Use this guide when you start a new job, get a pay rise, receive a new tax code letter or think your pay looks wrong. Have your latest payslip, your P60 or P45 if you have one and access to your HMRC online account or the HMRC app.
Step by step
Read the top of your payslip
Check your name, National Insurance number, pay period and tax code are correct. A wrong National Insurance number can affect your State Pension record. Note your tax code exactly as shown.
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