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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…

Income Tax deducted from pay by industry shows the industry distribution of PAYE (Pay As You Earn) tax deducted from pay by tax year.

• Updated: 28 November 2019

Find out what income you need to include when working out your tax credits.

• Updated: 6 April 2025

Find out whether you need to pay tax on your UK income while you're living abroad - non-resident landlord scheme, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice, personal allowance of tax-free income, form R43

Personal Allowance, Income Tax rates, bands and thresholds.

Use these rates and thresholds when you operate your payroll or provide expenses and benefits to your employees.

• Updated: 1 December 2025

Check how much Income Tax you paid to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) last year. Check your P800.

How to make debt deductions from an employee's pay because of an 'attachment of earnings order' (AEO) from a court. Includes information from the withdrawn A/E guidance.

Your pay - your payslip, performance-related pay, deductions and how to work out your weekly pay

Regular payroll tasks - record employee pay, calculate deductions, give payslips, report to and pay HMRC, view the balance of what you owe HMRC.