Guides
Plain-English guides to UK payslips, tax codes, salary sacrifice, and take-home pay.
Payslip Problems
Why Your Payslip Might Be Wrong
Common reasons a UK payslip looks wrong and what to check first.
Payslip Deductions Explained
What each common deduction on a UK payslip means.
How to Claim Back Overpaid Tax
Simple steps to work out if you overpaid tax and what to do next.
Emergency Tax: What It Is and How to Claim It Back
What emergency tax means, why it happens, and how to get a refund.
Tax Codes
Is Your Tax Code Wrong? How to Check
How to spot an incorrect tax code and what it usually does to your pay.
Tax Codes Explained
A compact guide to the tax codes most likely to change your pay.
1257L Tax Code Explained
What 1257L means on a UK payslip and what deduction pattern to expect.
BR Tax Code Explained
What BR means and why it can make tax deductions look high.
D0 Tax Code Explained
What D0 means and why it can reduce net pay sharply.
Scottish Tax Codes Explained
How Scottish tax codes differ and why they change the tax taken from pay.
Salary Sacrifice
Salary Sacrifice Explained
What salary sacrifice is and how it changes take-home pay.
EV Salary Sacrifice: What It Does to Take-Home Pay
How EV salary sacrifice usually changes net pay and why BIK still matters.
Holiday Buy and Take-Home Pay
How buying extra holiday usually affects your monthly pay.
Cycle to Work and Take-Home Pay
How a Cycle to Work salary-sacrifice scheme usually changes pay.