UK Tax Codes Explained

What every tax code means and whether yours is correct.

1257L£12,570 personal allowance BRAll income taxed at 20%D0All income taxed at 40%D1All income taxed at 45%NTNo tax deducted 0TNo personal allowance K-codesYou owe tax from elsewhere W1 or M1Non-cumulative basis S-prefixScottish income tax rates C-prefixWelsh income tax rates