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Limit on Income Tax reliefs (Self Assessment helpsheet HS204)

Find out the total amount of certain Income Tax reliefs that can be used to reduce your total taxable income and complete your Self Assessment tax return.

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published
4 July 2014
Last updated
6 April 20252026 — See all updates

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HS204 Limit on Income Tax reliefs (2025)(2026)

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Working sheet 1: Adjusted total income limit (2025)(2026)

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Working sheet 2: record your losses (2025)(2026)

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HS204 Limit on Income Tax reliefs (2024)(2025)

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Working sheet 1: Adjusted total income limit (2024)(2025)

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Working sheet 2: record your losses (2024)(2025)

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HS204 Limit on Income Tax reliefs (2023)(2024)

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Working sheet 1: Adjusted total income limit (2023)(2024)

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Working sheet 2: record your losses (2023)(2024)

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HS204 Limit on Income Tax reliefs (2022)(2023)

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Details

This guide explains the limits if you’re claiming certain Income Tax reliefs. It includes:

  • Trade Loss Relief
  • Property Loss Relief
  • Post cessation Trade and Property Reliefs
  • Employment Loss Relief
  • Losses on Deeply Discounted Securities
  • Share Loss Relief
  • Qualifying Loan Interest

Updates to this page

Published 4 July 2014
Last updated 6 April 20252026 + show all updates

  2. Helpsheet and working sheets 1 and 2 have been added for the tax year 2024 to 2025. Helpsheet and working sheets for 2020 to 2021 have been removed.

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Update history

2026-04-06 00:15
Helpsheet and working sheets 1 and 2 have been added for the tax year 2025 to 2026. Helpsheet and working sheets for 2021 to 2022 have been removed.

2025-04-06 00:30
Helpsheet and working sheets 1 and 2 have been added for the tax year 2024 to 2025. Helpsheet and working sheets for 2020 to 2021 have been removed.

2024-04-06 00:01
Helpsheet and working sheets 1 and 2 have been added for the tax year 2023 to 2024. Helpsheet and working sheets for 2019 to 2020 have been removed.

2023-04-06 00:15
Helpsheet and working sheets 1 and 2 have been added for the tax year 2022 to 2023. Helpsheet and working sheets for 2019 removed.

2022-04-06 00:15
Helpsheet and working sheets 1 and 2 have been added for the tax year 2021 to 2022. Helpsheet and working sheets for 2018 removed.