Started plumbing apprenticeship - should I be paying income tax?

[Holburn]

Hello!

I've recently started an apprenticeship with a local plumbing company and had a super quick question. do I have to pay any income tax on the money I make? I'll know exactly what I'll be paid at the end of this month but I don't think it'll be a huge amount because I make about £140 a week. I've had a look at this income tax website I've found but not too confident it's correct - can someone lend some advice?

thanks!

 

[Harvest Fields]

Have you got another job? How old are you? What will the annual salary be?

 

[Meady]

You won’t hit the tax threshold on £140 a week so shouldn’t have to pay income tax

 

[Murdoch]

But beware of National Insurance - this applies at different levels to income tax ............... and is charged per week ................ about time it was added to the basic rate of tax and made far simpler IMHO

This may help the OP .......

National Insurance rates and categories

 

[Harvest Fields]

You won’t hit the tax threshold on £140 a week so shouldn’t have to pay income tax

He will if he is earning £15000.00 from another job.

 

[Murdoch]

He will if he is earning £15000.00 from another job.

My maths makes that less, about £5000 roughly ............

 

[Harvest Fields]

I mean if he has a job already and is doing the plumbing 1 day a week. Not the 1 day = £15000.00

 

[Meady]

He will if he is earning £15000.00 from another job.

Hence why I said if he’s earning £140 a week

 

[Harvest Fields]

Sorry mate. Crossed wires and all that.