Tax Card 2026-27

Key dates in 2026/2027 for personal Self Assessment tax payers
31 January 2027 Deadline a taxpayer to submit online their 2025/2026 self assessment tax return. It is also the date by which they will be required to settle their 2025/2026 balancing payment and make the first payment on account in respect of 2026/2027.
6 April 2026 The new NMW and national insurance changes apply that will increase both employee and employer contributions.
6 April 2026 Self-employed and landlords with annual incomes in excess of £50,000 are mandated to comply with the HMRC's MTD for Income Tax rules.
5 July 2026 The last date to agree a new PAYE Settlement Arrangement (PSA) for 2025/26.
6 July 2026 The date by which employers must submit their 2025-26 P11D (expenses) and P11D(b) (benefits-in-kind) to the HMRC and provide copies to employees.
31 July 2026 The date by which the second payment on account in respect of 2025/2026 must be paid. Taxpayers should consider electing to reduce POA's if last year's income has dropped.
5 October 2026 Deadline for notifying HMRC of new sources of income unless a 2025/2026 tax return has already been issued. Complete form CWF1 for self employment, form SA1 for non self-employed income, or form SA401 for partners.
31 October 2026 Deadline for submission to HMRC of a paper tax return for 2025/2026.
30 December 2026 Deadline for e-filing the tax return where the taxpayer requires the 2025/2026 balancing payment to be collected through next year's tax code (less than £2,000).
6 April 2027 Self-employed and landlords with annual incomes over £30,0000 are mandated to comply with the HMRC's MTD for Income Tax rules.
6 April 2028 Self-employed and landlords with annual incomes over £20,0000 are mandated to comply with the HMRC's MTD for Income Tax rules.
National Minimum Wage
National Minimum Wage Hourly rate From 01-04-26 From 01-04-25 From 01-04-24 From 01-04-23
Aged 21 above (National Living Wage) £12.71 £12.21 £11.44 -
Aged 23 and over (National Living Wage) £12.71 £12.21 £11.44 £10.42
Aged 21 to 22 inclusive £12.71 £12.21 £11.44 £10.18
Aged 18 to 20 inclusive £10.85 £10.00 £8.60 £7.49
Aged 16 to 17 inclusive £8.00 £7.55 £6.40 £5.28
Apprentice rate £8.00 £7.55 £6.40 £5.28

 

Income Tax
Income Tax Rates: England, Wales & NI 2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
Starter rate for savings 10% 10% 10% 10%
Basic tax rate 20% 20% 20% 20%
Higher tax rate 40% 40% 40% 40%
Additional tax rate 45% 45% 45% 45%
Basic rate band (above personal allowance) £0 - £37,700 £0 - £37,700 £0 - £37,700 £0 - £37,700
Higher rate band £37,701 - £125,140 £37,701 - £125,140 £37,701 - £125,140 £37,701 - £125,140
Additional rate band Over £125,140 Over £125,140 Over £125,140 Over £125,140

 

Income Tax Rates: Scotland 2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
Starter tax rate 19% 19% 19% 19%
Basic tax rate 20% 20% 20% 20%
Intermediate tax rate 21% 21% 21% 21%
Higher tax rate: Lower 42% 42% 42% 42%
Higher tax rate: Higher 45% 45% 45% -
Top tax rate 48% 48% 47% 47%
Starter tax rate band (above personal allowance) £0 - £3,967 £0 - £2,827 £0 - £2,162 £0 - £2,162
Basic tax rate band £3,968 - £16,956 £2,828 - £14,921 £2,307 - £13,991 £2,163 - £13,118
Intermediate tax rate band £16,957 - £31,092 £14,922 - £31,092 £13,992 - £31,092 £13,119 - £31,092
Higher rate band: Lower £31,093 - £62,430 £31,093 - £62,430 £31,093 - £62,430 £31,093 - £125,140
Higher rate band: Higher £62,431 - £125,140 £62,431 - £125,140 £62,431 - £125,140 -
Top tax rate band Over £125,140 Over £125,140 Over £125,140 Over £125,140

Taxpayers earning more than £100,000 will see their Personal Allowance reduced by £1 for every £2 earned over £100,000.

Individual Saving Accounts (ISA) 2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
Overall investment limit (The limit for adding cash to ISAs falls to £12,000 from 6 April 2027 for people aged under 65) £20,000 £20,000 £20,000 £20,000
Junior account investment limit £9,000 £9,000 £9,000 £9,000

 

Income on Savings: Restricted to other
income of less than £17,500
2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
Starting rate for savings 0% 0% 0% 0%
Starting rate band for savings £0 - £5,000 £0 - £5,000 £0 - £5,000 £0 - £5,000

 

