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Income Tax

  • Income tax
  • Scottish Income Tax
  • Net salary
  • National Insurance
  • Marginal rate
  • Tax progression
  • Compare regions
  • FIG regime
  • Student Loan
  • Marriage Allowance
  • Child Benefit
  • Tax-Free Childcare

Income Tax (cont.)

  • Redundancy Tax
  • Gift Aid
  • Salary Sacrifice
  • Mileage Allowance
  • Work From Home
  • Blind Person's Allowance
  • Trading Allowance
  • P60 Summary
  • Annual Tax Summary
  • Tax Code Decoder
  • HMRC Interest
  • HMRC Penalties

Employer

  • Payroll costs
  • Corporation tax
  • Self-employed
  • VAT
  • IR35
  • Company Car BIK
  • R&D Tax Credits
  • Dividend vs Salary
  • Employment Allowance
  • Benefit in Kind
  • Capital Allowances
  • CIS Deductions
  • Apprenticeship Levy
  • Tax-Free Childcare
  • VAT Flat Rate
  • Patent Box

Investments

  • Capital gains
  • Dividend tax
  • Savings Income
  • ISA
  • EIS/SEIS Relief
  • Crypto Tax
  • Share Schemes
  • VCT Relief
  • BADR
  • SDRT

Property

  • Stamp duty
  • Mortgage
  • Council Tax
  • Rent vs Buy
  • Property Income
  • ATED
  • Rent a Room
  • Non-Resident Landlord
  • CGT on Property

Pension

  • Pension
  • Workplace Pension
  • Annual Allowance
  • Pension Lump Sum
  • Pension Drawdown
  • Pension Tax Charges
  • State Pension
  • Lump Sum Allowance
  • Pension Gap

Inheritance

  • Inheritance tax

Planning

  • Wealth Planning
  • UK Tax Map

Results are estimates and do not constitute tax or financial advice. Based on HMRC rates for 2026-27.

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UK Tax Code Decoder

Decode your HMRC PAYE tax code and understand your allowances

Tax code 1257L
Gross annual income35 000 GBP
GBP

Your PAYE tax code tells your employer how much tax-free pay you can receive before tax is deducted. The standard code 1257L means you get GBP 12,570 tax-free. Different letters and prefixes change the meaning — S for Scotland, K for negative allowances, BR for basic rate on all pay.

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