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Councillors: Income Tax

Asked by Zöe FranklinLiberal DemocratTreasuryTabled Answered 4 June 2026UIN 4062

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether councillors will continue to be able to claim allowable expenses against PAYE councillor income under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax; and what mechanism will apply for claiming such expenses.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

I refer the honourable member to the answers provided in the responses to questions 89450 and 89451


Guidance, including information on who needs to sign up and what counts as qualifying income for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, is available on GOV.UK: Making Tax Digital for Income Tax - GOV.UK

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