Calcify UK

Premium calculators for real-life decisions, built around UK tax.

Calcify unifies tax, finance, business, ecommerce and conversion tools into one polished, UK-first toolkit — fast, clear, and built for daily decisions.

Updated March 2026 HMRC-friendly guidance No sign-up

Designed as a premium UK calculator suite

Clean interfaces, precise outputs, and category depth that mirrors a modern finance product — without losing the speed of a static site.

Active categories 5
Flagship tools 50+
Guides & hubs 40+

What to start with

Use the take-home pay calculator for a quick, reliable baseline, then branch into tax codes, VAT, ecommerce margins, or conversions.

Core Categories

Five focused hubs make it easy to explore Calcify's tax-first calculator library without hunting through dozens of pages.

Featured Calculator: UK Take-Home Pay 2026/27

£

Take-Home / Year

£28,432

Take-Home / Month

£2,369

Effective Tax Rate

18.8%
Take-Home Pay £28,432 /yr
Income Tax £4,486 /yr
National Insurance £2,082 /yr
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Tax made visual

We turn thresholds, deadlines and tax bands into simpler cards, tools and explainers instead of walls of legal wording.

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HMRC + GOV source led

New sections are based on official UK guidance, then rewritten in plain English so normal humans can actually use them.

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Learn by clicking

Use calculators, checkers and role-based paths to understand tax by interacting with it, not memorising it.

⏰ Next key UK tax deadline: 5 April 2026

Use your ISA allowance, pension top-ups, and last-minute tax-year planning before the window closes.

Tax year ends in focus
📋 View checklist

Start With Your Situation

Jump straight to the tools and guides that fit how you earn.

Popular Calculator Categories

A richer Calcify homepage, with Calcify-worthy depth and broader utility.

🔎 Find a calculator or guide fast

Search tax tools, ecommerce calculators, finance pages, business guides and more.

Suggestions: eBay Profit Calculator · Tax Code Checker · Mortgage Calculator

⏱️ Salary to Hourly / Daily

Convert annual salary into monthly, weekly, daily and hourly pay.

Monthly: £2,917 · Daily: £135 · Hourly: £16.83

🎁 Bonus Tax Estimator

Rough estimate of how much of a one-off bonus you actually keep after tax and NI.

Estimated kept bonus: £3,500 · Estimated deductions: £1,500

💷 Pension Contribution Saver

See the rough net cost of paying more into your pension as a basic or higher-rate taxpayer.

Net cost: £160/month · Rough tax relief: £40/month

📌 2026/27 Personal Allowance

Most people can earn £12,570 before income tax starts. It tapers away once income goes above £100,000.

Common trap: the £100k+ effective tax hit

📅 Key Tax Dates

Self Assessment online returns are due 31 January. Payments on account usually land in January and July.

Useful for self-employed + landlords

🧠 What Calcify Helps With

PAYE, student loans, dividends, VAT, salary sacrifice, marriage allowance, pensions and common tax-saving checks.

Fast estimates, then verify edge cases

⚠️ Good Rule of Thumb

If your situation involves company shares, property disposals, rental income or trusts, use calculators as a guide — then sanity-check with an accountant.

