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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Anna Tims

HMRC thinks I am someone else – and it’s costing me £450 a month

HMRC app on iPad
An HMRC mix-up revealed someone else’s job, how much they earned and their payroll number. Photograph: Ascannio/Alamy

In November, HM Revenue and Customs randomly associated someone else’s job to my national insurance (NI) number. I can see where they work, when they started, their payroll number and how much they are earning.

HMRC is now taxing me as if I have two jobs, earning twice as much as I do, and adding on a tax adjustment for the tax it thinks I didn’t pay last year. It’s costing me about £450 a month in extra tax and NI contributions.

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