Use this service to estimate how much Income Tax and National Insurance you should pay for the current tax year.
This tells you your take-home pay if you do not have any other deductions, such as pension contributions or student loans.
If you are self-employed, the self-employed ready reckoner (external link) tool can help you budget for your tax bill.
You may be able to claim a refund (external link) if you have paid too much tax.
Before you Start
You cannot get an estimate online if:
- you are not a pay as you earn (PAYE) taxpayer
- your only income is from self employment or state benefits (external link), such as State Pension
- you contribute to a pension scheme through your employer
- you are repaying a student loan (external link)
If you have more than one job, use the calculator once for each job.
There are different ways to:
- check your Income Tax payments for the current year (external link)
- check how much you paid last year (external link)
- estimate how much you should have paid in a previous year (external link)
You can check you have paid the right tax by contacting HMRC (external link) or by getting help from an accountant (external link).