

The extra age related allowances start to be reduced when the income levels exceed £22,900 for each individual.

The married allowance element is also restricted to 10%.