Corrections Policy
We publish figures that change — tax rates, thresholds, agency procedures and statutory limits. Some of what we publish will go out of date, and some of it will simply be wrong. This page explains how to tell us, and what we do about it.
How to report an error
Use our contact page. It helps enormously if you include the page address, the specific sentence or figure you believe is wrong, and — where you have one — the agency page, circular or statute that says otherwise. You do not need to provide a source to report something; it just makes the check faster.
What we do with it
- We check it against the primary source — the agency or the law itself, not another article.
- If you are right, we fix it and update the article’s modification date so the change is visible rather than silent.
- Where the correction changes the practical answer — a different rate, a different deadline, a different obligation — we note the correction and its date on the page itself, rather than quietly editing the text.
- If we cannot verify either version, we say so on the page and point you to the agency that can confirm it, rather than leaving an unverifiable claim standing.
Typos and substance
We treat these differently. Spelling, broken links and formatting are fixed without annotation. Anything that changes what a reader would actually do — a rate, a threshold, a deadline, a legal obligation, a procedural step — is treated as a substantive correction and disclosed as one.
Rules that changed after we published
An article that was accurate when written can be overtaken by a new law or circular. That is not an error on our part, but it is just as misleading to a reader, so we handle it the same way: update the guide, move the modification date, and note what changed and when it took effect.
Where an article states the date its figures were current as of, that date is meaningful. If you are relying on a figure for a transaction, confirm it with the relevant agency — rates and thresholds move, and a page is not a substitute for the agency’s own current guidance.
Our sourcing standard
The reason we can correct quickly is that every figure is tied to a primary source in the first place. Our Editorial Policy sets out that standard, including the rule that we do not publish a number we cannot verify.