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Posted Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:07:42 GMT by
Hi, I need help understanding my final pay, my PAYE tax says -292 but as I have had deductions taken from wage from my now previous employer my net pay is 0. Does a minus PAYE suggest I am due a refund as I haven’t been paid anything into my bank account from my now previous employer? I am slightly confused and help would be appreciated. Kind regards
Posted Sat, 02 Dec 2023 15:23:43 GMT by
Yes, a minus on a deduction means it has been refunded rather than deducted. However if you owed your employer money (maybe for annual leave you took but hadn't accumulated due to leaving or some other reason) then they would have used the tax refund to cover the amounts owed to them. This will be why your net pay was £0.
Posted Wed, 06 Dec 2023 07:21:26 GMT by HMRC Admin 25 Response
Hi lauren Bayes,
In this case, we would need to take a closer look at what your former employer has declared on your payslip to confirm if any repayment is due, or what this negative amount indicates.
Please contact us at:
Income Tax: general enquiries
We can review your recent payments.
Thank you. 
Posted Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:27:50 GMT by Htoo Aung
Hello, I need help understanding my payslip. It includes tax deduction and I don’t know why I was deducted. I am an international student and work 20hrs / week under one employer. I recently changed from my first part time job and this dedeuction happened when I got my pay from second job. Pls clarify for me
Posted Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:32:04 GMT by HMRC Admin 20 Response
Hi Htoo Aung,
Did you notice if your tax code was different on your new job compared to yoru previous one?
As it maybe you have been put on a incorrect code possibly BR?
The standard tax code for most people is 1257L .
If you have recieveed your P45 from your first employment and not yet given this to your new job, please do this first, if you have already done this
and it has been over 4wks please contact our helpine and we can see what records we hold
Income Tax: general enquiries
Thank you.

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