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Updated on 6 April 2026

Benefits for carers

If you are a full-time carer, you may not be in paid work, due to your caring responsibilities. This does not mean that you do not have to pay tax. If you have taxable income, such as from taxable benefits (including carer's allowance and, in Scotland, carer support payment and the Scottish carer ...

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Updated on 6 April 2026

PAYE: HMRC errors

If HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have delayed using information in their possession, and this results in you not paying enough tax under PAYE, HMRC will sometimes write off the arrears of tax under Extra-Statutory Concession A19 (also known as ESC A19). This guidance is to help you consider ...

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Updated on 6 April 2026

PAYE: employer errors

If HMRC calculate that you have not paid enough tax but you think that the underpayment arises because your employer or pension provider failed to operate Pay As You Earn (PAYE) correctly, you can challenge HMRC. You can request that HMRC check whether they should be asking your employer or pension ...

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Updated on 6 April 2026

PAYE underpayments

If you receive employment income or pension income (other than the state pension), your employer or pension provider takes tax off your income throughout the tax year via Pay As You Earn (PAYE). In most cases, this means you pay the correct tax by the end of the year; but not always. You should ...

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Updated on 6 April 2026

PAYE at the end of the tax year

We explain about the forms you should receive if you are within Pay As You Earn (PAYE) at the end of the tax year and the processes that HMRC carry out to check your tax. 

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Updated on 6 April 2026

PAYE on pensions

If you get money from an occupational pension, private pension or retirement annuity, the pension payer deducts tax from your pension under the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system. We look at how PAYE applies to pensions and some problems you might encounter with your tax code. The information on this ...

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