From: "Fred" 
Newsgroups: uk.business.accountancy uk.finance
Subject: Re: Tax codes for 2 employments?
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 13:37:57 +0100


"Tim"  wrote in message
news:d81ca0$3ko$1@nwrdmz03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
> "Fred" wrote
> > I have a friend who has a primary and secondary employment where
> > both have the tax code of something like 489L ie the personal allowance.
> >  She has worked at the primary employment for some years but only
> > for the last 2 years at the secondary employment.  She has completed
> > forms given to her by her newer employer but was given the personal
> > allowance tax code rather than BR which I believe she should have
> > been given.  She pays through PAYE and doesn't fill in a tax form.
>
> When she started the 2nd job, presumably she had no P45 to give to the
newer
> employer, so she should have completed a P46 form instead.  Is this the
case
> here?
>
> If so, did she tick any of the boxes for any of the following three
> statements? :-
>
> " -  This is my first regular job since leaving full-time education.  I
have
> not claimed Jobseekers Allowance, or income support paid because of
> unemployment since then."
>
> " -  This is my only or main job."
>
> " -  I receive a pension as well as the income from this job."
>
>
>

I will ask and report back.  She's very confident that her new employer knew
about her first one and indeed hours had to be worked out between the two.

My understanding is that any forms she was given were filled out
appropriately to reflect her circumstances.

Many thanks for the replies.