Tax Code NT Explained
No tax is deducted from this income. This is very rare and applies to diplomats, certain pension arrangements, or where a double taxation agreement means UK tax is not due.
Updated for the 2025/26 tax year (6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026).
Code breakdown
- Tax code
- NT
- Personal Allowance
- £0
- Region
- England, Wales, or Northern Ireland
- Suffix
- NT
- Suffix meaning
- No Tax — no income tax is deducted.
Example: £30,000 salary
Estimated take-home pay with tax code NT
- Gross salary
- £30,000
- Personal Allowance
- £0
- Taxable income
- £30,000
- Income tax
- -£0
- National Insurance
- -£1,394.4
- Annual take-home
- £28,605.6
- Monthly take-home
- £2,383.8
Why do I have tax code NT?
Common reasons HMRC may have issued this tax code:
- • A double taxation agreement means UK tax is not due on this income
- • You are a diplomat or have a specific exemption
- • Certain pension arrangements where tax is not applicable
Think your tax code is wrong?
If tax code NT 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