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This tag is to be used for any question pertaining to an individual's income taxes. If this tag is used, ideally a country-specific tag should also be specified, to indicate which region a question belongs to, as the answer may differ based on the country.

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Can top-slicing be applied repeatedly in sequential years?

See my previous question about whether I've correctly understood top-slicing in general: Am I correct about how "top-slicing" works? If my general understanding is wrong, then the premise of this ques …
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Am I correct about how "top-slicing" works?

I've had cause for someone to assert that a trust payout should involve "top-slicing". The internet appears to be entirely incapable of explaining "what is top-slicing?"; it just keeps reiterating the …
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How do NI Qualifying Years work if you're self-employed *at a low rate* AND employed

In order to receive a full UK State Pension you must accrue enough "Qualifying Years". I (think that!) I understand how qualifying years work if you're just employed. And I (think that!) I understand …
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How do NI Qualifying Years work if you're self-employed *at a low rate* AND employed

You don't have to do both, in order to qualify; EITHER ... OR is fine. If your employment is adequate to qualify you for NI in its own right... AND you are also self-employed but choose not to pay Vol …
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How, *exactly*, do I calculate my UK PAYE personal Tax Allowance ... since it's not quite th...

See here: UK Taxation: Should I be able to calculate my PAYE tax for the year exactly? It turns out that, contrary to common-sense, if someone is a fairly average person in England and thus has the "n …
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How, *exactly*, do I calculate my UK PAYE personal Tax Allowance ... since it's not quite th...

I'm doing the monthly version of this, because that's what I have source data to compare/validate against. I haven't examined what happens in the weekly/other version, thought the links have the data, …
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Is there a citation for an apparent change in UK Tax Return calculation process, going into ...

Examining my Tax Returns for the past 4 years, it seems that HMRC have changed one of their rounding policies (from previously being less accurate but in the individual's favour, to being more accurat …
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UK Taxation: Should I be able to calculate my PAYE tax for the year exactly?

Consider a simple employed person in the UK, with nothing particularly unusual or exciting. At the end of a given (financial) year they look at their payslips and they can see (amongst other things): …
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UK Taxation: Should I be able to calculate my PAYE tax for the year exactly?

WOW! I've now solved the ~probl~puzzle, and found the information that was missing. As always the answer is "secret answer D": the UK Tax Rules are exact ... they just don't quite match the main head …
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Higher-rate Tax rebate on Pensions (UK)

Suppose you are a higerh rate Tax earner, and you pay into a monthly pension. As per these questions: Payroll pension contributions- UK higher rate tax relief UK income tax relief on pension contrib …
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"Notification from Department for Work and Pensions" in tax rebate claim - UK

My wife stopped working in November 2014, and consequently we suspect she may have overpaid tax, and be able to reclaim from HMRC. We've found the relevant form to fill in (here, linked from this HMR …
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Are there any other considerations for bonus sacrifice into Pension (UK)

UK-based. I'll be receiving a Christmas bonus of somewhere in the range £6-11k. I have the option of sacrificing bonus directly into my pension fund, and I'm trying to check whether that's the right …
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Choice between 2 false options in UK Tax rebate form

My wife stopped working in November 2014, and consequently we suspect she may have overpaid tax, and be able to reclaim from HMRC. We've found the relevant form to fill in (here, linked from this HMR …