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Income Tax is a tax you pay on your earnings - find out about what it is, how you pay and how to check you're paying the right amount using HMRC's tax calculator.

• Overview

  Income Tax is a tax you pay on your income. You do not have to pay tax on…

• How you pay Income Tax

  Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Most people pay Income Tax through PAYE. This is…

• Tax-free and taxable state benefits

  State benefits that are taxable The most common benefits that you pay…

• Work out if you need to pay Income Tax

  To work out if you should be paying Income Tax, follow these steps. Add up…

• Check you're paying the right amount

  You can see if you’re paying the right amount of Income Tax online. For…

Personal Allowance, Income Tax rates, bands and thresholds.

• Current rates and allowances

  How much Income Tax you pay in each tax year depends on: how much of your…

• Previous tax years

  The standard Personal Allowance from 6 April 2023 to 5 April 2024 was…

• Income over £100,000

  Your Personal Allowance goes down by £1 for every £2 that your adjusted…

Check your Income Tax, Personal Allowance and tax code for the current tax year. Update details of your income from jobs and pensions.

Self Assessment tax returns - deadlines, who must send a tax return, penalties, corrections and returns for someone who has died.

Includes rates and allowances, tax codes and refunds

• Updated: 21 December 2022

Includes debt and Self Assessment

• Updated: 27 April 2021

Renew or tax your vehicle for the first time using a reminder letter, your log book or the green 'new keeper' slip - and how to tax if you do not have any documents

Sign into or set up a personal tax account to check and manage HMRC records, including Income Tax, change of address, Self Assessment and company car tax.

What tax codes are, how they're worked out, and what to do if you think your code is wrong.

Use this tool to find out what you need to do to get a tax refund (rebate) if you’ve paid too much Income Tax.