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Income tax on your pension

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What taxes you pay once you retire; Age-related allowance and Married couple's allowance explained; Tax on retirement income and how it is normally collected

Tax on pensions

Last updated: Apr 2021

Learn about how different income sources are taxed in retirement, and use our handy calculator to work out how much you'd have to pay.

Married couple's allowance

Last updated: Apr 2021

If you're married or in a civil partnership and one of you was born before 6 April 1935, you may be entitled to married couple's allowance (MCA). Find out how MCA works here.

Age-related tax allowance

Last updated: Apr 2021

Older people used to be eligible for a higher tax-free allowance. That's no longer the case - but there are still valuable tax breaks to be had.

Work out your tax bill

Use these calculators to estimate how much tax you’ll be paying this year.

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