Last updated 06/04/23

The UK Personal Allowance for 2023/24

The UK Personal Allowance for 2023/24
Personal Allowance
£12,570
For every £2 earned over £100,000, the Personal Allowance goes down by £1.

The Personal Allowance: what you need to know

The Personal Allowance is the amount of income each individual is entitled to receive free of tax each year. The basic Personal Allowance for the tax year 2023/24 is £12,570.

If you earn more than £100,000 during the tax year, HMRC will reduce your Personal Allowance by £1 for every £2 earned over £100,000.

Example: how to use the Personal Allowance to calculate taxable profit

A self-employed photographer is completing their Self Assessment return for 2023/24. They need to know two things in order to work out how much of their profit they have to pay Income Tax on:

  • Their total profit for the year: £30,432
  • The Personal Allowance: £12,570 for most taxpayers

Their taxable profit is:

£30,432 - £12,570 = £17,862 taxable profit

They will only pay Income Tax on £17,862 of their earnings.

Previous Personal Allowance rates

Previous Personal Allowances for people born after 6th April 1948:

2023-24 £12,570
2022-23 £12,570
2021-22 £12,570
2020-21 £12,500
2019-20 £12,500

Previous income limits

2023-24 £100,000
2022-23 £100,000
2021-22 £100,000
2020-21 £100,000
2019-20 £100,000

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