UK Tax Drag is a UK personal tax editorial site covering income tax, pensions, ISAs, capital gains, inheritance, property, and self-employment with 550+ pages of calculators and guides. No affiliate revenue. No sponsored content. Editorial independence is the model. Our most-cited assets: the Fiscal Drag Tracker (CC BY 4.0 dataset), the Worked Examples Library (40 step-by-step calculations), and our 53-calculator tool suite.
Press contact
- Press & research: press@uktaxdrag.co.uk
- Editorial: editor@uktaxdrag.co.uk
- Response time: 24 hours on weekdays, longer over weekends
- Languages: English (UK)
- Time zone: Europe/London (UTC+0 / +1 BST)
Key facts at a glance
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Total pages | 550+ UK personal tax pages |
| Calculators | 53 free tools |
| Glossary terms | 176 |
| Worked examples | 40 step-by-step calculations |
| FAQ entries | 49 across 11 topic categories |
| Cluster guides published in 2026 | Student loans, State Pension, IHT, Limited company, Profession-specific, HMRC enquiry, Foreign income |
| Editorial team | UK-based, currently anonymous by design (named expert panel in development for 2027) |
| Revenue model | Display advertising (Google AdSense) only — no affiliate links, no sponsored content, no paid placements |
| Open data | Fiscal Drag Tracker (CC BY 4.0) |
| Open methodology | Calculator JavaScript is unminified at /assets/ |
| Founded | 2024 |
The Fiscal Drag Tracker dataset
The UK Fiscal Drag Tracker is our flagship open-data asset, published annually under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). It measures the cumulative effect of frozen UK tax thresholds since 2020/21, expressed in real (2020-base) GBP.
What's in it
- Annual UK tax thresholds: Personal Allowance, higher-rate threshold, additional-rate threshold, HICBC threshold
- Capital Gains annual exempt amount, Dividend Allowance, NI Class 1 Upper Earnings Limit
- UK average full-time salary estimate (ONS ASHE-based)
- CPI index rebased to April 2020 = 100
- Real-value loss per threshold, plus cumulative loss since 2020/21
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Citation guidance
Recommended attribution:
"UK Tax Drag (2026), 'UK Fiscal Drag Tracker 2026/27', https://uktaxdrag.co.uk/uk-fiscal-drag-tracker-2026-27.html, CC BY 4.0."
Editorial standards
Every page on UK Tax Drag is reviewed against current HMRC, ONS, FCA, or Bank of England guidance before publication. Our full standards are public:
Quoting and excerpting
Allowed without permission
- Quoting up to 200 words of any UK Tax Drag article with attribution and a link to the source page
- Citing calculator outputs with attribution
- Using Fiscal Drag Tracker data under the CC BY 4.0 license terms
- Referencing our methodology or editorial standards
- Linking to any UK Tax Drag page
Permission required
- Reproducing entire pages or substantial portions
- Reproducing our calculator UI or visual design
- Translating content to another language
- Republishing for commercial purposes (other than incidental press use)
For permission, contact press@uktaxdrag.co.uk.
Common journalist queries
"What's a typical UK fiscal drag impact?"
A UK median earner has lost roughly £2,140/year of real take-home pay since 2020/21 from frozen Personal Allowance and higher-rate threshold combined — about 7% of net pay. See our Fiscal Drag Tracker for the data.
"How does the 60% trap work?"
Between £100,000 and £125,140 of adjusted net income, the Personal Allowance is withdrawn at £1 per £2 of additional income — creating an effective 60% marginal Income Tax rate on that band. See our explainer.
"What is the typical Self Assessment burden?"
About 12 million UK taxpayers file Self Assessment each year. Our calculators cover the main computations any individual taxpayer needs.
"What are HMRC nudge letters?"
Pre-investigation prompts where HMRC has data suggesting undisclosed income. See our guide.
Brand and logo
Our logo and brand are minimalist by design. For press-quality versions, email press@uktaxdrag.co.uk with details of your publication and intended use.
Brand colour palette:
- Forest green #1b3a2d (primary)
- Gold #c9a961 (accent)
- Cream #faf6ee (background)
- Muted brown #6b6353 (secondary text)
Editorial moats — what makes UK Tax Drag distinctive
- No affiliate links. We don't earn commissions from product or platform recommendations. Our incentive is your tax outcome, not our commission.
- Open methodology. Every calculator's JavaScript is unminified and visible at
/assets/. You can verify the math we use. - Open data. The Fiscal Drag Tracker is CC BY 4.0 licensed. Anyone can download, analyse, or redistribute with attribution.
- Visible corrections. Every material correction is logged at /changelog.html with date, what changed, and why.
- Editorial review dates. Every page shows its last-reviewed date so you know how current our coverage is.
- Direct sourcing. Primary sources (gov.uk, HMRC manuals, ONS, FCA, legislation.gov.uk) cited on every claim-heavy page.
Recent coverage
No major press citations yet — we launched the public site in 2024 and are building the data assets that make us citation-worthy. Update this page as coverage arrives. Email press@uktaxdrag.co.uk if you've cited us — we'd like to know.
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How UK Tax Drag holds itself to account
Every page is reviewed against the editorial standards, written from primary sources, sourced openly, and corrected publicly. No affiliate revenue. No sponsored content. No paid placements.