Form 12A help

Hi Guys, id appreciate some help with a couple of querys regarding filling in this form.

After a long time being unemployed i finally gained employment and i'm not due to start for a few weeks yet. My prospective employer sent me out a form 12A to complete and i just have a question regarding the tax credit section.

My spouse claims my tax credits so do i leave section F - "claim for tax credits" blank?

And in response to the question - "if married and claiming married persons tax credit" do I leave that blank too as my spouse claims my credits? Do i fill in his PPS and pay details too?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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Hi Guys, id appreciate some help with a couple of querys regarding filling in this form.

After a long time being unemployed i finally gained employment and i'm not due to start for a few weeks yet. My prospective employer sent me out a form 12A to complete and i just have a question regarding the tax credit section.

My spouse claims my tax credits so do i leave section F - "claim for tax credits" blank?

And in response to the question - "if married and claiming married persons tax credit" do I leave that blank too as my spouse claims my credits? Do i fill in his PPS and pay details too?

Thanks in advance for your help!

If this isn't your first employment, ring Revenue with details of your new job. You'll need your PPS, date started, how often paid and your employers PAYE registered number. A form 12A is for registering yourself for taxation purposes for the first time.
Ask whoever you are speaking to re the allocation of your rate band and credits if you are jointly assessed with your spouse. Also handy if you have your spouses last payslip to hand incase they ask what he/she has earned this year.

Its not my first employment and im not due to start the job for another few weeks, I have told my new employer that my spouse claims our credits - thanks for your help!

thesimpsons

its nothing to do with you employer how your tax credits are allocated. you need to tell revenue which way you want them allocated out (ie 50/50, 70/30, etc) and they will tell your new employer just what he needs to know to run the payrun. Always recommend you contact Revenue yourself rather than leaving it up to your employer as at the end of the day, your tax liabilities are your affair.

Shane732

Based on your reply here it would appear that a form 12a is the incorrect form for you to be filling out.

Get your employers PAYE number, then ring Revenue and inform them of your new employer quoting the PAYE number.

Allot the tax credits as you like between yourself and your spouse. Naturally it your income is low and you aren't going to use the tax credits there's no need for you to be claiming them. Ultimately it shouldn't make any difference, bar cash-flow, assuming you request a P21 on annual basis.

I should add that my new employer is an accountant, so thats why im a bit confused as to why i have to fill in the form!