If your income falls between £100k and £125,140, you face a 60% effective marginal tax rate. Here's how pension contributions and other strategies can protect your allowance.
IHT gift rules 2026: PETs, the 7-year rule, taper relief, annual exemptions, normal expenditure from income, CLTs and record-keeping for inheritance tax planning.
Understand IR35's three key tests, use HMRC's CEST tool correctly, and see exactly what inside vs outside IR35 means for your take-home pay.
HMRC allowable expenses for sole traders in 2026/27: travel, home office, equipment, clothing, staff costs and what you cannot claim. Real examples included.
Sole trader vs Ltd company UK 2026/27: tax comparison at £30k–£100k profit, crossover points, accountancy costs, and a full £80k scenario breakdown.
1257L is the standard UK tax code for 2026/27. Learn what every digit and letter means, what common codes like BR and 0T cost you, and how to fix a wrong code.
Income protection pays 50–70% of your salary if you cannot work due to illness or injury. We cover own-occupation vs any-occupation definitions, deferred periods, benefit periods, premiums, and how state benefits interact.
Miss the Self Assessment deadline and penalties start immediately — £100 on day one, then £10 a day after 3 months. Here are all the 2025/26 deadlines, who needs to file, how the penalty system works, and what Making Tax Digital means from April 2026.
The £30,000 tax-free exemption, how statutory redundancy is calculated, PILON rules since April 2018, the PENP formula, settlement agreements, and NI changes from April 2020. Worked examples and 8 FAQs.
Universal Credit standard allowances for 2026/27, the 55p earnings taper, work allowances, childcare costs, and how UC compares to the legacy benefits it replaces — including who gains and who loses.
FHL abolished, HMRC gets your Airbnb data automatically. Here's exactly what tax you owe on UK short-let income in 2026, with worked examples.
CIS subcontractors often overpay tax by thousands. Here's how to file Self Assessment correctly, claim every allowable expense, and get your CIS refund fast.
