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Married Couple's Allowance could reduce your tax bill each year you're married or in a civil partnership if one of you was born before before 6 April 1935

• Overview

  Married Couple’s Allowance could reduce your tax bill by between £436 and…

• What you'll get

  Married Couple’s Allowance could reduce your tax bill each year if you’re…

• Eligibility

  You can claim Married Couple’s Allowance if all the following apply:…

• How to claim

  If you fill in a Self Assessment tax return each year Claim by completing…

• Further information

  Transfer unused Married Couple’s Allowance after the tax year ends If your…

Work out whether you can claim Married Couple's Allowance (MCA) and find out how much you could get taken off your tax bill

How you can have a marriage annulled, the reasons you can give for annulling a marriage and the forms you will need to apply for an annulment. This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.

• When you can annul a marriage

  Annulment (sometimes known as ‘nullity’) is a different way of ending a…

• Before you apply

  You and your husband or wife can choose to work out: arrangements for…

• Apply for an annulment

  You can apply to have your marriage annulled as soon as you get married.…

• Apply for a conditional order or decree nisi

  The other person must respond to your nullity application within 14 days,…

• Apply for a final order or decree absolute

  6 weeks after you get the conditional order or decree nisi you can apply…

Marriage Allowance allows you to transfer some of your Personal Allowance to your husband, wife or civil partner: what you get and how to apply for free.

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• Updated: 9 May 2024