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Inside IR35 Calculator — UK Tax Calculator

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Inside IR35 Calculator2026/27 · Take-home & tax
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Inside IR35 Calculator

Compare your contractor take-home inside vs outside IR35 from a day rate — the umbrella deductions against a typical limited-company split.

Updates live as you type · 2026/27 HMRC rates · Private — stays on your device

Inside IR35

£66,172

via umbrella · 60.2% kept
Outside IR35

£70,468

via Ltd company · 64.1% kept
Sample: £500/day over 220 days — set your own rate below.Estimate · 2026/27 HMRC rates · checked April 2026
On £500/day, being outside IR35 keeps about £4,296 more a year than inside — plus more flexibility on expenses and pension. The gap narrows at lower rates and from April 2026 as dividend tax rises.
Inside IR35 — where the rate goes
Assignment value (rate × days)

£110,000

− Employer NI

−£13,633

− Apprenticeship levy

−£479

= Gross (deemed) pay

£95,887

− Income tax

−£25,787

− Employee NI

−£3,928

= Take-home

£66,172

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