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Taxable Tables - 2015/2016

Income tax

Income TaxAmount
** Restricted to savings income only and not available if taxable non-savings income exceeds starting rate band.
Starting rate for savings **0.00%
Basic Rate20.00%
Higher Rate (£31,786 - £150,000)40.00%
Additional Rate (£Over £150,000)45.00%
Starting rate limit **£5,000.00
Threshold of taxable income above which higher rate applies£31,785.00
Threshold of taxable income above which additional rate applies£150,000.00
Child Benefit effective from 7 January 2013: 1% of benefit for every £100 of income over£50,000.00

Personal Allowances

Personal Allowances & ReliefsAmount
*** The personal Allowance reduces by £1 for every £2 of income above the income limit irrespective of
age (under the income threshold) ~ Where at least one spouse/civil partner was born before 6/4/1935
Income limit for personal allowance ***£100,000.00
Personal Allowance (basic) ***£10,600.00
Personal Allowance (65 - 74) ***N/A
Personal Allowance (75 and over) ***£10,660.00
Married/civil partners (minimum) @ 10% ~£3,220
Married/civil partners (75 and over) @ 10%£8,355
Income limit for age-related allowances£27,700.00
Blind Person’s Allowance£2,290.00
Enterprise Investment Scheme relief limit on £1,000,000 max (EIS)30.00%
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme relief limit on £100,000 (SEIS)50.00%
Venture Capital Trust relief limit on £200,000 max (VCT)30.00%
Child Tax Credit (CTC)
Child Element per child (maximum)£2,780.00
Family Element£545.00
Threshold for tapered withdrawal of CTC£16105

National Insurance - Class 1 Employee Contribution.

Class 1 EmployeeWeeklyMonthlyYearly
Lower Earnings Limit (LEL)£112.00£486.00£5,824.00
Secondary earnings£155.00£672.00£8,060.00
Primary threshold£156.00£676.00£8,112.00
Upper Accrual Point£770.00£3,337.00£40,040.00
Upper Earnings Limit (UEL)£815.00£3,532.00£42,385.00

National Insurance - Class 1 Employer Contribution.

Total Earnings per week (£)Contracted in rateContracted out rate
Below 153.00 ~~NilNil
153.01 – 770.0012.00%10.60%
770.01 – 805.0012.00%12.00%
Excess over 805.002.00%2.00%
~~

National Insurance - Class 1 Employed Not contracted out of state second pension

Class 1 Employed Not contracted out of state second pensionEmployeeEmployer
NIC Rate12.00%13.80%
No NIC on the first£155 pw£155 pw
NIC charged at 12%/13.8% up to£815 pwNo limit
2% NIC on earnings over£815 pwN/A
Certain Married Women5.85%13.80%
Salary-related scheme1.40%3.40%

National insurance - Allowances

SectorAllowance
Class 1A EmployerOn car & fuel benefits and most other taxable benefits – 13.80%
Class 2 (Self employed)Flat rate per week £2.80 where earnings exceed £5,965 per year.
Class 3 VoluntaryFlat rate per week £14.10
Class 4 (Self employed)9% on profits between £8,060 - £42,385 - 2% on profits above £42,385
Employment Allowance for BusinessOffset against employer’s Class 1 NIC - £2,000

Pensions

Basic State PensionWeeklyAnnual
* For pensions which started before 6/4/2010
Single Person£115.95£6,029.40
Dependent addition *£69.50£3,614.00
Total married pension *£185.45£9,643.40
Pension Credit
Single£151.20£7,862.40
Couple£230.85£12,004.20

Pension Allowances

Tax YearLifetime AllowanceAnnual Allowance
Annual Allowance Charge.

20%-45% member’s tax charge on the amount of total pension input in excess of the annual allowance.

Lifetime Allowance Charge

55% of excess over lifetime allowance if taken as a lump sum.

