Updated log
rates verified 24 Jul 2026 · next refresh after Autumn Statement
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Every numeric edit to taxbands.co.uk is logged here by date, page and figure. Next planned refresh: after the Autumn Statement. Out-of-cycle changes (Spring Statement, mid-year guidance) are added as published30.
Recent entries
24 Jul 20262026/27 figures reconciled to primary sources: Scottish Starter and Basic band ceilings to gross £16,537 and £29,526 (gov.scot factsheet), average Band D to £2,392 England / £2,283 Wales / £1,662 Scotland (MHCLG, gov.wales, gov.scot), and the additional dividend rate confirmed unchanged at 39.35% (GOV.UK). Highest and lowest English areas updated to Dorset £2,765 and Wandsworth £1,028.
22 Jun 2026Site launched. All pages verified against HMRC, VOA, mygov.scot, gov.wales, OBR, LGA and MHCLG primary sources for 2026/27.
22 Jun 2026Dividend rates set to 10.75% / 35.75% (basic and higher) across /income/dividend-bands, /calculator/dividend-vs-salary, /compare/salary-vs-dividends-2026-27 and homepage FAQ schema; additional rate held at 39.35%. Source: Autumn Budget 2025.
22 Jun 2026BADR rate set to 18% on /income/badr, /calculator/cgt and delta. Source: Autumn Budget 2024 confirmed schedule.
22 Jun 2026Threshold-freeze end-date updated to 5 April 2031 on /income/personal-allowance, /income/fiscal-drag and /income/2026-27. Source: Autumn Budget 2025.
22 Jun 2026Average English Band D 2026/27 set across /council/2026-27, all band pages and /council/band-d-by-region. Source: LGA / MHCLG.
22 Jun 2026Scottish Top rate confirmed at 48% above £125,140 on /scotland/top-rate and /compare/scotland-vs-england. Source: Scottish Budget 2026 to 2027.
Refresh cadence
- Annual – after each Autumn Budget / Statement and Scottish Budget.
- Quarterly – verification pass on OBR forecasts and council tax statistics.
- Out-of-cycle – Spring Statement, mid-year guidance, or any HMRC published rate change.