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💰 Annual Tax-Free Allowance
£12,570
This is the amount you can earn before paying Income Tax
📋 Tax Code Meaning
🧮 Monthly Tax-Free Allowance
£1,047.50
Tax-free amount per month
Common tax code examples (click to auto-fill):
Guide:
• Numbers: Multiply by 10 to get the annual tax-free allowance (e.g. 1257 = £12,570)
• Letter L: Standard tax-free allowance for most people
• Letters M/N: Related to Marriage Allowance transfer
• W1/M1: Week/Month emergency tax codes — tax is calculated per period, not cumulatively
• BR/D0/D1: All income taxed at basic/higher/additional rate
• 0T: No personal allowance; tax applied at progressive rates
• K prefix: Negative allowance — extra tax is deducted from your pay
• S prefix: Scottish tax rates, C prefix: Welsh tax rates