"If you are an employee on PAYE:
What should I do if I leave my job?
It is important to get a form P45 from your employer. If you don't go to another job and don't start claiming unemployment benefit, you may be entitled to a tax repayment. After a month, ask for a repayment claim form
P50 which you should complete and return to your Tax Office with your P45 Parts 2 and 3 if you have them. We give repayment claims top priority and try to make sure you get any refund you are due within 28 days."
If it's any help to anyone, when i've been in this situation before i simply wrote a letter to my local tax office saying that i hadn't worked the full tax year and so wasn't sure whether i'd paid the correct tax, could they please take a look at it? didn't hear anything until i got the cheque in the post a few weeks later
. in general the guys on the phones at the tax office have always been really helpful when i've spoken to them - give them a call!
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