Q. I am employed by my company M Ltd, and my wife's company T Ltd. M and T have completely separate trades and operate independently. I currently take no salary from M Ltd and have a modest salary from T Ltd. However, HMRC have split my personal allowance 2/3 to the PAYE code issue to M Ltd and 1/3 to T Ltd. Can I get this changed, and if so how?

A. All you need to do is ring HMRC on the number shown on your PAYE code notice and ask them to change your PAYE codes. You will need to have your NI number to hand, and estimates as well as the expected level of dividends, interest or other income to be received in 2013/14.