Child Benefit tax

[GameOnMum]

Last year I paid my high-income child benefit tax by using self-assessment but this year I saw you can switch to PAYE, so I called and stopped my self assessment to switch to this, however, I haven’t paid the bill for 2024/25, so I’m wondering how I do that. On the phone they said I could do it via my personal tax account but I can’t see an option for this.

Also, using the child benefit tax calculator, I am in doubt as to whether the ‘taxable income’ figure I put in should have my personal tax-free allowance removed or left in, as if it is taken out of the figure I don’t owe anything but if it isn’t I do.

Your taxable income figure includes the amount covered by your personal allowance. It is your total earnings minus pension contributions, charitable donations etc.

Your taxable income if gross minus pension contributions etc.
The personal allowance is more like a 0% tax band.
I.e. You pay 0% income tax on income up to £12570, 20% on taxable income between £12570 and £50270 and so on

My partner didn't deduct his pension contributions and they changed his tax code as they had his earnings as much higher than they should have been. This was easily corrected by changing his projected income to remove his pension contributions on the gov gateway website