§ Sources
Sourced to HMRC, end-to-end.
Every tax rate, every threshold, every band in our calculators is taken directly from official HMRC and gov.uk publications. Below are the primary references the engine cites.
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§ Primary references
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Direct taxes: rates and allowances for 2026/27
House of Commons Library
When HMRC publishes corrections or new tax-year rates, the engine's rate file is updated and the change is reflected here within seven days. Calculations carry a verified stamp so you can see how recent the data is.
For plain-English explanations of the terms used in the source documents above — IR35, personal allowance taper, marginal relief, dividend allowance, JSL, MVL, BADR, and more — see the glossary. For the calculation logic that turns these rates into numbers, see the methodology.