Self Assessment guides for 2025-26

Plain-English help with the parts of the tax return people find hardest. Every guide uses HMRC's 2025-26 box numbers and has a worked example.

UK property

How to fill in the UK property pages (SA105)

Joint lets, the £1,000 allowance or actual costs, mortgage interest and every box from 1 to 45.

Employment

Claiming job expenses (boxes 17 to 20)

Uniform and tool flat rates, business mileage at 45p, professional fees and working from home.

Self-employed

The Self-employment (short) pages

Turnover, the £1,000 trading allowance, expenses, taxable profit and Class 2 and 4 NI.

Paying

Paying through your tax code

Owe under £3,000? File online by 30 December 2026 and spread it over 12 months.

Paying

Payments on account explained

The £1,000 and 80% rules, why January can be 150% of your bill, and how to reduce them.

Reliefs

Higher-rate pension and Gift Aid relief

Gross or net, which boxes to use, the £100,000 trap and Scottish rates.

Want your own figures? The free calculator turns your P60, rent, business and savings figures into the exact figure for every box.

Work out my figures - free

What you can claim · Deadlines and paying