The Savings Allowance is the amount of interest you can earn from savings accounts each tax year before paying any income tax. The allowance depends on your income tax band: basic-rate taxpayers can earn more tax-free interest than higher-rate taxpayers. If your interest stays within the limit, you won’t pay tax—banks and building societies handle this automatically, so you don’t need to claim it.
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