According to the Society of Professional Accountants, which represents around 1,400 small accounting firms, as many as one in five tax coding notices dated from earlier this year could be wrong.  Tax payers may only notice the mistake when they find that their April pay is less than they expected and spot that too much tax has been deducted because their tax code is wrong.

Although some mistakes can be corrected with a telephone call to the tax office, some HMRC staff are refusing to change anything without notification in writing from the taxpayer or their agent.

Following the publicity surrounding the errors in the tax codes sent out in January and February, HMRC has delayed sending out many of the more complex tax codes in order to give time for review.  But this means that some employers will not have received up-to-date tax codes in time for the April payroll, meaning certain taxpayers will still be taxed at the wrong rate.

If you are concerned about your tax code why not use our Code Checker service? 

For just £35 we will check your code and if it seems to be incorrect contact HMRC on your behalf - with the first letter and two phonecalls to HMRC included in the fixed fee*.

If you subsequently appoint us to prepare your annual tax return and/or your accounts then the Code Checker fee will be deducted from our charges for your first year.

*Cannot be used in conjunction with our normal free initial consultation and additional charges will apply for further work.