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Income tax
The rules about paying tax on your income. Information about pay as you earn schemes and tax assessment, returns, and allowances.
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Income tax - the basics
Income Tax is a tax on income. Not all income is taxable - and you're only taxed on 'taxable income' above a certain level. Even then, there are other reliefs and allowances that can reduce your Income Tax bill - and in some cases mean you have no tax to pay.
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The Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system
Information on the PAYE system for paying income tax including how tax is calculated. It explains the system of self assessment.
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Income tax
Information about income tax and how it is calculated and collected.
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Taxable and non-taxable income
Explanation of income which is taxable, income which is tax free and income which is exempt from tax.
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Income tax allowances
Covers the amount of tax allowances for the current year and the last six years, including personal allowances, children?s tax credit, blind person?s allowance.
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Income tax rates
Covers the percentage rates of income tax for the current year and the last six years, and explains how to calculate the tax.
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Tax reliefs
Information on tax reliefs, including which expenses employees can deduct from taxable earnings. The information does not cover self-employed people.
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Tax returns
Guide to tax returns, including who needs to complete a tax return, completing the form, the deadline for returning the form and errors on the form.
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