With over 24 million people in the UK tying the knot, did you know you might be due a tax rebate possibly of over a £1000?
It's claimed via the Marriage Tax Allowance, and currently, two million British married couples are not claiming when they could be. It's a tax refund and depends on how much you earn.
So, if one person in the relationship earns under £12,570 a year — say, if you're a stay-at-home parent or just working part-time a few days a week, you would likely tick this box. The other person needs to pay the 20 per cent basic rate of tax: they need to have an income between £12,570 to £50,270 a year. In Scotland, it is £12,570 and £43,662.
When you transfer some of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner, you might have to pay more tax yourself, but you could still pay less as a couple.
You can backdate claim till 5 April 2020 if eligible for Marriage Allowance. And, with a reduction of up to £252 tax savings per year, you may end up with a total of over £1,000 tax rebate!
Use the government benefits calculator to see how much you are owed: www.tax.service.gov.uk/marriage-allowance-application/benefit-calculator/
If you are successful, the government will send you a cheque or bank transfer the cash roughly six weeks after your claim is eligible.
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