New Job, but not worked in 8month and never took benifits.

[AK11]

New Job, but not worked in 8month and never took benifits.

I have not worked in 8 months and never taken any government benefits. I now have a job.

I was told that for the next 6 months I would not pay any sort of tax or national insurance.

Is this correct?

[AJHenderson]

Depends on how much you are earning, you would have 8 months of your personal allowance not used.

Personal Allowance is 6475 for the year or £539 a month

[section 44]

You may not have worked for 8 months but remember that the 2010/11 fiscal year started on 6 April 2010 (hence you haven't worked for 5 months). This means that effectively when you get paid (at the end of month 6), in addition to 1/12 of your tax code, payroll will also take into account 5 x 1/12 of your tax code (accrued from the 5 non-working months). Any excess is effectively rolled forward if your earnings don't fully utilise this allownce. You could earn £3237 tax free in September.

Personal Allowance is 6475 for the year or £539 a month

This assumes (likely reasonably) that your tax code is based simply on your personal allowance.