Especially important for CGT + IHT

UK Tax Rates at a Glance

2025/26 & 2026/27 tax year — updated March 2026

Personal Allowance
0%
Up to £12,570
Tapers at £1 per £2 over £100k
Basic Rate
20%
£12,571 – £50,270
Higher Rate
40%
£50,271 – £125,140
Additional Rate
45%
Over £125,140
Employee (Class 1)
8%
£12,570 – £50,270
2% above £50,270
Employer
13.8%
Above £9,100
Self-Employed (Class 4)
6%
£12,570 – £50,270
2% above £50,270
Class 2
Abolished
From April 2024
Voluntary contributions still available
Dividend Allowance
£500
Tax-free dividend income per year
Basic Rate
8.75%
Within basic rate band
Higher Rate
33.75%
Within higher rate band
Additional Rate
39.35%
Above £125,140
Annual Exempt Amount
£3,000
Per individual, per tax year
Basic Rate (Assets)
10%
Shares, investments, other assets
Higher Rate (Assets)
20%
Above basic rate band
Residential Property
18% / 24%
Basic / Higher rate
Up to £250,000
0%
Standard residential rate
£250,001 – £925,000
5%
On portion within band
£925,001 – £1,500,000
10%
On portion within band
Above £1,500,000
12%
+3% surcharge for additional properties
Nil-Rate Band
£325,000
Per individual, frozen until 2028
Residence Nil-Rate Band
£175,000
When home passed to direct descendants
Tapers if estate > £2m
Married Couple Combined
£1,000,000
Maximum tax-free transfer
IHT Rate
40%
On value above thresholds

Featured UK Tax Guides

Plain English. No jargon. Actually useful.

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Tax Codes Explained

What your tax code means, why it changes, and how to check if it's wrong.

📖 4 min read
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PAYE: How It Works

Pay As You Earn explained — how your employer deducts tax and NI before you get paid.

📖 5 min read
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Self-Employment Tax Guide

How to register, what you can deduct, payment on account, and Making Tax Digital.

📖 8 min read
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Pension Tax Relief

Annual allowance, salary sacrifice, carry forward — how pensions save you tax.

📖 6 min read
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Student Loan Repayment

Plan 1, 2, 4, 5, postgrad — thresholds, rates, and when it gets written off.

📖 4 min read
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ISA Guide 2026

Cash, Stocks & Shares, Lifetime, Innovative Finance — your £20k tax shelter explained.

📖 5 min read
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Capital Gains Tax

When you sell assets for profit — rates, allowances, and the Bed & ISA trick.

📖 6 min read
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Inheritance Tax Planning

Nil-rate bands, residence relief, trusts, and how to pass on wealth tax-efficiently.

📖 7 min read
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Dividend Tax for Directors

Salary vs dividends, the £500 allowance, and how to structure your pay.

📖 5 min read
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Salary Sacrifice Guide

Why it saves Income Tax and NI, plus the trade-offs to check before opting in.

📖 5 min read
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HICBC Explained

Who pays it, how adjusted net income works, and the smartest ways to reduce the hit.

📖 4 min read

End of Tax Year Checklist

Last-minute UK tax moves to consider before 5 April.

📖 5 min read
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Making Tax Digital Explained

Who it affects, when it matters, and how to prepare without panic.

📖 6 min read
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Side Hustle Tax Guide

The £1,000 trading allowance, Self Assessment, and when HMRC needs to know.

📖 5 min read
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Working From Home Relief

When you can claim tax relief for homeworking costs and what counts.

📖 3 min read
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Mileage Claims

What business mileage you can claim and how to keep records.

📖 3 min read
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Professional Subscriptions

Which work-related memberships may qualify for tax relief.

📖 3 min read
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How Calcify Tax Tools Work

Our sources, methodology, and why we link to HMRC and GOV.UK.

📖 2 min read
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Show Me the Tax: Salary

A visual breakdown of how gross salary turns into take-home pay.

📖 3 min read
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Show Me the Tax: Bonus

Why a bonus feels smaller once PAYE and NI do their thing.

📖 3 min read
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Show Me the Tax: Rental Income

A plain-English visual flow from gross rent to taxable profit.

📖 3 min read
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Uniform Laundry Relief

Quick guide to when uniform upkeep can be worth claiming.

📖 2 min read
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HMRC Scam Warnings

Spot fake texts, refund emails and urgent payment threats before you get caught.

📖 4 min read

Smart Money & Tax Moves

Useful planning ideas and reliefs worth knowing about.

🏦 Salary Sacrifice into Pension

Give up part of your salary for employer pension contributions. You save both income tax AND National Insurance — your employer saves NI too. At £50k salary, sacrificing £5k saves ~£1,800/year.

