Tag Archives: Marriage allowance

Register for the Marriage Allowance

A wedding ring being placed on a woman's finger

The marriage allowance applies to married couples and those in a civil partnership where a spouse or civil partner does not pay tax or does not pay tax above the basic rate threshold for Income Tax (i.e., one of the couples must currently earn less than the £12,570 personal allowance for 2024-25). The allowance works by permitting […]

Are you missing out on the Marriage Allowance?

According to HMRC, couples who are married or in civil partnerships could be due a financial boost by sharing unused tax allowances. HMRC has revealed that March is the most popular month for Marriage Allowance (MA) applications, with almost 70,000 couples applying in March last year. And with the option to backdate their claim for […]