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Am I Paying Too Much Tax
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It is worth individuals investigating time on whether or not they have overpaid or are overpaying tax. This article examines the means that can be emplyed to recoup overpaid tax.
Yes, is very likely the somewhat short answer to this question. You may be thinking I am employed, so I pay tax on the PAYE (Pay As You Earn) tax scheme, so I cant be paying too much tax! But you could well be wrong to make this assumption.
Some accountancy companies estimate that as much as 30-33% of the working population is paying too much tax, so it doesnt matter if you are self-employed, employed or you are on the Construction Industry Scheme, you may well be paying too much tax. This means that 1 in every 3 people is paying too much tax and you could well be one of them!
There are basically two ways that you can reclaim any tax that you have overpaid. You can approach Her Majestys Revenue and Customs and see if they can hep you to reclaim any overpaid tax. Or you can get help from an accountant to see if you have paid too much tax.
Whilst Her Majestys Revenue and Customs may be more customer friendly than they used to be, it is unlikely that they will fall over themselves to go through your tax records and find out if you have paid too much tax. To be fair, they simply dont have the resources to do this, even if they had the will to do it! This means that the effort has to be done by you and you need to kick-start the process of getting your tax back.
So you should talk to an accountant, or do an online search for tax specialists who often have a free calculator that you can use to ascertain whether or not you have indeed paid too much tax. These are quite easy to use, but you do need all your documents to hand, about how much tax you paid etc.
Do not assume therefore that simply because you are on a PAYE tax scheme you will automatically be paying the correct amount of tax. Mistakes are made and people often slip through the net, so it may well be worth your while checking out if you are due any overpaid monies and then trying to get the money back, so it is in your pocket, rather than HMRCs. Then all you have to do is decide just how you will spend it.
Yes, is very likely the somewhat short answer to this question. You may be thinking I am employed, so I pay tax on the PAYE (Pay As You Earn) tax scheme, so I cant be paying too much tax! But you could well be wrong to make this assumption.
Some accountancy companies estimate that as much as 30-33% of the working population is paying too much tax, so it doesnt matter if you are self-employed, employed or you are on the Construction Industry Scheme, you may well be paying too much tax. This means that 1 in every 3 people is paying too much tax and you could well be one of them!
There are basically two ways that you can reclaim any tax that you have overpaid. You can approach Her Majestys Revenue and Customs and see if they can hep you to reclaim any overpaid tax. Or you can get help from an accountant to see if you have paid too much tax.
Whilst Her Majestys Revenue and Customs may be more customer friendly than they used to be, it is unlikely that they will fall over themselves to go through your tax records and find out if you have paid too much tax. To be fair, they simply dont have the resources to do this, even if they had the will to do it! This means that the effort has to be done by you and you need to kick-start the process of getting your tax back.
So you should talk to an accountant, or do an online search for tax specialists who often have a free calculator that you can use to ascertain whether or not you have indeed paid too much tax. These are quite easy to use, but you do need all your documents to hand, about how much tax you paid etc.
Do not assume therefore that simply because you are on a PAYE tax scheme you will automatically be paying the correct amount of tax. Mistakes are made and people often slip through the net, so it may well be worth your while checking out if you are due any overpaid monies and then trying to get the money back, so it is in your pocket, rather than HMRCs. Then all you have to do is decide just how you will spend it.
Author Resource:
http://www.accountingsol.co.uk are Wrexham Chartered accountants that offer great tax advice at reasonable costs in the UK.
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