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Full time to part time

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themaze
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Full time to part time

Post by themaze »

I'm mulling over dropping from 40 down to 30 hours a week, does anyone know how much less tax you'll pay as i belive theres a thresh hold where if your below it it drops you into a different tax band?
Pat Ostman
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Re: Full time to part time

Post by Pat Ostman »

You will pay the same rate of tax, just on less money.
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Pmn
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Re: Full time to part time

Post by Pmn »

themaze wrote:I'm mulling over dropping from 40 down to 30 hours a week, does anyone know how much less tax you'll pay as i belive theres a thresh hold where if your below it it drops you into a different tax band?
Yep, there used to be a 10% tax band until Brown did away with it last year. Now you'll be paying 20% on anything up to something like 35k.
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Re: Full time to part time

Post by TeeferTiger »

Didn't it work out that those on less than about £15k were actually worse off with the new tax banding and those earning more weren't really affected? I can't really remember now...
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Re: Full time to part time

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

Aprilaydee wrote:Didn't it work out that those on less than about £15k were actually worse off with the new tax banding and those earning more weren't really affected? I can't really remember now...
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Mr Clegg told the BBC earlier : "Over five million of the poorest people, it's estimated with incomes between £5,000 and £18,000, are suddenly finding their starting rate of tax is doubling, why?

"So Gordon Brown could offer a 2p cut in the rate from 22p to 20p for the following day's headlines. I think that is an outrageous political stunt at the cost of the poorest in British society."
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seh567
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Re: Full time to part time

Post by seh567 »

Hi, here are a couple of salary calculators which will tell you how much tax & national insurance you will pay.

http://www.worksmart.org.uk/tools/tax_calc.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://listentotaxman.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
ziggy
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Re: Full time to part time

Post by ziggy »

themaze wrote:I'm mulling over dropping from 40 down to 30 hours a week, does anyone know how much less tax you'll pay as i belive theres a thresh hold where if your below it it drops you into a different tax band?
I`m on a 30 hour contract , my wage before tax is 252.90 and after tax and insurance its 209.37 :cool
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opgpat
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Re: Full time to part time

Post by opgpat »

before d2d 30hrs pw nets me 181quid.
Big Daz
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Re: Full time to part time

Post by Big Daz »

As a 30 hour man i got this week

256.96 basic
15.00 Defined Area Supplement
4.65 early (0530)shift allowance
28.64 door to dustbin

305.25 total

34.80 tax
18.58 NI
13.04 pension
morleyposty
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Re: Full time to part time

Post by morleyposty »

whats the hourly rate for a postman after the initial 6months trial period?

im currently on £7.70ph
themaze
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Re: Full time to part time

Post by themaze »

Thanks for the replies.
My current wage is 342.05
with 41.20 income tax and 22.04 nat insurance taken off.