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To help you find the Cutting Tax threads quicker and easier we're collating our previous sticky/pinned threads into one single post. Cutting Tax board: Tax instructions - please read Useful Websites TaxCalc alternative? How does the Taxman Know? Inheritance Tax Planning Useful Tools to Help With Taxes Washing Uniform at…
Excel Formula for UK tax system ??
Anyone have a formula please that can work out the tax due on a given amount, taking account of all the UK thresholds? For example, say there's a sum of 150k. We all know with personal allowance, upper threshold, high threshold it can get quite complex. Anyone develop a formula to work out the tax due for a given value?…
Second Job
Hi everyone, I'm currently working full time earing £35K per year but want to supplement that by getting a second job. I've applied at my local Tesco's and have an Interview on Friday. Depending how that goes, looking at between 12 and 16 hours per week. I'm guessing about £11K per year. I'm just worried about if this will…
Change of tax code - M to L
Does anyone have any idea as to why my tax code has changed from 1394M to 962L? I'm more concerned about the change of M to L. Although income was a little higher for me in the last tax year due to an inherited pension, there has been no change regarding my Marriage Allowance circumstances as my wife is still unemployed…
Estimated income - how is it calculated?
Following some excellent advice (I think a ML article in the DM), I opted to withdraw a token £100 from my existing Drawdown SIPP with HL. I’m not bothered about triggering the MPAA but what it does achieve is to correct my tax code to ‘BR’ in anticipation of future withdrawals. Given that the £100 was received at the end…
UK dividend tax to pay on US shares (ongoing and historic)
Hello, I could do with some forum wisdom on how to treat tax for some historic and ongoing dividend payments from owning US shares. Situation is as per: * Shares were acquired more than a decade ago as part of compensation whilst working for a US firm. * They are held by a US bank who also holds a cash account for dividend…
Seeking Advice on Ceasing UK Tax Residency - Dual National Moving to EU
Hi everyone, I'm hoping to draw on the collective wisdom of this forum for my tax situation. I'd be very grateful for any insights you can offer. My Situation: * I am a dual British/EU citizen, currently living and working in London. * I participate in my company's Staff Share Scheme and I am expecting a significant payout…
SA-report an amount under £1 ?
In 2024-25 I received interest income from various sources which in total combined with my SP took my reportable income over £20k. I know to round down to ignore pence, but total interest for one small account came in at 99p for the year. Do I just ignore this amount altogether and not include it?
How to submit 2024-2025 untaxed savings interest to HMRC?
Hello All. I'm a non-taxpayer, on a small work pension which is my only income aside from a little savings interest. A data-only glitch at my pension provider in 2024 accidentally sent incorrect data to HMRC, reporting my pension income as double its actual value (payments weren't doubled!). The issue was identified and…
Capital Gains Tax
Hello, I am about to finalise the sale on my house and planning on living with family for a while. I asked about any extra costs with the solicitor and they mentioned capital gains tax might be payable but it wasn’t anything that person dealt with. I found a forum which suggested selling your home and not purchasing…
Self employed, expenses & invoicing
Can anyone offer me a bit of advice on how best to invoice for expenses to properly cover the cost. I am fairly new to self employment and am trying to work out the best way to handle the cost of my business. I am likely to be hitting the higher rate tax band. As such I just wanted to check that I am doing the right thing.…
sole-trader tax
Began working in a freelance position in October and have been putting aside estimated tax payments in to a savings account, ready to pay the tax bill. Submitted tax return, using all income plus expenses and have a bill that needs to be paid by January 2026, with a second installment due later in 2026. I've researched as…
P800 Question (Tax Refund)
Hi, I am registered for the online HMRC service and not self-employed. Last year my P800 arrived in mid-June and there was a small tax refund to claim. I know from looking at my online tax details from 24-25 that I can expect a tax refund this year, too. So my question is can I expect my P800 in June again or is this…
P11D’s
My husband has received a new tax code that shows van benefit however as far as we’re concerned the truck isn’t used for personal use. My husband travels all over visiting building sites & attending meetings visiting at least 5 different sites per day. He travels home from site & the truck is parked up unless he goes to…
Owing income tax
Lost my husband on Xmas eve 2024. Today I received my tax code informing me I owe £195 earlier year and £165.20 this year. Nothing has changed except I got an extra £300 from his state pension and half his nhs pension together approx £1200. This cannot be right I want to write to HMRC but wonder whether it is worth it.…
2024/25 Self Assessment Tax Return
There we go! Hopefully the only thread (before multi previous years are re-enacted)
Inheritance tax query
I hope someone can shed some light on this. My question is about inheritance tax and the approximate amount payable and if it can be reduced. My mother is in her nineties, I am the sole beneficiary of my mothers will, she has left her property to myself in the will, my understanding is that the threshold is 325k but i will…
Old employer processed a negative pay
Hi, I left my old employer June 2024 and received my final pay in July 2024 from them along with my P45. However, upon recently looking through my HMRC app, I noticed that in October 2024, they processed a negative payment to HMRC. I had no knowledge of this and no idea of what, if any, implications of that were. Is this…
Untaxed interest
My wife's latest tax code notice details how HMRC worked out her tax code. There is a line for Less Untaxed Interest....£2654. Note 3 overleaf says this is an estimate of the interest she will receive during the year from banks etc. The vast majority of our savings are in ISAs. We have £6000 in a joint easy access account.…
Calculating Capital Gains Tax on Unit Trusts
I liquidated my Unit Trust in January 2025 into which I paid £50 per month since 2000. How do I calculate the gain and how do I declare this on my Self Assessment for 2024/25. I declared the re-invested dividend each year. Totally confused, any help gratefully received.
Personal pension contribution tax relief reducing income
Hi all i paid 10000 gross into an Aviva pension in the previous tax year. I also had savings interest that will exceed the £1000 allowed as a basic rate tax payer. Think this is likely to be around 2000. I also pay into LGPS. Will the payment to Aviva reduce my income and as a result mean not being liable for paying the…

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