Payin’ the man?!?

So… I thought everything was finally now sorted with my new job but I got a bizarre letter from HM Revenue & Customs today, stating that they *think* I will owe tax at the end of this tax year. It gave an estimated amount for the predicted underpayment and my tax code has been lowered so that a proportion of this magically arrived at figure will be taken out of my pay every week.

It’s all complete nonsense, of course. I ran payrolls - very successfully - for twenty-odd years and the amount of tax I’ve paid and my previous tax code are both absolutely correct… and will continue to be so. I’m now very much looking forward to explaining to them how PAYE works, as they obviously don’t know!

Honestly, having worked for nearly forty years, I can’t believe what a palaver the last two months have been. I figured that a picture of the delivery of toilet rolls we got today was fitting!

And… don’t forget to put the clocks back tonight!