UK / Pillar
UK payslip checker for the 2026/27 tax year
PayslipIQ explains every line on a UK payslip in plain English: tax code, PAYE, National Insurance, pension, student loan and net pay. Educational guidance only — verify final figures with payroll, HMRC or a qualified adviser.
Educational guidance only. Not affiliated with HMRC. Not regulated tax, legal, financial, payroll or employment advice.
What is wrong with your payslip?
Pick the symptom — we will route you to the right checker.
- Tax code looks wrong →1257L, BR, 0T, K, M1/W1, S, C
- Pay dropped →Trace the exact line that changed
- Pension too high →Net-pay vs RAS vs salary sacrifice
- Student loan wrong →Plan 1/2/4/5/Postgraduate
- Emergency taxed →M1/W1/X non-cumulative
- Bonus taxed heavily →Why one-off bonuses spike
- Maternity / sick / redundancy →SMP, SSP, redundancy lump-sums
- Need a payroll question PDF →Build a structured letter
Pillar hubs
- Tax Codes →Every UK tax code from 1257L to K-codes.
- PAYE & Income Tax →2026/27 bands and how PAYE is calculated each pay period.
- National Insurance →Class 1 NI categories A–Z, primary threshold and main rates.
- Pensions on Payslips →Net-pay vs relief-at-source vs salary sacrifice.
- Student Loans →Plans 1, 2, 4, 5 and Postgraduate.
Targeted UK checkers
- Wrong tax code checker →
- Emergency tax refund checker →
- Pension deduction checker →
- Student loan deduction checker →
- Overtime tax checker →
- P60 reconciliation checker →
- Umbrella company payslip checker →
- Agency worker payslip checker →
- Bonus tax checker →
- Maternity pay checker →
- Sick pay checker →
- Redundancy pay checker →
- Scotland tax checker →
- Marriage allowance checker →
- Childcare vouchers payslip checker →
- K-code tax checker →
Educational guidance only. PayslipIQ provides an educational second opinion based on the figures you supply and the public 2026/27 UK PAYE, NI, pension and student-loan rules. Verify any final figure with your payroll team, HMRC, your pension provider or a qualified professional before acting.
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