PILON is taxed differently from the statutory redundancy payment itself. How Payment in Lieu of Notice is treated for tax and National Insurance in 2026/27, with worked examples.
Some employers offer to split a large redundancy payment across two tax years or two instalments. Whether this genuinely reduces the tax owed, and the rules that determine when it works, in 2026/27.
Reiki healers, reflexologists and other complementary therapists are self-employed sole traders for tax purposes, with no special VAT exemption. Registration, expenses and the trading allowance in 2026/27.
How the UK's qualifying relocation expenses exemption works, what's covered up to £8,000, and what becomes taxable above it in 2026/27.
RNLI lifeboat crew are unpaid volunteers, while HM Coastguard Rescue Officers receive taxable callout fees on top of volunteering. Here's exactly how each is treated for tax, mileage claims, and what to declare on a Self Assessment return.
Self-employed roofers face higher equipment and insurance costs than many trades, plus frequent Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) obligations. Here's a full worked example on a typical £40,000-£55,000 turnover.
Royal Mail postal workers are PAYE employees with early starts, overtime opportunities and a defined pension scheme. Full worked example on take-home pay, overtime taxation and pension contributions for 2026/27.
A £35,000 salary sits close to the UK median in 2026/27, while £60,000 puts you in the top 20% of earners and £100,000 in the top 4%. Here is how salary percentiles work and where common salaries rank.
How employer salary sacrifice electric car schemes reduce income tax and National Insurance in 2026/27, why the low Benefit-in-Kind rate is the key to the saving, and who it suits.
Salary sacrifice into your pension saves Income Tax and National Insurance immediately. An ISA gives you tax-free access at any age. Here's how to decide which should get your next spare pound in 2026/27.
A paid industrial placement year commonly earns £16,000-£22,000, which is fully taxable, reduces your student finance means-tested support, and usually triggers student loan repayments if above the threshold. Here is what to expect in 2026.
Self-employed scaffolders working for contractors face CIS tax deductions at source, plus CISRS card and PPE costs. Full worked example on £40,000 gross CIS turnover.
