Starting your first graduate job in 2026? A line-by-line guide to reading your first payslip, including tax code, National Insurance and student loan deductions.
A teenager's paper round earnings raise real questions about tax, National Insurance and the trading allowance. How 2026/27 rules actually apply to young and casual delivery workers.
How the NHS Low Income Scheme and HC1/HC2/HC3 certificates work, what they cover, and how to apply if you're not automatically entitled to free NHS costs.
How an NHS Agenda for Change pay award affects take-home pay in 2026/27, including NHS Pension Scheme tiered contributions and back-pay handling.
Your payslip's NI category letter (A, B, C, H, M, X and others) determines how much National Insurance you and your employer actually pay. What each letter means in 2026/27.
Night shift premiums, unsocial hours payments and night allowances are almost always taxed exactly like ordinary salary. What actually is and isn't taxable, and how it affects take-home pay, in 2026/27.
If you move abroad but keep a UK rental property, you remain liable for UK tax on the rent, and your letting agent or tenant may have to deduct basic-rate tax at source unless you register under the Non-Resident Landlord Scheme. Here is how it works in 2026/27.
How offshore oil, gas and supply vessel workers in UK waters qualify (or don't) for the Seafarers' Earnings Deduction in 2026/27, and how it differs from standard offshore pay.
Northern Ireland doesn't have Council Tax — it uses Domestic Rates, calculated from capital property values rather than 1991 or 2003 bands. How the two systems compare in 2026/27.
Northern Ireland doesn't use council tax bands like England, Scotland and Wales — it uses domestic rates based on capital value. How this actually works for 2026/27.
Why payment in lieu of notice (PILON) is fully taxable and NIable in the UK, unlike some other elements of a leaving package, for 2026/27.
How self-employed street food traders and stallholders at Notting Hill Carnival 2026 handle Self Assessment, cash takings, pitch fees and the VAT threshold.
