The Trust Centre is the single page from which every editorial accountability document on UK Tax Drag is reachable. It's also the page we link to from the footer of every site page. If you ever want to check what we've committed to — or hold us to it — start here.
The seven trust pillars
UK Tax Drag's editorial accountability rests on seven public documents:
- Editorial standards — the seven principles pages are written against (accuracy, sourcing, methodology, no affiliates, review dates, Editor review, open corrections).
- Editorial process — the six-stage workflow pages go through.
- Corrections policy — how to report an error and what we commit to.
- How we make money — the funding model and what we don't accept.
- The Editor — who writes and reviews the content, and where a specialist is needed.
- Methodology — how the core calculators are built, and how calculators are tested and maintained.
- About UK Tax Drag — mission, ownership, and editorial position.
What we commit to (the short version)
- Accurate. Figures are checked against the primary source. If one doesn't match, that's a correction.
- Sourced. Guides and calculators link to the sources behind their figures.
- Updated. Affected calculators and pages are rechecked after each Budget and at the start of each tax year.
- Transparent. Every page shows who publishes it and the date the Editor last reviewed it.
- Independent. No affiliate revenue, no sponsored content, no paid placements.
- Correctable. If we got something wrong, tell us — confirmed errors are fixed within 21 working days and substantive corrections are listed in the changelog.
- Educational, not advice. We don't claim to give regulated financial advice. Where you need that, see an FCA-authorised IFA.
The things we explicitly don't do
- No affiliate links. We don't earn commissions from broker, ISA, mortgage, pension, or insurance signups.
- No sponsored content. No paid editorial placements.
- No paid mega-nav positions. Listing order is editorial.
- No paid "best X" lists. We don't rank by commission.
- No fake author bylines. Pages are credited to UK Tax Drag and reviewed by the Editor; no invented writers or experts.
- No regulated investment advice. We're not FCA-authorised. We don't recommend specific investments to specific people.
- No personalised tax advice. Complex tax situations need a qualified tax adviser (CTA, ATT, ACA or ACCA) — see how to find one.
- No padding. A page is as long as the topic needs and no longer.
Where to find proof
The commitments above are easy to make. The proof is in the site's structure:
- Every page shows who stands behind it and when it was checked. The byline at the top of each page credits UK Tax Drag, whose publisher is named in the footer, with the date of the last review by the Editor.
- Guides and calculators carry sources. Most guides and calculators end with a sources section linking to the primary sources.
- Technical terms link to the glossary. On guides and calculators, technical terms are cross-linked to a glossary of more than 200 terms with plain-English definitions.
- Qualified help is signposted. Where general guidance hits its limit, pages point you to how to choose a qualified UK tax adviser, which links the professional bodies’ directories and the FCA Register and names no firm.
- No affiliate disclosure on any page. Look at any platform comparison page — no affiliate links.
- The corrections route is real. Every message sent through the contact form is read by the Editor, and substantive corrections are listed with the date in the changelog.
Holding us accountable
If we don't meet a commitment on this page:
- Factual error not fixed within 21 working days: send a message via the contact form quoting the original report date and we'll escalate.
- Affiliate link or sponsored content found on the site without disclosure: report it via the contact form — this would be a serious breach.
- Page review date older than 12 months: the page is overdue — flag it and we'll review.
- Calculator output disagrees with HMRC's tool: report it via the contact form.
We can't guarantee perfection. We can guarantee that if you flag something we'll respond and (where you're right) we'll fix it.
For journalists, researchers, and other publishers
If you're writing about UK personal finance and want to cite UK Tax Drag:
- The Fiscal Drag Tracker (uk-fiscal-drag-tracker-2026-27.html) is published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. You can cite, adapt, and republish the data freely with attribution.
- For citation style, use: "UK Tax Drag (2026), 'UK Fiscal Drag Tracker 2026/27', https://uktaxdrag.co.uk/uk-fiscal-drag-tracker-2026-27.html"
- Other site content is © Finsolve Consulting Limited, trading as UK Tax Drag, with normal copyright. Short quotation with attribution is welcome.
- Press enquiries: via the contact form, choosing "Press or research". We aim to reply within 5 working days.
- Data corrections from researchers: via the contact form. Cite the source you're proposing — primary HMRC, ONS, OBR ideally.
Who runs the site
| Publisher | Finsolve Consulting Limited |
| People who write and edit the site | 1 (the Editor) |
| How pages are drafted | With the help of AI tools, then checked against primary sources and reviewed by the Editor (how AI is used) |
| Open data (CC BY 4.0) | UK Fiscal Drag Tracker |
| Editorial trust documents | 7 |
| Affiliate links on site | 0 |
| Sponsored content on site | 0 |