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In the UK we have this thing called income tax. With most people it is 'Pay As You Earn', hence, when starting a job, something has to happen to calculate how m
by Theodores 12y ago
In the UK we have this thing called income tax. With most people it is 'Pay As You Earn', hence, when starting a job, something has to happen to calculate how much tax is to be paid. I would like to know if it is possible to infer one's previous salary from this information. Also, are there any 'golden windows' where this can not be a possible problem, e.g. by starting a job in a new tax year (April), will it be possible for a lie about previous salary grade to go unnoticed?
- sghi 12y agoAs far as I've seen, all new employers (or at least the HR department) have required a P45 which includes all previous salary information - making it easy to see if you've been flexible with the truth. I've always gone with the advice of declining to say what you're earning and just explain what you're looking for.
- Theodores 12y agoSo one could go for P46 and pay emergency tax rate, which is presumably higher. This would not be a problem if one had bumped up the previous salary by £10K or so to a credible 'market rate'.