Up to 90% of foreign workers have a claim for a tax refund from England. You can obtain UK tax refunds in the full amount for up to six years, retroactively. It's enough to simply register, and you will receive your tax refund securely and very simply. If you have requested UK tax refund but have not yet received any reply from the British tax office (HM Revenue & Customs), we will provide help which ensures you’ll get your tax refund from the UK.

UK tax return may arise if:

• if your employer placed you in the incorrect tax code
• if you began working for a new employer and an emergency tax code was assigned to you temporarily
• you didn’t work for through an entire tax year
• you worked in a number of jobs at the same time
• your income changed - you lost your job or self employed and your income decreased
• you made a mistake with your tax return

The British tax office sets the level of the non-taxable minimum (Personal allowance) each year. If the sum of your income in a single tax year is not higher than the Personal Allowance, you can claim UK tax refund from England in the full amount. The rates of the Personal Allowance (for workers up to 65 years old) are as follows:

Tax year 2012/13 – 8105 GBP
Tax year 2011/12 – 7475 GBP
Tax year 2010/11 – 6475 GBP
Tax year 2009/10 – 6475 GBP
Tax year 2008/09 – 6035 GBP
Tax year 2007/08 – 5225 GBP
Tax year 2006/07 – 5035 GBP

Income above the Personel Allwance is taxed at a 20 – 50 % rate. If your income was higher than the Personal Allowance, you may have a claim to a refund of overpaid tax. A tax refund from the UK is handled by the British tax office (HM Revenue & Customs). You can calculate the level of your tax overpayment using the tax calculator.

When to request a tax refund from the United Kingdom

You may request a tax refund from the UK at the end of each tax year. The tax year in the UK ends on 5 April. You can also request a tax return from the UK before the end of the tax year if you do not plan to be employed in the UK to the end of the relevant tax year.

Forms for a tax refund from the UK

Forms P45 and P60 serve as the official forms for a tax refund from the UK. The tax office will only accept original P45 and P60 forms. Upon enclosure of a request for a tax refund, the British tax office (HM Revenue & Customs) will send the forms to you at your correspondence address. Copies of forms P45 and P60 are accepted by HM Revenue & Customs only if you have in the past already provided the originals to HM Revenue & Customs. If you do not have forms P45 and P60, we will request them from the UK for you after your registration.