A new employee has given one of my customers a P45 from his previous job. The P45 is dated September this year but it says he left in March of this year and was at M11 stage.
Should I ignore the P45 and get him to sign a P46 instead (or the new equivalent) and put him on M1/W1 tax?
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Joanne
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Hi Joanne, does it say the leaving date was september? Does he have his final payslip for the 2012-13 year so you can check what figures are on it, and compare?
Sounds like a duplicate from last year but the figures on it may give a clue. Agree with Michelle about checking the final payslip if available but for the sake of expediency I would go the P46 route if time is of the essence.
It says the leaving date was March, so I was assuming duplicate/late production. I will try for a final payslip - I have no idea if he has worked since then but he is a chef and I would be surprised if he hasnt - they tend to bounce around from one place to another quite a lot, which was even more why I thought a P46 M1/w1 approach might be 'safer'.
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Joanne
Winner of Bookkeeper of the Year 2015, 2016 & 2017
Thoughts are my own/not to be regarded as official advice,which should be sought from a suitably qualified Accountant.
You should check out answers with reference to the legal position
