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Claiming tax back after maternity?

  • 30-10-2013 10:11pm
    #1
    Noddy23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi, hoping someone can help me on this. I went on maternity leave on 14th January 2013. For the first 18 weeks I was getting maternity benefit topped up by my employer. For the next 8 weeks I got maternity benefit only.
    I then took 16 weeks unpaid leave and I'm due back to work in 2 weeks.
    My husband and I are joint assessed but I didn't transfer my tax credits to him. I'm on the higher rate of tax.
    So, I'm assuming I will be due some tax back at the end of this year because i won't have used all my tax credits. Is that correct?


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  • #2
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Noddy23 wrote: »
    Hi, hoping someone can help me on this. I went on maternity leave on 14th January 2013. For the first 18 weeks I was getting maternity benefit topped up by my employer. For the next 8 weeks I got maternity benefit only.
    I then took 16 weeks unpaid leave and I'm due back to work in 2 weeks.
    My husband and I are joint assessed but I didn't transfer my tax credits to him. I'm on the higher rate of tax.
    So, I'm assuming I will be due some tax back at the end of this year because i won't have used all my tax credits. Is that correct?

    Yes sounds right. Wait until you get your P60 in Feb, then call the revenue and ask for a balancing statement and they should process it in a couple of weeks.


  • #3
    allthedoyles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    If your tax credits are on a cumulative basis , your payroll will update , and you could receive extra in your next pay run .

    This could be 2 things : - Either a tax refund , or less tax paid on your gross income .( depending on the value of your gross pay in relation to your tax credits )


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