PAYE13010 - Coding: coding: general principles: work item 175 - annual coding - review married couple’s allowance (Action Guide)

Work item 175 is generated when there is Married Couple’s allowance (and date of marriage or civil partnership is on or after 5 December 2005) present for CY+1 which is not equivalent to the Married Couple’s allowance maximum or 100% or 50% of Married Couple’s allowance.

To clear work item 175 follow steps 1 - 8 below. This guide is presented as follows

Initial action in all cases

Step 1

Update the record

Steps 2 - 6

Close the work item

Steps 7 - 8

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Initial action in all cases

1.Review

  • The individual’s record on the PAYE Service
  • Indicators set on the record
  • Any relevant notes

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Update the record

2. Check the date of birth, date of marriage or civil partnership to confirm the level at which age-related allowances are due (aged 65 -74 or over 75)

3. Check historical notes to see why a non-standard amount of Married Couple’s allowance is coded

4. Update the Married Couple’s allowance (one of couple born before 6 April 1935 and date of marriage or civil partnership on or after 5 December 2005) with the amount due for CY+1 in the income, allowances, benefits and deductions (IABD). For information about how to enter details and submit for a code calculation refer to action guide tax80002

5. On the Code Details screen ‘Submit’ to issue the tax code

6. Update Contact History

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Close the work item

7. Complete the work item notes

8. Close the work item