When do you start paying tax?

[MaggieW]

What sort of income do you have to have to start paying tax, and am I right in thinking the basic rate is 20%? TIA.

I think it's just over 5K, and yes it's now a 20% basic rate.

Depends on your tax code - usually on your pay slip ie. if rate 435L means the 1st £4,350 is tax free...

What is your tax code? You can work out the tax from that.

I'm a non-taxpayer, so no tax code.

Does this help?

technically the 20% rate starts on 6 april

at the moment here is a small amount where you pay 10% (around £2k-ish i think) and 22% there after but on 6 april 2008 it changes to one 20% rate