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Personal Allowance, Income Tax rates, bands and thresholds.

• Current rates and allowances

  How much Income Tax you pay in each tax year depends on: how much of your…

• Previous tax years

  The standard Personal Allowance from 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026 was…

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…

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

• Updated: 6 April 2025

Find out about negative earnings, clawback bonuses and claiming tax loss relief or a tax refund.

• Updated: 24 July 2023

• Updated: 15 July 2026

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.

Income Tax (net of tax credits) as a percentage of gross weekly earnings for example families, covering the period from 1990 to 1991 to 2022 to 2023.

• Updated: 30 June 2022

The government will maintain the income tax Personal Allowance and higher rate threshold and National Insurance contributions Upper Earnings Limit and Upper Profits Limit at their 2021-2022 levels up to and including 2025-2026.

• Updated: 3 March 2021

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

• Updated: 26 June 2025