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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…

• Updated: 11 March 2016

Estimates of the take-up of the main income-related benefits by caseload and expenditure in Great Britain.

• Updated: 25 September 2025

How to claim a refund on tax and personal allowances on UK income if you're not resident in the UK on form R43.

• Updated: 6 April 2025

Statistical notice about a change to the next release of income-related benefits: estimates of take-up official statistics.

• Updated: 27 January 2022

• Updated: 8 March 2023

• Updated: 8 January 2023

When you have to pay Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duty or Inheritance Tax on money, shares or property you inherit

Tell HMRC about undeclared income, self-employment, capital gains, profits in a company and foreign income

Use form US-Individual 2002 to apply for relief at source or to claim repayment of UK Income Tax.