HMRC mystery as man issued two tax codes

Mystery surrounds a Uk worker who has been given two tax codes by HMRC. Someone contacted HMRC confused as their relative had received two tax codes. The woman got in touch over X to ask: "My dad’s just received two different tax code letters. Why would this happen please?"

The tax body said in response: "Thanks for your question. Could you tell me what the tax codes are and on what date the letters say they were sent please?"

She replied to say the letters he had received were dated July 8 and July 10. HMRC then asked if the man had a personal tax account set up so he could check his current tax code there.

The woman then said the two tax codes he had been issued were S1143L X and S1180L X.

HMRC advised in response: "It's possible changes were made and one tax code was issued then more changes were made and the second tax code was issued."

The tax authority encouraged the man to contact HMRC about the issue, directing the woman to this webpage with information about how to get in touch about income tax issues.

Another taxpayer recently contacted HMRC confused about some letters they had received but in this case they had wrongly been getting mail from HMRC.

They asked: "Please help. I've been receiving letters for someone who doesn't live at my address.

"This has been going on for a long time, a few years I'd guess. Every letter I receive I return to sender, but this doesn't work as the letters keep arriving. How do I fix this?"

The tax authority said in response: "Sorry for any inconvenience caused to you by this.

"When a letter is returned back to us we'd seek to stop any further post being sent out as soon as possible."

The group also later advised him to contact the income tax department to try and resolve the issue.

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