UK money, tax & property guides

Practical explanations, examples and official sources to use alongside our calculators.

Stamp duty across the UK: SDLT, LBTT and LTT

Compare how property transaction taxes work in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with an illustrative purchase and official sources.

Understand UK Income Tax bands and National Insurance as separate deductions, including devolved income tax and an illustrative payslip calculation.

Follow gross pay through tax, National Insurance and pension deductions to estimate UK take-home pay.

Learn how dividends interact with salary, corporation tax, the dividend allowance and UK tax bands.

A practical UK sole-trader guide to trading profit, Income Tax, Class 4 NI and setting aside cash for Self Assessment.

Compare repayment and interest-only UK mortgages, monthly interest, total costs and rate-change scenarios.

Understand the UK VAT registration test, standard and reduced rates, zero rating and the Flat Rate Scheme.

Look beyond gross salary to employer National Insurance, pension contributions and the payroll process.

Understand how a UK pension salary-sacrifice arrangement affects contractual pay, tax, NI and take-home pay.

Decode UK gross pay, PAYE, NI, pension entries, year-to-date totals and tax-code notices.