Maternity pay, tax rebate??

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Northernbeachbum · 06/05/2018 20:22

Going off on maternity leave soon and will end up on SMP quickly. Does anyone know if that means you are entitled to a tax rebate given that my earnings will be significantly lower?

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ForgivenessIsDivine · 06/05/2018 20:24

You are likely to get a tax rebate but it will not be huge as there has only been one month so far in the tax year.

Mummyh2016 · 06/05/2018 20:27

Yep I got tax back most months when on SMP.

TalkFastThinkSlow · 06/05/2018 20:29

It depends how much you've already worked in that tax year. When I was on maternity leave, I got a very small tax rebate in my pay. So plan for the normal SMP amount. Anything else is a nice bonus

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Northernbeachbum · 06/05/2018 20:29

Every little helps

Fantastic news, did you have to apply for it?

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ellesbellesxxx · 07/05/2018 08:23

It just gets added onto SMP. I think I had paid £200 in tax the first month of SMP, which then got added on in instalments on £50 for next four months!

scaredofthecity · 07/05/2018 08:57

I got mine back as a very welcome surprise cheque in the post. It was about £800 . I had a second job which I think pushed it up though, it wasn't just from SMP iyswim.

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Northernbeachbum · 07/05/2018 11:33

Oh fab!! No matter how much it is it's a nice little bonus I wasn't expecting.

Glad we don't have to apply or anything

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Lightning88 · 07/05/2018 19:25

Last time I was on maternity, my company paid small amounts back to me per month :) So yes, you should get it back but not as one lump sum.

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Northernbeachbum · 21/05/2018 18:47

I'm just happy I'm getting anything back so however it comes it will be welcome

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