UK Tax Codes Explained

What every tax code means and whether yours is correct.

1257L£12,570 personal allowanceBRAll income taxed at 20%D0All income taxed at 40%D1All income taxed at 45%NTNo tax deducted0TNo personal allowanceK-codesYou owe tax from elsewhereW1 or M1Non-cumulative basisS-prefixScottish income tax ratesC-prefixWelsh income tax rates

Changing Jobs This Tax Year?

Most wrong tax codes start at a job change. These are the four pages that explain how the handover is supposed to work.

P45 guide: the form you get when you leave a job →What is a P60, and how is it different from a P45? →Week 1 / month 1 codes — why your tax is non-cumulative →How to reclaim emergency tax →