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Detailed estimate tools

Model the whole situation, not just one headline number.

Choose the relevant tax year or accounting period, add the income streams or VAT scheme that actually applies, and review the workings before using the estimate for planning.

Employment

Salary, PAYE & take-home calculator

Annual planning view with tax year, region, tax-code basis, NI category, pension method, student loans and employer NI.

Salary
Tax year
Tax region
Income amount (£)
Income frequency
Hours per week
Bonus / taxable cash extras (£/year)
Calculation basis
Tax code
NI category
Pension method
Pension input
Your pension contribution
Student loan
Postgraduate loan
Gross pay
Income Tax
Employee NI
Pension from take-home
Student loans
Annual take-home
Monthly average
Weekly average
Employer NI
Total employer cost
Hourly take-home
Effective deductions

Official basis: HMRC PAYE / NI rates and thresholds. This is an annual planning estimate, not payroll software.

VAT

VAT, Flat Rate Scheme & retail schemes

Choose the scheme first. The form changes to match standard VAT, Flat Rate, Point of Sale, Apportionment or Direct Calculation.

VAT
VAT method
VAT period start
VAT period end

Standard VAT return estimate

Net sales at 20% (£)
Net sales at 5% (£)
Zero-rated sales (£)
Exempt / outside scope (£)
Recoverable input VAT (£)
Other VAT adjustments (+/- £)
VAT method / rate
Output / scheme VAT
Input VAT / credits
Estimated VAT due
Net amount / taxable base
Gross / takings
Typical return/payment deadline
Limited-cost test

Retail scheme calculations are estimates of output VAT only and assume the inputs have already been classified correctly.

Personal tax

Self Assessment multi-income estimator

Combine employment, self-employment, rental, savings, dividends, pension and other taxable income in one tax-year calculation.

Self Assessment
Tax year
Tax region
Salary / employment (£)
Pension / other earned income (£)
Self-employment turnover (£)
Self-employment expenses (£)
Rental gross income (£)
Rental allowable running costs (£)
Residential finance costs (£)
Savings interest (£)
Dividend income (£)
Other taxable income (£)
Other confirmed deductible reliefs (£)
Gross relief-at-source pension (£)
Gross Gift Aid donations (£)
Tax already deducted / PAYE (£)
Student loan
Postgraduate loan
Total gross income
Personal Allowance
Income Tax before property credit
Property finance-cost tax reduction
Income Tax after credit
Class 4 NI
Student / postgraduate loans
Estimated amount still due
1st payment on account
January cash requirement
2nd payment on account
SA payment dates

This is a planning computation. It does not model every relief, loss, benefit, High Income Child Benefit Charge, pension annual allowance, foreign tax credit, CGT, partnership allocation or specialised property rule.

Limited companies

Corporation Tax & marginal relief calculator

Uses the actual accounting-period dates, associated-company adjustment and augmented profits.

Corporation Tax
Accounting period start
Accounting period end
Taxable profits (£)
Exempt distributions received (£)
Associated companies incl. this company
Accounting-period days
Augmented profits
Adjusted lower limit
Adjusted upper limit
25% before marginal relief
Marginal relief
Corporation Tax due
Effective rate
Basis
Normal payment date
CT600 filing deadline

Large and very large companies can have quarterly instalment payment rules. Ring-fence profits, R&D, losses, group relief, chargeable gains and other CT600 adjustments are outside this estimator.

Investments & dividends

Dividend tax calculator

Stacks dividends on top of salary, self-employment and other income for the selected tax year.

Dividends
Tax year
Salary / earned income (£)
Savings interest (£)
Other taxable income (£)
Dividend income (£)
Dividend allowance
Dividends taxed above 0%
Dividend tax
Effective dividend tax rate

Savings

Savings interest tax calculator

Includes unused Personal Allowance, the starting rate for savings and Personal Savings Allowance.

Interest
Tax year
Non-savings income (£)
Savings interest (£)
Dividend income (£)
Starting-rate amount at 0%
Personal Savings Allowance
Interest taxed above 0%
Tax on savings interest

Landlords

Rental-property income tax calculator

Models gross rent, allowable costs, optional property allowance, residential finance costs and other income.

Rental
Tax year
Tax region
Gross rent (£)
Allowable running costs (£)
Residential finance costs (£)
Other non-savings income (£)
Taxable property profit
Finance-cost tax reduction
Estimated tax attributable to rent
Rent after costs & tax estimate

Property allowance and residential finance-cost rules have eligibility limits and exceptions. Capital expenditure, losses, Rent a Room, furnished holiday letting transitions and jointly owned property need separate review.

Self-employed

Sole trader tax & NI calculator

Turnover less allowable costs, optional trading allowance, business mileage, other PAYE income and Class 4 NI.

Sole trader
Tax year
Tax region
Turnover (£)
Allowable expenses (£)
Business miles — car/van
Other PAYE / pension income (£)
Mileage deduction
Taxable trading profit
Income Tax attributable
Class 4 NI
Total tax + Class 4 estimate
Trading cash after entered costs & estimate

Business travel

Approved mileage amount calculator

Uses the tax-year-specific HMRC approved mileage rates.

Mileage
Tax year
Vehicle
Business miles
Eligible passengers (car/van only)
Passenger business miles
First-band rate
First-band amount
Additional mileage amount
Passenger amount
Total approved amount
Important calculator disclaimer

These calculators are detailed planning estimators, not filing software. A correct tax return or payroll calculation can depend on facts not captured here, including residence, remittance basis or FIG rules, benefits, coding adjustments, losses, capital allowances, pension limits, group structure, loans, reliefs and anti-avoidance provisions. Always check the relevant period against current HMRC guidance before filing or acting.