Income on Dividends 2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
Allowance for tax-free dividends £500 £500 £500 £1,000
Tax on dividends at Basic Effective Rate 10.75% 8.75% 8.75% 8.75%
Tax on dividends at Higher Effective Rate 35.75% 33.75% 33.75% 33.75%
Tax on dividends at Additional Effective Rate 39.35% 39.35% 39.35% 39.35%
Personal Allowances
Personal Allowances 2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
Standard payroll tax code 1257L 1257L 1257L 1257L
Personal allowance (1) £12,570 £12,570 £12,570 £12,570
Income limit for Personal Allowance £100,0000 £100,0000 £100,0000 £100,0000
Marriage Allowance (Maximum transfer amount between couples provided recipient is not a higher rate tax payer) £1,260 £1,260 £1,260 £1,260
Marriage Allowance: Lower earner's limit £12,570 £12,570 £12,570 £12,570
Max Married Couples Allowance (2) £11,700 £11,270 £11,080 £10,375
Min Married Couples Allowance (2) £4,530 £4,360 £4,280 £4,010
Income limit for Married Couples Allowance (2) £39,200 £37,700 £37,000 £34,600
Blind person's allowance £3,325 £3,130 £3,070 £2,870
Dividend allowance £500 £500 £500 £1,000
Personal Savings Allowance (Basic Rate Taxpayer) £1,000 £1,000 £1,000 £1,000
Personal Savings Allowance (Higher Rate Taxpayer) £500 £500 £500 £500
Individual Saving Account (ISA) - Overall annual limit £20,000 £20,000 £20,000 £20,000
Individual Saving Account (ISA) - Junior account limit £9,000 £9,000 £9,000 £9,000
Personal Annual Pension Allowance 100% of salary up to: £60,000 £60,000 £40,000 £40,000
Permitted pension contributions (irrespective of salary) £4,000 £4,000 £4,000 £4,000
Rent-a-room maximum £7,500 £7,500 £7,500 £7,500
High income child benefit charge threshold (3) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Micro-entrepreneurs trading allowances £1,000 £1,000 £1,000 £1,000

Note 1: Where income is above £100,000 the Personal Allowance reduces by £1 for every £2 of income above the £100,000 limit down to zero. This reduction applies to all people irrespective of age or date of birth.

Note 2: The Married Couples allowances applies to those born before 6 April 1935. The allowance reduces by £1 for every £2 of income above the specified income limit of £31,400, but never falls below the minimum amount specified above. Tax relief for the Married Couples Allowance is given at 10%.

Note 3: Charge of 1% of the child benefit per £100 of adjusted net income over £50,000; 100% of the child benefit withdrawn when adjusted net income reaches £60,000.

State Pension (from 6th April) 2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
Old State Pension: Single allowance per week £184.90 £176.30 £169.50 £156.20
New State Pension (applies to those reaching
retirement age after 5 April 2016)
£241.30 £230.25 £221.20 £203.85
National Insurance Contributions
National Insurance Class 1 2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
Employee's Earnings Limits Weekly-Monthly-Yearly Weekly-Monthly-Yearly Weekly-Monthly-Yearly Weekly-Monthly-Yearly
- Lower earnings limit (LEL)
The minimum level of earnings employees need to qualify for benefit including State Pension.
£129 - £559 - £6,708 £125 - £542 - £6,500 £123 - £533 - £6,396 £123 - £533 - £6,396
- Primary threshold (PT)
The level of earnings above which employees Class 1 contributions become payable.
£242 - £1,048 - £12,570 £242 - £1,048 - £12,570 £242 - £1,048 - £12,570 £242 - £1,048 - £12,570
- Secondary threshold (ST)
The level of earnings above which employers Class 1 contributions become payable.
£96 - £417 - £5,000 £96 - £417 - £5,000 £175 - £758 - £9,100 £175 - £758 - £9,100
- Upper earnings limit (UEL)
Employees do not pay Class 1 contributions above this level.
£967 - £4,189 - £50,270 £967 - £4,189 - £50,270 £967 - £4,189 - £50,270 £967 - £4,189 - £50,270

People stop paying Class 1 and Class 2 contributions when they reach State Pension Age, which is determined by gender and date of birth.

Employers Allowance 2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
Employer's Allowance £10,500 £10,500 £5,000 £5,000

 

National Insurance
Employee's Class 1 rates (NI Category Letters A, F, H, M, N & V)
2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
- Primary rate from PT to UEL 8% 8% 8% 12%
(10%)
(06-Jan-24 to 05-Apr-24)
- Above UEL 2% 2% 2% 2%

 

National Insurance
Employer's Class 1 rates (NI Category Letters A, B, C, & J)

2026-2027

2025-2026

2024-2025 2023-2024
- Primary rate above ST 15.0% 15.0% 13.8% 13.8%

 

National Insurance
Employer's Class 1A rates on B-I-K

2026-2027

2025-2026

2024-2025 2023-2024
Employer's Class 1A NI rates on B-I-K 15.0% 15.0% 13.8% 13.8%

 

