Tax allowances and reliefs

Introduction to tax allowances and reliefs

Overview of allowances and reliefs that can reduce your tax

How much tax-free Personal Allowance you can get - including increased amounts from age 65, depending on your income

Claim blind person's allowance if you're certified blind or unable to perform any work for which eyesight is essential

Claim married couple's allowance if you're married or in a civil partnership and one spouse was born before 6 April 1935

Claim Maintenance Payments Relief if you're divorced or formally separated

Tax relief you may be able to get if you're an employee or director

How to claim allowances and reliefs, including expenses, if you're an employee or director

Go to the HM Revenue and Customs website to find out about allowances, reliefs and deductions for the self-employed

How the basic rate tax you pay is used to top-up your pension contributions to occupational, public service and personal pensions

People who don't pay their fair share of tax are being unfair on the rest of us.