Tax becomes much less confusing if you know how the system works. Each article below covers a
topic that will help you find your place in the tax system. In this section we take a 'typical' tax year.
If you want to know the tax rates and allowances for a specific year, try the
Rates and Allowances section. These are the areas we cover:
Who pays income tax?
What is a tax year?
The annual tax return
What sorts of income are taxable?
What tax allowances can I claim?
How is tax on income worked out?
Paying tax
What happens if I work for someone else?
What happens if I work for myself?
Other taxes on your return
These articles might take slightly longer to access than a simple link, but
this arrangement enables us to update material more easily.
Look out for occasional extra articles of interest in this section.
1 Who pays income tax? 26-Jan-09