💚 Potential saving: £500 – £3,000/year

🛡️ Maximise Your ISA Allowance

Put up to £20,000/year into ISAs. All growth, dividends, and interest are completely tax-free forever. Use Stocks & Shares ISA for long-term; Cash ISA for short-term savings.

💚 Tax-free: all growth & income inside ISA

🏠 Rent-a-Room Relief

Rent out a furnished room in your home and earn up to £7,500/year completely tax-free. No need to declare it on your tax return if you stay under the threshold.

💚 Tax-free income: up to £7,500/year

💑 Marriage Allowance Transfer

If your partner earns under £12,570, they can transfer £1,260 of their unused allowance to you (if you're a basic rate taxpayer). Saves up to £252/year and can be backdated 4 years.

💚 Potential saving: up to £1,258 (backdated)

🎁 Gift Aid Your Donations

When you donate to charity with Gift Aid, they claim 25p extra per £1. Higher rate taxpayers can claim back the difference — donate £100, get £25 back on your tax return.

💚 20-25% reclaim for higher rate taxpayers

📊 How the Wealthy Reduce Tax

Family Investment Companies, Business Asset Disposal Relief (10% CGT on first £1m), EIS/SEIS tax relief (30-50%), VCT dividends, and strategic pension contributions above £100k to recover personal allowance.

💚 Advanced strategies — consult a tax adviser

Explore Calcify Categories

Everyday tools plus the full imported Calcify tax library.

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eBay Profit

Fees, postage and margin

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Mortgage

Repayments, overpayments, LTV

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Loan Repayment

Monthly costs and total interest

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Unit Converter

Weight, length, temperature and more

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Currency Converter

Quick travel and pricing checks

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Royal Mail Postage

Letter and parcel pricing

Take-Home Pay

Income tax + NI + student loan

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Stamp Duty (SDLT)

How much tax on your property

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Capital Gains Tax

Tax on shares & property profits

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Dividend Tax

For company directors

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Pension Tax Relief

How much you save with pension

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VAT Calculator

Add or remove 20% VAT

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Inheritance Tax

Estate tax estimator

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Student Loan

Repayment estimator

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Corporation Tax

For limited companies

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Salary Sacrifice

See how much you'd save

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Marriage Allowance

Transfer unused allowance

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Self-Employed Tax

Income tax + Class 4 NI

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HICBC

High Income Child Benefit Charge

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Payments on Account

Estimate January + July payments

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Rental Profit Tax

Landlord tax on property income

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CIS Refund Checker

Quick estimate for subcontractors

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Tax Code Checker

Decode 1257L, BR, D0, K codes and more

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Deadline Calendar

Key HMRC dates in one place

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Can I Claim This?

Employee expense relief checker

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Tax Band Visualiser

See bands fill as income rises

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Need Self Assessment?

Simple yes/no decision flow

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Bonus Tax

Estimate what you actually keep

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Hourly Rate

Salary to day rate and hourly pay

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Personal Tax Calendar

Build your deadline list + ICS download

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Which Form Do I Need?

Find the right HMRC form for your situation

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Allowance Checker

Spot reliefs and thresholds worth checking

How Calcify Works

Calcify uses published formulas, thresholds and standard assumptions to give quick estimates you can actually use.

🧮 Calculator method

We use UK tax bands, dividend rates, NI thresholds, student loan plans and common HMRC rules to generate quick estimates.

Best for planning and comparisons

🔗 HMRC source-first

Where possible, follow through to official guidance for forms, edge cases and filing obligations.

Browse HMRC guidance

📌 Freshness

Key pages are marked for the 2025/26 and 2026/27 tax years so you can see when a threshold might need re-checking.

Updated March 2026

⚠️ When to double-check

Use extra caution with property disposals, trusts, benefits in kind, cross-border income and company/share transactions.

That's where professional advice pays