Hi there, do you have any idea on filling out self-assessments (uk) - My background..

Basically, I had an injury with left me unable to work before the 2015-16 tax year started. I was self-employed with my own business which I officially ended a few days into tax year, and had a day job but didn't work the entire year due to my injuries so was on SSP (Statutory Sick Pay). My boss held the job open for when I recovered after the tax year, the SSP ended, and went in to ESA and then also later in that tax year PIP.

So my query:

1. At the end of the year instead of a P60 my boss sent me a P60U, was I meant to be given a P60 as well, seeing as I was just on SSP?

2. Does the P60u cover the ESA & PIP, or was I meant to be sent something for PIP as well to put in my self-assessment?

Many thanks, even if you can just answer 1. or 2. !!

When I received SSP the DWP sent me a P60 as the money is paid tax free but is liable to tax. on your SA form there should be a space for other income so you can specify it and any tax already paid by either PAYE or collected as an advance against the year's total expected tax take.

thanks for your info - I already have the figures from my P60U in the later part of the SA. But for the income amount for the 'total pay' of my day job 'from P60' and 'tax taken off' part, I have just got '0' amounts - as I didn't get a P60, so does anyone have an idea whether it would be okay to leave it as that?

you could ask the tax office using either your NI number as a reference or the number on the P60 that identifies the tax centre. they will be able to tell you what tax has been collected on that particular employment.

If the true answer is 0 then put that in the box and the calculations will take that into account. (if online)

^Thanks (yes, online):

1. Am not a fan of ringing them up as the time/cost getting through in the past, etc. am not in a rush atm, so would like to explore whether an alternative method if possible?

2. For my PIP, didn't receive any forms/annual statements so would have to look at my bank statements to work it out but am assuming its not a taxable benefit as I can't see anywhere to put it on the SA anyway, so atm I'm leaving it out. Hope this is right.

..My thinking would be to use my pay slips or amounts gone in to my bank statements in that tax year till my SSP ended, for the amount of the 'total pay' of the day job 'from P60' part, and for the 'tax taken off' part to leave as blank. Though my dilemma, not 100% sure the SSP would already be part of the ESA to leave out? I'm also using the PAYE reference code from my P60U as my 'day jobs' reference. I think this strategy is correct.

all benefits and pensions are taxable but they are paid without tax being deducted as most people dont actually have to pay tax on them because they are too poor to reach the tax threshold. Therefore you should put them down on a tax return. I believe that unless you agree with them to take any overpayment of benefit/underpayment of tax on said benefit as an adjustment to your tax code they will find it very difficult to recover any monies due if your pay is below a qualifying threshold.

Sorry i don't understand, would my current strategy for 1. work?

For 2. would it matter that I made '0' from self-employment work as I closed it on the 12th April, and that the benefits started well after I ended self-employment (but in the tax year)? I have got ESA on, but is there a spot to put the PIP on the self-assessment I can't find it? Many thanks again.

anyone, please?

all benefits go under other income. add them together.

If self employment income is 0 then put that. deduct your expenses of running that business and you may well end up with a minus amount which will offset any other tax liability.

Would using the SPP pay slips or amounts of SSP gone in to my bank statements in that tax year till it ended, for the amount of the 'total pay' of the day job 'from P60' part, and for the 'tax taken off' part to leave as blank, be adequate tho?

if you income was zero then you put zero in the box if tax paid was zero you put zero in that box. Do it online and the hmrc computer works out the tax liability for you.