National Insurance
Class 2
2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
Self-employed National Insurance        
- on annual earnings over £7,105 £6,845 £6,725 £6,725
- weekly contribution £3.65 £3.50 £3.45 £3.45
- maximum annual contribution £189.80 £182.00 £179.40 £179.40

 

National Insurance
Class 4
2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
Self-employed National Insurance on taxable profits between:        
- Lower Profit Limit (LPL) £12,570 £12,570 £12,570 £12,570
- Upper Profit Limit (UPL) £50,270 £50,270 £50,270 £50,270
- Rate applied to earnings above LPL to UPL 6% 6% 6% 9%
- Rate applied to earnings above UPL 2% 2% 2% 2%
Capital Gains Tax
Capital Gains Tax 2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
Annual exempt amount:        
 - Individuals & personal representatives £3,000 £3,000 £3,000 £6,000
 - Trustees £1,500 £1,500 £1,500 £3,000
Taxed at Basic and Standard Rate (increase to 18% from 30-Oct-24) 18% 18% 10% 10%
Taxed at Higher and Additional Rate (increase to 24% from 30-Oct-24) 24% 24% 20% 20%
Gains qualifying for Business Asset Disposal Relief (Note 1) 18% 14% 10% 10%
Gains on residential properties as a basic rate taxpayer 18% 18% 18% 18%
Gains on residential properties as a higher rate taxpayer 24% 24% 24% 24%

Note 1: Business Asset Disposal Relief available at 14%/10% with a lifetime limit of £1m from 11 March 2020 (Previously £10m).

Inheritance Tax
Inheritance Tax 2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024
 No tax charge arises up to: £325,000 £325,000 £325,000 £325,000
Taxed above £325,000 at: 40% 40% 40% 40%
Lifetime transfers to most trusts: 20% 20% 20% 20%
Main exempt lifetime gifts        
Small gifts (per recipient): £250 £250 £250 £250
Parent's gift on marriage: £5,000 £5,000 £5,000 £5,000
Grandparent's gift on marriage: £2,500 £2,500 £2,500 £2,500
Gifts (per donor): £3,000 £3,000 £3,000 £3,000

Note 1: Each individual has a tax-free gift allowance of £3,000 per annum. This means that a donor can give £3,000 in any one tax year without tax implications. Anything larger than £3,000 will be considered a ‘Potentially Exempt Transfer’ (PET) and may be subject to inheritance tax should the donor fail to survive seven years from the date the gift is made.

Note 2: Tapering relief is given in respect of gifts made between three and seven years before death as follows:

Survival Years 0-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 Over 7
Taper relief 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Effective IHT Rate 40% 32% 24% 16% 8% 0%
Stamp Duty
Residential Property Stamp Duty from 1 April 2025 England & NI
SDLT
Scotland
LBTT
Wales
LTT
 
£0 - £125,000 Nil Nil Nil  
£125,001 - £145,000 (remains £nil to 31 March 2025) 2% Nil Nil  
£145,001 - £225,000 (remains £nil to 31 March 2025) 2% 2% Nil  
£225,001 - £250,000 2% 2% 6%  
£250,001 - £325,000 5% 5% 6%  
£325,001 - £400,000 5% 10% 6%  
£400,001 - £750,000 5% 10% 7.5%  
£750,001 - £925,000 5% 12% 10%  
£925,001 - £1.5m 10% 12% 10%  
Above £1.5m 12% 12% 12%  
There are additional supplementary charges for second homes: England and Northern Ireland there is a 3% (4% for Scotland).
In England and Northern Ireland, from 1 April 2025 the zero rate concession for first time buyers is increased to £300,000 on residential puchases up to £500,000.
In Scotland for first time buyers the zero rate is extended to £175,000.
Corporation Tax
Corporation Tax From 01-04-26 From 01-04-25 From 01-04-24 From 01-04-23
Main rate: 25% 25% 25% 25%
Loans to participators 33.75% 33.75% 33.75% 33.75%

Note 1: From 1 March 24 and 31 March 25, the main rate will be 25%. A small profits effective rate of 19% will apply to profits up to £50,000. The marginal rate will increase from 19% to 26.5% on profits between £50,000 and £250,000.

VAT Registration Limits
VAT thresholds and limits Registration
threshold
Deregistration
limit
from 1 Apr 2024 £90,000 £88,000
from 1 Apr 2017 to 31 Mar 2024 £85,000 £83,000
01 Apr 16 to 31 Mar 17 £83,000 £81,000
Mileage Allowances
Mileage Rates to be used for privately owned vehicles from 6 April 2011 First
10,000 miles
Above
10,000 miles
Cars and vans 45p 25p
Motorcycles 24p 24p
Cycles 20p 20p
Van Benefits
Van Benefits
2026-2027
2025-2026
2024-2025
2023-2024
         
Van benefit
£4,170
£4,020
£3,960
£3,960
Fuel benefit

£798

£769
£757
£757
No fuel benefit for electric vans
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