tax returns

[evo87]

what it is is that im trying to do my tax returns for years 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, the problem ive got is that i havent got no payslips or bank statments saying what i got paid!!! the company i worked for paid my tax before i got my money and i cant get intouch with them as they have gone bankrupt and all the numbers i have tried its just a dead line!!! i have also been intouch with (hmrc) to see if they can send me all paperwork from when i was paying my tax so then i can add 80% to that then that would've been my wage!! but yet they telling me that they can't do it, so i was wondering if any1 had any ideas of how i can get information on what tax i paid so i can get these tax returns back!!! please help!!! any advice appretiated thanks

[Tax Champion]

Did you not keep any payslips? It is your responsibility.
If you were paid into your bank account, you should be able to get copy statements from the bank, but they may charge you.
If you had tax deducted under PAYE, HMRC should be able to provide copy pay and tax details for each year, assuming that the company filed correct PAYE returns - you would need to give your own address and national insurance number, and the full name and address of your employer.

[evo87]

i know its my responsbiltie but i went threw a rough time im not going to go on and feel sorry for myself but i lost everything threw the recesion like alot of other people!!! the problem is i no longer bank with the same bank so they have said they have'nt got my details no longer!!!all my tax was paid before i got my wages so i assumed it would all be on the hmrc system (but apparently not), surely there is someway or something i can do to get them!! i dont wana get nowt back i just want them to stop charging me!!!!

[towat]

Perhaps send the returns in with estimated figures, ticking the appropriate box and explaining in the information box why you have done so. That may prompt HMRC to compare your figures with their records and make corrections.

I am sure some people on here will start quoting TMA etc to say that is the wrong thing to do but it is a prectical solution that may prompt HMRC to take pity on you, at the very least it shows you are making an effort to comply.

[evo87]

thanks towat!!! i aint looking for pity from them im just asking hmrc to send me my figures that they must have cause all my tax got paid so they must have it right?? but they just making everything so difficult, if they can compare with there records why not send me the records they got so i can send them in,lol thanks anyway people!!!

[section 44]

send me all paperwork from when i was paying my tax so then i can add 80% to that then that would've been my wage!!

You paid tax at 55% on what you earned? Ouch.

[JRG]

Why are you doing your Tax Returns for 2007 through 2010? Have HMRC requested you to do so?

If you were an employee of the firm they should have issued a P60 form each tax year. You would have received a copy, as would HMRC.

According to HMRC you only have to do a Tax Return (aka Self Assessment) if you are self-employed, if your income exceeds £100k p.a., or if your income comes from a number of sources, not all of which may have had tax deducted.

[nimbostar]

Hi there

From my experience HMRC should be able to provide you with a statement of earnings and this also shows how much tax you paid for each of the years. For me it took them less than a week to sent it through.