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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.
Income Tax is a tax you pay on your income. You do not have to pay tax on…
Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Most people pay Income Tax through PAYE. This is…
State benefits that are taxable The most common benefits that you pay…
To work out if you should be paying Income Tax, follow these steps. Add up…
You can see if you’re paying the right amount of Income Tax online. For…
Personal Allowance, Income Tax rates, bands and thresholds.
How much Income Tax you pay in each tax year depends on: how much of your…
The standard Personal Allowance from 6 April 2024 to 5 April 2025 was…
Your pay - your payslip, performance-related pay, deductions and how to work out your weekly pay
When you start work, your employer should tell you how much you’ll be paid…
Knowing how to work out your weekly pay is important because it’s used to…
If your pay or working hours vary from week to week, the calculations for…
Your employer should base your performance-related pay on clear,…
Your employer is not allowed to make deductions unless: it’s required or…
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.
Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
It is illegal for your employer to pay you below the National Living Wage, so check your pay and talk to your manager to make sure you’re getting the wages you are entitled to.
What to do about tax and National Insurance if you pay an employee free of tax.
Reporting and paying tax on payments received for use of image rights, including payments made to an image rights company.
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