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2018/19 |
2017/18 |
| INCOME TAX (non dividend income) |
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|
| Basic personal allowance (under 65) |
£11,850 |
£11,500 |
| restricted for higher rate tax payers |
|
|
| 20% Basic rate income tax |
£11,851 to £46,350 |
£11,501 to £45,000 |
| 40% Higher rate income tax |
£46,351 - £150,000 |
£45,001 - £150,000 |
| Additional rate tax above £150,000 |
45% |
45% |
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|
|
| INCOME TAX (dividend income) |
|
|
| 7.5% Lower rate |
£11,851 to £46,350 |
£11,501 to £45,000 |
| 32.5% Higher rate |
£46,351 - £150,000 |
£45,001 - £150,000 |
| 38.1% Additional rate |
Above £150,000 |
Above £150,000 |
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|
| ANNUAL PERSONAL ALLOWANCES |
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|
| Married couple's allowance |
|
|
| - 75 and over |
£8,695 |
£8,455 |
| - Minimum amount |
£3,360 |
£3,260 |
| Income limit for personal allowances |
|
|
| - Under 65 |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
| Blind person's allowance |
£2,390 |
£2,320 |
| Personal savings allowance |
|
|
| - Basic rate taxpayers |
£1,000 |
£1,000 |
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| NATIONAL INSURANCE |
|
|
| Lower earnings limit (per week) |
£116 |
£113 |
| Primary threshold (per week) |
£162 |
£157 |
| Upper earnings limit |
£892 |
£866 |
| Employees Class 1 rate |
|
|
| -between lower & upper limits |
12% |
12% |
| -above upper limit |
2% |
2% |
| Employers Class 1 rate |
13.8% |
13.8% |
| Class 2 rate (per week) |
£2.95 |
£2.85 |
| Employees Class 4 rate |
|
|
| - between lower & upper limits |
9% |
9% |
| - above upper limit |
2% |
2% |
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|
|
| CAPITAL GAINS TAX |
|
|
| Rate |
|
|
| - Basic rate tax payer |
10% |
10% |
| - Higher rate tax payer |
20% |
20% |
| Annual exemption |
£11,700 |
£11,300 |
| Entrepreneurs relief lifetime limit |
£10,000,000 |
£10,000,000 |
| Entrepreneurs rate |
10% |
10% |
| The 2016/17 reduction does not |
|
|
| apply to residential property |
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|
|
| INHERITANCE TAX |
|
|
| Single persons nil rate band |
£1 - £325,000 |
£1 - £325,000 |
| Married couples nil rate band |
£650,000 |
£650,000 |
| Tax rate |
40% |
40% |
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|
| CORPORATION TAX |
|
|
| All profits and gains |
19% |
19% |
|
|
|
| VAT |
|
|
| Registration threshold |
£85,000 |
£83,000 |
| Deregistration threshold |
£83,000 |
£81,000 |
| Flat rate scheme threshold |
£150,000 |
£150,000 |
| Cash accounting scheme |
£1,350,000 |
£1,350,000 |
|
|
|
| STAMP DUTY LAND TAX (SDLT) |
Rate incremental |
|
| Residential |
|
|
| - Nil rate |
£0 - £125,000 |
£0 - £125,000 |
| - 2% rate |
£125,001-£250,000 |
£125,001-£250,000 |
| - 5% rate |
£250,001-£925,000 |
£250,000-£925,000 |
| - 10% rate |
£925,001 - £1.5M |
£925,001 - £1.5M |
| - 12% rate |
Over £1.5M |
Over £1.5M |
| There is a 3% surcharge on |
|
|
| the purchases of additional residential |
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|
| properties. Reduced rates are available |
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|
| for first time buyers. |
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|
| Non-residential |
|
|
| - Nil rate |
£0 - £150,000 |
£0 - £150,000 |
| - 1% rate |
N/A |
£150,001-£250,000 |
| - 2% rate |
£150,001-£250,000 |
£150,001-£250,000 |
| - 3% rate |
N/A |
£250,001-£499,999 |
| - 4% rate |
N/A |
Over £500,000 |
| - 5% rate |
Over £500,000 |
Over £500,000 |
| STAMP DUTY |
|
|
| On shares |
0.5% |
0.5% |
(and marketable securities) |
