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Tax for student money advisers
How you can help students with tax issues: guidance and training materials for advisers.

  • Tax essentials
  • Working
  • Volunteering and training
  • Tax credits and benefits
  • Tax refunds
  • Types of student
  • Going abroad
  • Other income
  • Student loans

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  • Home
  • Tax essentials
    • Introduction to the tax system
    • How do I work out my tax?
    • What income is taxable?
    • What tax allowances am I entitled to?
    • What tax rates apply to me?
    • How is my tax collected?
    • Do I need to complete a tax return?
    • How do I claim tax back?
    • What is National Insurance?
    • How do I get a National Insurance number?
    • What is devolution?
    • What is Scottish income tax?
      • How does Scottish income tax work?
      • Do I have to pay Scottish income tax?
    • What is Welsh income tax?
      • Do I have to pay Welsh income tax?
    • Do I have to join a pension scheme?
    • Where can I get help?
    • Do students have to pay council tax?
    • Digital services – dealing with your tax and tax credits online
    • What to do when things go wrong?
      • Enquiries
      • How to survive an enquiry by HMRC
      • What penalties might I be given?
      • Tax appeals
      • Alternative Dispute Resolution
      • How do I complain to HMRC?
      • What if I cannot pay my tax bill?
      • What if I have a tax credits overpayment?
    • Jargon buster (an easy-to-understand A-Z glossary)
  • Working
    • Employed
      • Am I employed, self-employed, both or neither?
      • What is the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage for students?
      • How do I work out my tax?
      • What income is taxable?
      • What tax allowances am I entitled to?
      • What tax rates apply to me?
      • How is my tax collected?
      • How do I check my coding notice?
      • How do I check my payslips?
      • Do I need to complete a tax return?
      • What tax do I pay on redundancy payments?
      • Employment benefits and expenses
        • What are benefits-in-kind?
        • What payments and benefits are non-taxable?
        • What if I incur expenses in relation to my job?
        • What travel expenses can I claim?
        • What if I use my own car for business purposes?
        • What is payroll giving?
      • Pensions and employees
      • What National Insurance do I pay as an employee?
      • How do I repay my student loan?
      • What if I do not pay enough tax?
      • What if I pay too much tax?
      • What is an optional remuneration arrangement (salary sacrifice)?
      • What if I work abroad temporarily?
      • First time workers
    • Self-employed
    • Agency workers
    • When things go wrong
  • Volunteering and training
    • How are interns treated for tax?
      • I am an intern – am I entitled to the National Minimum Wage?
      • How are expenses paid to interns taxed?
    • I am a volunteer – are there any tax rules I need to be aware of?
    • I am on a training contract – do I have to pay tax on sponsorship and other expense payments?
      • What is a training contract?
      • What are 'employer-sponsored courses' and how does this affect my tax?
    • How are apprentices taxed?
      • What is the National Minimum Wage for an apprentice?
  • Tax credits and benefits
    • Can I claim for my child aged 16 or over?
    • Tax credits and students
    • Universal Credit and Students
  • Tax refunds
    • How do I work out if I have paid too much tax?
    • How do I claim back tax?
      • How do I claim back tax I have overpaid through PAYE on wages?
      • How do I claim back tax if I am in Self Assessment?
      • How do I claim back tax on savings income?
      • What are tax refund companies and why should I be careful of them?
      • Pro forma letters
  • Types of student
    • International students
      • Am I resident if my stay is short?
      • Do international students pay UK tax?
      • Can I get a VAT refund?
      • Can I work while studying in the UK?
      • Do students pay National Insurance contributions?
      • What happens when I leave the UK?
      • Residence and domicile
        • Why are residence and domicile important?
        • What is residence?
        • What are the tax implications of residence?
        • When is someone resident in the UK?
        • What if I visit the UK?
        • What is split-year treatment?
        • What is domicile?
        • Where am I domiciled?
        • How are foreign income and gains taxed?
        • What is remittance?
        • Do I have to complete a tax return?
        • Does the remittance basis apply to tax credits?
        • What is a double taxation agreement?
        • What is dual residence?
      • The Statutory Residence Test for overseas students studying in the UK
    • Apprentices
    • Mature students
      • Pension Income
    • Disabled students
      • Blind person's allowance
      • Direct payments and independent living
      • Disabled Students Allowance
      • VAT reliefs for disabled and older people
    • Part-time students
      • Students who are also carers
        • Carer's Allowance and related tax issues
  • Going abroad
    • Residence
    • Double Taxation
    • National Insurance
    • Notifying HMRC
    • Claiming a tax refund
    • Filing a tax return
    • Examples
      • Max – studying and working abroad for a year (foreign taxes paid)
      • Tom – studying and working abroad for a year (no foreign taxes paid)
      • Melanie – working abroad casually
      • Victoria – studying and working abroad on a longer term basis
    • Student Loans
    • Claiming a VAT refund when you leave the UK
    • Volunteering abroad
    • Employer-sponsored courses
  • Other income
    • My family has given me some money – might I need to pay tax on it?
    • Do I have to pay tax on scholarships and awards?
  • Student loans
    • Plan 1 Student loans
      • Plan 1 loans: How and when do I pay back my student loan?
