Query: {"category":"income-tax"}
{
"taxYear": "2026-27",
"taxYearRuns": "6 April 2026 to 5 April 2027",
"verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
"title": "Income Tax bands and rates",
"scope": "England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scottish rates and bands differ — see https://www.gov.uk/scottish-income-tax",
"source": "https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates",
"figures": [
{
"label": "Personal Allowance",
"value": 12570,
"unit": "GBP/year",
"quote": "The standard Personal Allowance is £12,570, which is the amount of income you do not have to pay tax on.",
"previous": {
"value": 12570,
"taxYear": "2025-26",
"source": "https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates/previous-tax-years",
"title": "Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances, part \"Previous tax years\"",
"quote": "The standard Personal Allowance from 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026 was £12,570."
},
"verifiedDate": "2026-10-04"
},
{
"label": "Basic rate",
"value": 20,
"unit": "%",
"band": "£12,571 to £50,270",
"quote": "Basic rate | £12,571 to £50,270 | 20%",
"previous": {
"value": 20,
"taxYear": "2025-26",
"source": "https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates/previous-tax-years",
"title": "Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances, part \"Previous tax years\"",
"quote": "Basic rate 20% | £0 to £50,270 (people with the standard Personal Allowance started paying this rate on income over £12,570)"
},
"verifiedDate": "2026-10-04"
},
{
"label": "Higher rate",
"value": 40,
"unit": "%",
"band": "£50,271 to £125,140",
"quote": "Higher rate | £50,271 to £125,140 | 40%",
"previous": {
"value": 40,
"taxYear": "2025-26",
"source": "https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates/previous-tax-years",
"title": "Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances, part \"Previous tax years\"",
"quote": "Higher rate 40% | £50,271 to £125,140"
},
"verifiedDate": "2026-10-04"
},
{
"label": "Additional rate",
"value": 45,
"unit": "%",
"band": "over £125,140",
"quote": "Additional rate | over £125,140 | 45%",
"previous": {
"value": 45,
"taxYear": "2025-26",
"source": "https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates/previous-tax-years",
"title": "Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances, part \"Previous tax years\"",
"quote": "Additional rate 45% | Over £125,141"
},
"verifiedDate": "2026-10-04"
},
{
"label": "Personal Allowance taper",
"value": "reduced £1 per £2 of adjusted net income above £100,000; nil at £125,140",
"unit": "rule",
"quote": "Your personal allowance goes down by £1 for every £2 that your adjusted net income is above £100,000. This means your allowance is zero if your income is £125,140 or above.",
"previous": {
"value": "reduced £1 per £2 of adjusted net income above £100,000; nil at £125,140",
"taxYear": "2025-26",
"source": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rates-and-allowances-income-tax/income-tax-rates-and-allowances-current-and-past",
"title": "HMRC Income Tax rates and allowances for current and previous tax years, column \"2025 to 2026\"",
"quote": "Income limit for Personal Allowance | £100,000 | £100,000 … The Personal Allowance goes down by £1 for every £2 of income above the £100,000 limit."
},
"verifiedDate": "2026-10-04"
}
]
}
verified 2026-10-04 (fresh; next scheduled refresh 2027-04-06) against https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates.
Open the source link above; the figures should match what is shown here. Machine-readable version: /api/uk/rates?category=income-tax.
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