Your tax code is used by your employer or pension provider to work out how much Income Tax to take from your pay or pension. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will tell them which code to use.

Check what your tax code means. You can use the tax code checker to find out: what the numbers and letters in your tax code mean; how much tax you will pay; what you may need to do...

These tax codes help employers and pension providers determine how much tax should be deducted from your earnings.

This code describes to employers how much tax to deduct from an employee. The code is normally based provided to HMRC by the taxpayer or their employer. Tax codes are usually adjusted once a year to take into account any changes made in the National Budget, but can be altered more often to reflect an employee's circumstances.

For 2025 to 2026 the basic Personal Allowance will be £12,570 for the whole of the UK. The threshold (starting point) for PAYE is £242 per week (£1,048 per month). The emergency code is 1257L...

Apr 5, 2025 · Your tax code is used to tell HMRC how much tax you need to pay out of your salary. Find out what yours means, how to check your tax code and what to do if your tax code is wrong.

Mar 13, 2025 · Your tax code is issued by HMRC and is used by your employer or pension provider to work out how much tax to deduct from the payments they make to you. Codes for the 2025/26 tax year, which begins on 6 April 2025, are currently being issued. You should therefore take action to review your tax code to ensure the tax deducted is as accurate as ...

Apr 6, 2025 · If you receive income under the PAYE system, you will have a PAYE code (also called a tax code). HMRC issue PAYE codes to employers and pension providers to tell them how much income tax to deduct from your income.

Jan 9, 2024 · PAYE codes, or tax codes, can be a confusing matter for employees and employers alike. HMRC calculates an individual’s PAYE code based on the income information it has on record.

Dec 27, 2024 · Tax codes are used in the UK to identify how much income tax an employee should be paying. The code tells the employer how much tax to deduct from the person’s salary or pension. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) issues tax codes. But it’s still important for them to be checked from time to time, especially if an employee’s circumstances should change.