Tax year snapshots

Plain-English reference pages for each UK tax year — rates, allowances, thresholds and what actually changed.

Why a dedicated tax-year section

Tax thresholds and allowances change every April. A calculator gives you a number; a tax-year page tells you why that number is what it is — which band you've crossed, which allowance you've used, and what changed from last year. These pages are updated each April as HMRC publishes the new rates.

Current pages

How we keep these current

Every page here carries a visible "Updated" date and a link to the methodology page listing the HMRC primary sources. If you spot a number that looks stale, email corrections@oddlyuseful.co.uk and we'll fix it within 48 hours.

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