P60

[LittleMissHappy]

For the last 4 or 5 years the company I work for hasn't given any employees their P60s. Can they do this? What can we do to get them?

[BeauBrummie]

This is a legal requirement by 31 May each year.

 

May I ask do you get regular payslips showing your rate of pay, tax deducted and NI deducted?

 

If you do then your company are missing part of the end of tax year procedure - if not I suspect something more sinister.

 

Beau

[honeybee13]

I agree, it's a statutory requirement. I'm surprised HMRC haven't noticed.

 

I'd try talking to ACAS on their helpline. It could be worth asking HMRC too.

 

HB

[LittleMissHappy]

Thanks guys.

 

Yes we do get payslips with all the relevant details. If i was to contact HMRC would it be confidential?

[honeybee13]

Yes, I would have thought so. Or you could start with ACAS who are definitely confidential and see what they say. If HMRC want to know who you are, then you just refuse to say.

 

Good luck and post again if you need us to help. This shouldn't be allowed.

 

HB x

[LittleMissHappy]

So I phoned ACAS. They said to phone HMRC. They also said its not a requirement under employment law that work should supply one however HMRC will be able to advise. I guess I will be ringing them when I can.

 

I'm a little worried in case I start something.

[Bigredbus]

Hi,

 

In accordance with s67 of The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003, an employer MUST give a certificate (Form P60) to every employee... this is a legal requirement...

[BeauBrummie]

So I phoned ACAS. They said to phone HMRC. They also said its not a requirement under employment law that work should supply one however HMRC will be able to advise. I guess I will be ringing them when I can.

 

I'm a little worried in case I start something.

 

Far be it for me to overrule the mighty ACAS but in this instance the advice is wrong i'm afraid

 

Check this link from HMRC

 

HM Revenue & Customs: Employee tax forms

 

You will only be asserting your statutory rights if you do start something

 

Beau

[LittleMissHappy]

I hate to drag up an old thread.........since I started this thread I have contacted the tax office twice, probably about a year apart. I have informed them about this situation they took lots of information from me and said they would pass it onto someone who would decide if they would take a closer look.

 

Nothing seems to ever happen. both times I asked to be kept annonomous.

 

In the meantime I have contacted the National Insurance office who sent me through a breakdown of all the NI I have ever paid.

 

They have not received a penny from me for the last 6 years. Now I have all but 2 of my wage slips to prove I have paid. So I think I will be ok for the NI side of things.

 

Will the tax office accept my wage slips as proof that I have paid tax?

 

Talking to the tax office over the phone doesn't seem to get results, if i were to write to them do they have to follow through?

[cardigan1]

I would send them a letter . When I worked for them 20 odd years ago a telephone call would suffice, but now you just get put through to a call centre. Send it registered post or if the tax office is local hand it in personally & ask for a receipt. If you can track it them you can prove you hannded it in. HRMC is covered by th Official Secrets Act so they are bound by law to keep info confidential. In my day we also had a duty to pass these sort of letters on to Investigations Unit within 14 days. Not sure if this still stands. When you write you letter send copies(not originals) of your payslips & mention that your NI hasn't been paid either, attach a copyof the letter/document from the Ni Dept too.

If you don't hear anything after 2 weeks give them a ring to chase it up.

Hope this helps

[Gbarbm]

You could ring the tax office again and say that you wish to make a HUMINT report (human intelligence)

The details will be passed to employer compliance in the area that deals with the employers business address. From what you've said, it appears that there is no PAYE scheme set up with HMRC which is why the P60 certificates have never been chased up.

Check your payslip to see if there is a PAYE reference, it will look something like this; 123/AZ45

Don't worry about the NI, the NI office will deem the contributions to have been made as you have evidence in the form of your payslips.

[LittleMissHappy]

Thanks guy for your replies. Going to get on this now.

 

I'll update when I got something.