Guidance

HMRC tools and calculators

Find and use tools and calculators that will help you work out your tax.

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published
6 April 2010
Last updated
218 NovemberSeptember 2023 — See all updates

AlcoholIncome DutyTax

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Capital AllowancesPAYE

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Capital PAYE GainsDesktop Tax

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Employment status

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GamblingStamp dutiesDuty Land Tax (SDLT)

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ImportCapital andGains exportTax

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PensionsImport and export

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Self-employedIR35: working through an intermediary

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Self-employedDeemed readypayment reckonerspreadsheet BudgetCalculate fora yourdeemed firstemployment Self Assessment tax bill if you’re self-employedpayment

StampGambling Duty Land Taxduties

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SDLTMachine calculatorWorkGames outDuty howregistered much SDLT you need to pay when buying or transferring land or property
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TaxCertificates creditsof tax deposit

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VATAlcohol Duty

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Published 6 April 2010
Last updated 218 NovemberSeptember 2023 + show all updates

  1. The link to tax credits calculator has been removed as this tool has been decommissioned. The link to tax credits claim form has been removed as it is outdated.

  2. The link to the deemed payment spreadsheet to calculate a deemed employment payment has been temporarily removed.

  3. An online tool has been added to the 'National Insurance' section. It helps you check if you have to pay National Insurance in the UK while you’re working abroad.

  4. An online tool has been added under Capital Allowances. The tool can help you check if you can claim super-deduction or special rate first year allowances, if you're a company.

  5. An online tool has been added to the PAYE section. This can help you find out what the numbers and letters in your tax code mean and how much tax you will pay.

  6. An online tool has been added under Capital Allowances. The tool can calculate the balancing charge for customers who dispose of an asset for which they have claimed super-deductions or special rates allowances.

  7. The online calculator to work out your Small Producer Relief has been added. You can check if you’re eligible for the relief and how much you can get.

  8. The 'Trusts' section has been removed as the content is now out of date.

  9. The additional threshold has been renamed residence nil rate band (RNRB).

  10. Removed the bereavement guide link as it has been replaced.

  11. The Capital Gains Tax shares and property calculators have been added to the list of tools.

  12. The childcare calculator has been added to the list of tools.

  13. New Inheritance Tax additional threshold calculator added

  14. New calculator added to help you check your pension annual allowance.

  15. Replaced Employment Status Indicator with 'Check your employment status for tax' service.

  16. Non-resident Capital Gains Tax calculator added to the page.

  17. A new Guaranteed Minimum Pension Checker service is available to request Guaranteed Minimum Pension calculations.

  18. IR35 2016 calculator now available.

  19. First published.

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