Every page should answer a real user need and make its factual basis visible. We favour a useful, bounded answer over vague coverage, sales pressure or claims that the evidence does not support.
Our publishing principles
Answer first
Lead with the practical answer, then explain scope, exceptions, examples and next actions.
Primary sources
Material tax claims must be traceable to legislation, HMRC or another appropriate official source.
Date the rule
State the tax year or effective period. Historic and current rules must not be blended into one undated answer.
Show limitations
Explain exclusions, assumptions and the point at which general information may no longer be enough.
Separate help from content
Expert matching is optional and clearly labelled. Useful answers and calculator results are never withheld behind a lead form.
Correct transparently
Meaningful corrections are recorded, and material errors invalidate the current source-verification state.
Publication workflow
- Define the user need. One primary intent and a clear audience.
- Research the official basis. Capture source URLs, publishers, titles, retrieval dates and applicable period.
- Draft for understanding. Use plain language, worked examples and explicit assumptions where useful.
- Check material claims. Compare them with the recorded primary sources and test calculator boundaries where relevant.
- Publish as UK Tax Hero. The organization is the author and publisher; no personal reviewer claim is added.
- Maintain or supersede. Recheck on schedule and when rules change, or clearly retire content that is no longer current.
What we do not claim
- That UK Tax Hero content is personalised tax, legal or financial advice.
- That HMRC, GOV.UK or a professional body endorses our content.
- That automated checks make errors impossible.
- That a guide is current merely because its displayed publication date is recent.