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    Australia vs the UK: tax compared

    Australia's headline personal income tax rate is 47% and the UK's is 45%. Company tax is 30% in Australia and 25% in the UK. Both figures come from each country's official tax guidance, checked on 8 November 2026 and 14 November 2026.

    Face to face.

    Australia

    The UK

    Personal income tax

    47%

    45% top rate plus 2% Medicare levy, above AUD 190,000

    Personal income tax

    45%Lower

    England, Wales and Northern Ireland · 48% (Scotland)

    Company tax

    30%

    Company tax

    25%Lower

    Main rate, profits over £250,000 · 19% (small profits rate, profits £50,000 or less)

    Special tax regime: No

    Official guidancechecked 8 November 2026

    Special tax regime: Yes

    Official guidancechecked 14 November 2026

    What the headline misses.

    Regional and local taxes, social security, treaty relief and each country's residency test decide what you actually pay. The headline rate is where the comparison starts, not where it ends.

    Tax guideAustralia: rates, residency and recent changesTax guideThe UK: rates, residency and recent changes

    Questions

    What people ask.

    Straight answers, from the figures above.

    On the headline rate, the UK (45%) is lower than Australia (47%). Local and regional taxes, social security and any special regime can change what you actually pay, so compare your own income before you decide.

    On the headline rate, the UK (25%) is lower than Australia (30%). Exemptions, small-profit rates and where the company is managed from change the real figure.

    From each country's official tax guidance, linked on this page and checked on 8 November 2026 and 14 November 2026. Heed rechecks its rates on a rolling schedule, and sooner when an official page changes.

    No. Heed is information, not advice. The headline rate is where a comparison starts; a qualified adviser in each country should confirm your position.

    Rules move. Heed watches both.

    Heed follows Australia and the UK from their official sources and tells you when a rule that affects you changes, and the Scenario Planner runs your own income through both.

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