Tax Code 1300L Explained
Your Personal Allowance is £13,009. You can earn up to this amount before paying income tax. You are entitled to the standard tax-free Personal Allowance.
Updated for the 2025/26 tax year (6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026).
Code breakdown
- Tax code
- 1300L
- Personal Allowance
- £13,009
- Region
- England, Wales, or Northern Ireland
- Suffix
- L
- Suffix meaning
- You are entitled to the standard tax-free Personal Allowance.
Example: £30,000 salary
Estimated take-home pay with tax code 1300L
- Gross salary
- £30,000
- Personal Allowance
- £13,009
- Taxable income
- £16,991
- Income tax
- -£3,398.2
- National Insurance
- -£1,394.4
- Annual take-home
- £25,207.4
- Monthly take-home
- £2,100.62
Why do I have tax code 1300L?
Common reasons HMRC may have issued this tax code:
- • You have one job and no taxable benefits
- • HMRC has confirmed your standard Personal Allowance
- • Your previous tax affairs are up to date
Think your tax code is wrong?
If tax code 1300L does not match your circumstances, you may be paying too much or too little tax. You can:
- • Check your code in your Personal Tax Account on GOV.UK
- • Contact HMRC on 0300 200 3300 (Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm)
- • Use the HMRC app to view and update your tax code