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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…

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.

• Overview

  Self Assessment is a system HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) uses to collect…

• Who must send a tax return

  You must send a tax return if, in the last tax year (6 April to 5 April),…

• Registering for Self Assessment

  You must register for Self Assessment by 5 October if you need to complete…

• Sending a return

  You can send a tax return by either: submitting an online return sending a…

• If you no longer need to send a tax return

  You must tell HMRC as soon as possible if you believe you no longer need…

• Deadlines

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) must receive your tax return and any money…

• Penalties

  You’ll get a penalty if you need to complete a tax return and you: send…

• If you need to change your return

  You can make a change to a tax return after you filed it, for example…

• Claiming a tax refund

  You may be able to get a tax refund (also known as a ‘repayment’ or…

• How to get help

  If you need help with Self Assessment, you can: appoint someone to fill in…

• Returns for someone who has died

  If you’re the ‘personal representative’ (an executor or administrator) for…

Personal Allowance, Income Tax rates, bands and thresholds.

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.

Includes rates and allowances, tax codes and refunds

• Updated: 21 December 2022

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

Includes debt and Self Assessment

• Updated: 27 April 2021

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.