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These tools provide estimates for defined scenarios. Open a calculator to check its period, scope and exclusions.

People and families

Take-home pay

Income Tax, employee National Insurance and net pay.

Employment income estimate

PAYE tax-code explainer

Understand supported code letters, regional prefixes and emergency markers without estimating tax.

Code-only explanation and HMRC route

Marriage Allowance

Check usual eligibility conditions and estimate a couple’s saving.

Couples and allowances

Child Benefit tax charge

Estimate Child Benefit and the High Income Child Benefit Charge.

Families and adjusted net income

Dividend Tax

Estimate tax on straightforward cash dividends outside an ISA.

Dividend income estimate

Student and Postgraduate Loan

Estimate a PAYE deduction for one payday, including a simultaneous Postgraduate Loan where relevant.

Employee loan deduction estimate

Self-employed and contractors

Sole-trader tax

Income Tax and Class 4 National Insurance on straightforward profit.

Self-employment estimate

CIS deduction

Estimate a contractor’s CIS deduction and subcontractor net payment.

Construction Industry Scheme

Mileage Allowance

Compare an approved mileage amount with employer payments.

Business journeys in your vehicle

Self Assessment penalty timeline

Check a narrow legacy-regime filing and payment timeline, with uncertain cases routed to HMRC.

Normal online deadlines and statutory safeguards

Companies and employers

Corporation Tax

Estimate a standard company’s Corporation Tax and marginal relief.

Company profit estimate

Section 455 company tax

Estimate the company charge on a straightforward outstanding loan or benefit to a participator.

Close-company loan estimate

Payroll cost

Estimate salary, employer National Insurance and selected employment costs.

One standard employee

VAT

Add VAT to a net amount or extract VAT from a gross amount.

Standard, reduced or zero rate

Property and gains

Stamp Duty Land Tax

Estimate residential SDLT in England or Northern Ireland.

Residential property purchase

Capital Gains Tax

Estimate tax on a straightforward ordinary gain.

Ordinary gains estimate

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An estimate is not a return or professional advice

Calculator results depend on the figures and answers supplied. They do not submit information to HMRC, replace a formal calculation or account for facts outside the calculator’s stated scope.