This section helps you understand the UK tax system as it applies to you.

It is based on TaxAid's experience of giving advice to people unable to afford a professional adviser. We have found that if you understand the rules that affect you, and know your rights as a taxpayer, you can often sort out for yourself problems which at first seem baffling.

• How the tax system works
• Tax rates and allowances
• Tax credits - if you or your partner work or have responsibility for children, you may be entitled to some extra help from the taxman
• Dealing with HM Revenue and Customs
• Your rights as a taxpayer - what service you can expect from the tax office -what to do if you think your tax office has made a mistake, done its job badly or been unfair to you - and what impact human rights issues have on the tax system
• Getting advice - how to access our help and help from other organisations

• FAQs answers some of the commonest questions we receive
• Tax debt, Self assessment, Self employment deal with three major areas of tax which we know that people find difficult

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