The transition to the new system has, however brought to light discrepancies in our existing records and this is resulting in a number of incorrect notices being issued. The vast majority of notices will be correct but there will be cases where, because the data carried over from our old systems does not match employers’ data, some people receive an incorrect coding notice or more than one coding notice for the same employment because of these discrepancies. This is a transitional issue caused by data mismatches, rather than an IT issue and will be resolved once we have cleared these from the system.

We are aware of the issue and apologise for any inconvenience caused. There is plenty of time to put the codes right before the start of the tax year and we are doing everything we can to rectify the position and ensure no one pays too much tax when the new tax year starts in April 2010.

However, anyone who is concerned that their code may be wrong should check it using the guidance included with the code and on our website.

Find out more about tax codes and your PAYE Coding Notice

If customers cannot resolve their query, they can telephone 0845 3000 627 so we can ensure the right tax code is applied in time for the start of the new tax year on 6 April 2010.

More about income tax, tax codes and getting your tax right

As part of our offering My-CIS offers a complete range of services to our clients, including the below:

• We verify each sub-contractors UTR with HMRC
• We ensure that each sub-contractor retains their self employed status
• We deduct 20% tax from each payment if at standard rate (30% if on the higher rate)
• We handle all of the administration (invoicing/statements, etc)
• We make monthly tax declarations to HMRC for each sub-contractor
• We provide each sub-contractor with full Employers and Public Liability Insurance
• We protect each sub contractor from the risks of late penalty charges by processing their returns

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