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HMRC Tax Refund
How to claim by situation, the P800 letter, how long it takes and how to spot a scam.
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Tax Codes
What 1257L and the other codes mean, emergency codes, and what to do if yours is wrong.
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Personal Allowance
How much you can earn before Income Tax, the bands above it, Scotland's rates and the other allowances.
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Take Home Pay Calculator
Your pay after Income Tax, National Insurance and student loan, with Scotland's rates.
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Marriage Allowance
Who can transfer part of their allowance, how to apply, backdate and cancel.
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Tax on Redundancy Pay
How redundancy pay is taxed and what to do if too much was taken.
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Inheritance Tax
When inheritance tax is due on an estate and how it is worked out.
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Council Tax
How council tax works, who pays and how to challenge your bill.
What this section covers
This section is for people who want to know what they owe in tax, or how to get back what they overpaid. It starts with the tax refund guide and brings together the tax guides in other sections of the site.
Where the rules differ across the UK, each guide says so, and the table below shows the main difference.
Which guide do I need?
Find the line that sounds like your situation and go to the guide beside it.
| If you want to | Read | You will find |
|---|---|---|
| You think you paid too much tax | HMRC Tax Refund | How to claim by situation, the P800 letter and how long it takes. |
| You have been made redundant | Tax on Redundancy Pay | How the payment is taxed and what to do if too much was taken. |
| You are dealing with an estate | Inheritance Tax | When it is due and how it is worked out. |
| You have a question about your council tax bill | Council Tax | How it works, who pays and how to challenge it. |
Where the UK nations differ
This is the difference that matters most.
| Topic | Where it applies | What differs |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | Scotland | You pay Scottish Income Tax if you live in Scotland, and your tax code starts with an S. |
All guides in this section
5 guides. Every one shows at the top when it was last checked and against which official sources.