Martin Lewis issues payslip warning to workers

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It depends whether she’s on a Month One tax code or not,” Benneyworth replied. If she is, she needs to sort that with HMRC, either by phoning them or by going into her personal tax account through the HMRC app.” The expert advised the caller to look out for an “X” on her payslip to indicate whether or not she had been placed on an emergency tax code, a designation given when HMRC does not have sufficient details about an individual’s circumstances, such as when they start a new job. If it doesn’t, speak to your employer.” Lewis elaborated by saying: “If you’ve got the wrong tax code, go to HMRC. “So it’s really important, because it’s your legal responsibility – not HMRC, not your employer – to check your tax code.”