Taxes
What Is a P60? Where to Find Yours and What Each Box Means
A P60 is the year-end summary your employer gives you showing total pay and tax for the tax year. Here is what each box…
Guides
202 plain-English guides to UK tax, written and reviewed in-house — each one with the calculator it needs built in.
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Benefits
Tax-Free Childcare: How the 20% Top-Up Works and Who Can Get It
Tax-Free Childcare adds £2 for every £8 you pay into a government childcare account, worth up to £2,000 per child each…
Pensions
Tax on Your Pension: How Much You'll Pay and How to Pay Less
Pension income is taxed like wages, but without National Insurance — and the first withdrawal is usually over-taxed.…
Business Finance
IR35 Explained: Inside vs Outside and What It Does to Your Take-Home
IR35 decides whether your contract is taxed like a business or like a job. Here is what inside and outside mean, who…
Taxes
How Much Tax Will I Pay? 2026/27 Income Tax and NI Explained
A plain-English breakdown of how much income tax and National Insurance you pay on a 2026/27 salary, with a table of…
Taxes
HMRC Tax Refund: How to Check, Claim and How Long It Takes
HMRC refunds some overpaid PAYE tax automatically, but not the kind caused by unclaimed expenses, pension relief or a…
Business Finance
Limited Company Tax Explained: Corporation Tax, Dividends and Salary
A plain-English guide to limited company tax in 2026/27 — corporation tax at 19% to 25%, the 26.5% marginal band,…
Business Finance
Sole Trader Tax 2026/27: What You Pay, When and How to Pay Less
Sole traders pay income tax and Class 4 National Insurance on their profits, not their turnover. Here are the 2026/27…
Taxes
P800 Letter Explained: Refund, Underpayment and What to Check
A P800 is HMRC's end-of-year PAYE tax calculation, telling you whether you overpaid or underpaid. Here's how to claim a…
Taxes
UK Tax Year Dates 2026/27: Start, End and Every Key Deadline
The 2026/27 UK tax year starts on 6 April 2026 and ends on 5 April 2027. Here are the tax weeks and months, every filing…
Business Finance
Making Tax Digital Software: Free and Paid Options Compared (2026)
Free MTD software exists and works fine for a single simple sole trade or one rental — but most people in scope from…
Business Finance
Vinted Tax: Do You Pay Tax Selling Clothes? The 30-Item Rule Explained
Vinted shares seller data with HMRC once you pass 30 sales or around £1,700 a year — but being reported is not the same…
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