P45 / P60 advice please

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Some advice please!

The company I worked for went into liquidation at the end of September, on payday. No employees were paid at all on that date or have been since.

We were told at the time that P45s would be issued and that we would be able to claim our unpaid wages up to a maximum of £380 a week from the NIF.

The issuing of our P45s was significantly delayed (because the company had not paid the accountant at all!) but we all received our P45s through the post this week.

The crux of the matter is that the P45s show that the total amount paid includes September, despite our not being paid. This is down to the fact that the Directors instructed the accountants to run the payroll for the month before the company went into liquidation but subsequently did not pay us.

The accountants are saying that the value on the P45 cannot be corrected as the pay amounts etc have been submitted to HMRC.

Where exactly do I stand and does anyone have any advice about the next steps I should take?

N.B. Please, no "go to the CAB" posts. I am aware they exist, I am posting this to diversify the information I receive - there are a LOT of extremely knowledgeable people here and this thread is aimed at obtaining their advice :)
 
I dont see why that makes a difference. Just because it's on your P45, it shows what you *should* have earned, not what you've actually been paid.

You can prove you have never received this last month's money, so you should be able to claim it off the Government as normal.

Also you are entitled to redundancy, pay in leiu of notice and any holiday pay accrued.

The people dealing with the inslvency should be able to supply you with the forms/contact details

http://www.redundancyexpert.co.uk/what-do-if-your-employer-becomes-insolvent.html

here is some more info ^
 
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I dont see why that makes a difference. Just because it's on your P45, it shows what you *should* have earned, not what you've actually been paid.

You can prove you have never received this last month's money, so you should be able to claim it off the Government as normal.

Also you are entitled to redundancy, pay in leiu of notice and any holiday pay accrued.

The people dealing with the inslvency should be able to supply you with the forms/contact details

http://www.redundancyexpert.co.uk/what-do-if-your-employer-becomes-insolvent.html

here is some more info ^

Thanks for that, my main concern was that I'm effectively on the edge of being a 40% taxpayer and so this could have ramifications about the future earnings being taxed incorrectly. If I do get the money from the NIF then it is all square in terms of the P45 etc, I suppose.
 
I can see no reason why your P45 cannot be adjusted after being issued to HMRC. We had to have my OH's P45 changed when she left her last employer due to them not giving her holiday whilst on maternity leave. The company were not aware that she accrued full holiday entitlement during her ML and we had to get ACAS involved to finally sort it. As she issued notice that she did not intend to return, they sent out the P45 on her final day of ML and missed off 16 days of holiday. After sorting it all out they sent a cheque for the outstanding amount and a new P45.

It is for your employer or account to sort out your P45 issues with HMRC if you were on a PAYE scheme. They cannot hide behind the already submitted line.
 
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