        • How much are Plan 1 student loan repayments?
        • How are Plan 1 student loans paid back?
        • When do I start paying back my Plan 1 student loan?
      • I am an employee. How do I make Plan 1 student loan repayments?
        • Plan 1 loans: How do Pay As You Earn (PAYE) student loan repayments work?
        • Plan 1 loans: What are employed 'earnings' for student loan repayments and how are they calculated?
        • Plan 1 loans: I have earned less than the repayment threshold. Can I get a refund?
        • Plan 1 loans: What happens if I have more than one job?
        • Plan 1 loans: When can I opt out of PAYE repayments?
      • I have to fill in a tax return. How do Self Assessment Plan 1 student loan repayments work?
        • Plan 1 loans: Do I have to fill in a tax return just because I have a student loan?
        • Plan 1 loans: How are student loan repayments calculated under Self Assessment?
        • Plan 1 loans: How does ‘unearned income’ affect repayments?
        • Plan 1 loans: What information about my student loan do I need to fill in my tax return?
        • Plan 1 loans: On what date are student loan repayments due under Self Assessment?
        • Plan 1 loans: Are any repayments I have made direct to the SLC taken off my Self Assessment bill?
        • Plan 1 loans: My tax return says I have to pay back more on my loan than I still owe. What do I do?
        • Plan 1 loans: How does budgeting for my Self Assessment tax affect student loan repayments?
    • Plan 2 Student loans
      • Plan 2 loans: How and when do I pay back my student loan?
        • How much are Plan 2 student loan repayments?
        • How are Plan 2 student loans paid back?
        • When do I start paying back my Plan 2 student loan?
      • I am an employee. How do I make Plan 2 student loan repayments?
        • Plan 2 loans: How do Pay As You Earn (PAYE) student loan repayments work?
        • Plan 2 loans: What are employed ‘earnings’ for student loan repayments?
        • Plan 2 loans: How are repayments calculated?
        • Plan 2 loans: I have earned less than the repayment threshold. Can I get a refund?
        • Plan 2 loans: What happens if I have more than one job?
        • Plan 2 loans: When can I opt out of PAYE repayments?
      • I have to fill in a tax return. How do Self Assessment Plan 2 student loan repayments work?
        • Plan 2 loans: Do I have to fill in a tax return just because I have a student loan?
        • Plan 2 loans: How are student loan repayments calculated under Self Assessment?
        • Plan 2 loans: How does ‘unearned income’ affect repayments?
        • Plan 2 loans: What information about my student loan do I need to fill in my tax return?
        • Plan 2 loans: On what date are student loan repayments due under Self Assessment?
        • Plan 2 loans: Are any repayments I have made direct to the SLC taken off my Self Assessment bill?
        • Plan 2 loans: My tax return says I have to pay back more on my loan than I still owe. What do I do?
        • Plan 2 loans: How does budgeting for my Self Assessment tax affect student loan repayments?
    • I have a Plan 1 and Plan 2 loan – how do my repayments work?
    • Postgraduate loans
    • What happens with my student loan if I go abroad?
    • Where can I find out more about student loan repayments?
    • Annotated Starter Checklist
  • Tax for student money advisers
    • Apprentices
    • Employment
    • International students
    • Self-employment
    • Tax refunds
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    • Welsh income tax begins
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    • Help design a new service for tax appeals
    • Students – how much tax are you paying?
    • I am a student – do I need to pay council tax?
    • Welcome - the National Living Wage!
    • HMRC to start sending out Scottish taxpayer notification letters
    • Autumn Statement – ‘security first’, but many low-income workers lose out
    • Do you live in Scotland? New Tax Guide for Students guidance available
    • Working during the summer – can you claim a repayment of tax?
    • NMW campaign – a chance for employers in the hair & beauty sector to ensure they comply with the law
    • Starting work for the first time? New Tax Guide for Students guidance available
    • Tax tips if you are working this summer
    • A mixed bag of a Summer Budget – but many low-income workers lose out
    • HM Revenue & Customs withdraw all 0845 numbers
    • Time is running out to claim your tax refund!
    • Are you a landlord? Happy that you have your tax affairs in order?
    • Finished working at your Christmas job? Make sure you have not paid too much tax.
    • Changes for the self-employed
    • Tax returns – do you need to complete one?
    • The Autumn Statement – how will the measures announced affect students and apprentices?
    • Celebrating Small Business Saturday, 6 December 2014
    • PAYE tax calculations – be sure to check yours
    • Claiming for repayment of tax when you have stopped working
    • Spending a year of your course abroad?
    • Increase in the National Minimum Wage
    • If you are disabled, make sure you claim all your benefits
    • Moving into new accommodation – what do you need to know about council tax?
    • Is something phishy going on?
    • Jobseeker’s Allowance – can you claim this summer?
    • Do you know when you start repaying your student loan and how much you repay?
    • Apply for your student loan now!
    • Are you being paid the National Minimum Wage?
    • Summer vacation work for students
    • Make sure you keep more of your wages
    • Claim your tax refund or lose it forever!
    • A Budget for earners and savers – but what of the lowest paid?
    • Press Release: Raise in threshold good but money could better help elsewhere, say charity
    • Tax scams can cost you – protect your cash
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