Income tax
Calculate taxable income and liabilities across employment, property, savings and dividend sources.
AAT Level 4 · PNTA
Personal Tax
Calculate and explain the principal UK taxes affecting individuals, while applying the relevant administrative and ethical requirements.
Unit overview
Understand the method, not just the answer.
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PNTA combines structured tax computations with advice for individuals. The unit requires careful use of tax-year rules, allowances and reliefs, followed by clear explanations of liabilities and deadlines.
Use this page as a starting point for your revision. Work through the topic areas, identify where confidence is lowest and combine independent practice with the linked downloads and free sessions.
Key topics
What to focus on in PNTA.
These topic summaries provide a revision map rather than a replacement for the current AAT specification and your training-provider materials.
Employment income
Apply rules for benefits, expenses and payroll-related information.
National Insurance
Calculate relevant National Insurance liabilities and distinguish them from income tax.
Capital gains tax
Compute gains and losses, apply exemptions and determine the tax due.
Inheritance tax
Identify exempt, potentially exempt and chargeable lifetime transfers, and calculate tax on lifetime gifts and the death estate.
Tax planning and ethics
Identify legitimate planning opportunities while maintaining professional standards.
Administration and deadlines
Understand returns, payments, records, penalties and communication with the tax authority.
How to revise this unit
- 1Keep tax-year rates and thresholds in a separate reference sheet.
- 2Use a standard computation layout and label every allowance and relief.
- 3Read dates carefully because tax treatment often depends on the tax year.
- 4Finish each calculation by considering payment dates, reporting and advice.
Common pitfalls
- !Applying the personal allowance or rate bands in the wrong order.
- !Offsetting losses against an income or gain where relief is not available.
- !Ignoring administrative requirements after calculating the liability.
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PNTA practice questions and a timed mock, from 27 October.
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