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Welsh Rate of Income Tax from April 2019

13 September 2018      Amanda Darley, Head of Operations and Engagement

From April 2019 all UK resident taxpayers with their sole or main residence in Wales will pay Welsh Rates of Income Tax (WRIT). This doesn't only affect Welsh employers as it is based on where the employee resides, not where the employer is based. HMRC will identify Welsh taxpayers based on information held within its systems, and employers are asked to encourage their employees to keep their address details up to date in their personal tax accounts. Employers and pension providers will not decide an individual’s Welsh taxpayer status. From April 2019, Welsh resident employees will have a tax code beginning with C. HMRC will issue further information closer to April.



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