You may have to pay taxes in both the UK and another country if you are resident here and have income or gains abroad, or if you are non-resident here and have income or gains in the UK.

If you are coming to the UK from overseas, as a first step you need to understand your immigration status.

If your personal circumstances have some foreign aspect to them (for example, if you have lived overseas), or if you have income or gains from outside the UK, your tax affairs can be more complicated. We cover the UK rules, but you will also need to consider the rules in other relevant countries as ...

Your tax residence status affects the extent to which you are liable to tax in the UK. For tax years up to and including 2024/25, your domicile status is also relevant.However, from 6 April 2025 domicile is no longer a factor in relation to whether you are due to pay tax in the UK.

The state pension is taxable. Here we look at how tax is collected on the state pension.

Many people claim their state pension as soon as they reach state pension age. But you have the option of deferring your pension. State pension deferral means that you delay claiming, or stop receiving your state pension, until a time that suits you.