25% of excess over lifetime if taken in the form of income, which is subsequently taxed under PAYE.
2009/2010£1,750,000.00£245,000.00
2010/2011£1,800,000.00£255,000.00
2011/2012£1,800,000.00£50,000.00
2012/2013£1,500,000.00£50,000.00
2013/2014£1,500,000.00£50,000.00
2014/2015£1,250,000.00£40,000.00
2015/2016£1,250,000.00£40,000.00

Inheritance Tax

Transfers made after 5 April 2013Amount
- Up to £325,000Nil
- Excess over £325,00040.00%
- Lifetime transfers to and from certain Trusts20.00%
For deaths after 5 April 2013,a lower rate of 36% applies where at least 10% of the deceased’s net estate is left to charity
Main Exemptions Transfer to
•UK-Domiciled spouse/civil partnerNo Limit
•Overseas Domiciled Spouse exemption£55,000.00
•UK-Registered charitiesNo Limit
Lifetime Transfers
•Annual exemption per donor£3,000.00
•Small Gift Exemption£250.00
Wedding/civil partnership gifts by
•Parent£5,000.00
•Grandparent£2,500.00
•Other person£1,000.00
Businesses, unlisted/AIM companies, certain farmland/buildings100% relief
Other business assets50% relief
Reduced tax charge on gifts within 7 years of death:
Years before deathInheritance Tax Payable
• 0-3100.00%
• 3-480.00%
• 4-560.00%
• 5-640.00%
• 6-720.00%
Annual Exempt Gifts£3,000 per donor; £250 per done.

Main Capital & Other Allowances

SectorAmount
Plant & machinery (excluding cars) 100% annual investment allowance (first year)£500,000.00
Plant & machinery (reducing balance) per annum18.00%
Patent rights & knmow how (reducing balance) per annum25.00%
Certain Long life assets, integral features of buildings (reducing balance) per annum8.00%
Energy & Water-efficient equipment100.00%
Zero emission goods vehicles (new)100.00%
Qualifying flat conversions, business premises & renovations100.00%

Company Car Tax BIK Rates 2014-19: HMRC Fuel Type D (diesel cars) and A (all other cars)

Vehicle CO2  
g/km
2014-15
%BIK Rate         
 2015-16
%BIK Rate         
 2016-17
%BIK Rate         
2017-18
%BIK Rate         
2018-19
%BIK Rate         
PetrolDieselPetrolDieselAll fuelsAll fuelsAll fuels
01-5058587913
51-7558912111316
76-9411141316151719
95-9912151417161820
100-10413161518171921
105-10914171619182022
110-11415181720192123
115-11916191821202224
120-12417201922212325
125-12918212023222426
130-13419222124232527
135-13920232225242628
140-14421242326252729
145-14922252427262830
150-15423262528272931
155-15924272629283032
160-16425282730293133
165-16926292831303234
170-17427302932313335
175-17928313033323436
180-18429323134333537
185-18930333235343637
190-19431343336353737
195-19932353437363737
200-20433353537373737
205-20934353637373737
210-21435353737373737
215-21935353737373737
220 or above35353737373737

There is an additional 3% supplement for diesel cars not meeting Euro IV emissions standards. However, the maximum charge remains 37% of the car’s list price.
Car Fuel The benefit is calculated as the CO2 emissions % relevant to the car and that % applied to a set figure (£22,100 for 2015/16) e.g car emission 100g/km = 15% on car benefit scale. 15% of £22,100 = £3,315.

  1. Accessories are, in most cases, included in the list price on which the benefit is calculated.
  2. List Price is reduced for capital contributions made by the employee up to £5,000
  3. Car Benefit is reduced by the amount of employee’s contributions towards running costs.
  4. Fuel Scale is reduced only if the employee makes good all the fuel used for private journeys.
  5. All cars and fuel benefits are subject to employers National Insurance Contributions (Class 1A) of 13.8%

Private Vehicles Used For Work

CarsCost
---- On the first 10,000 miles in the tax year45p per mile
---- Each business miles 10,000 business miles25p per mile
Motor Cycles24p per mile
Bicycles20p per mile

Motorcar Expenditure on or after 1/4/2015 (Corporation Tax) or 6/4/2015 (Income Tax)

CO2 emissions of g/km75 or less *76-130Over 131
Capital Allowance100.00%18.00%8.00%
* If New
Research & DevelopmentCapital expenditure100.00%

Tax Free Saving

LimitsAmount
Cash individual savings account (ISA).£15,240.00
Junior ISA & Child Trust Fund£4,080.00

Main Social Security Benefits

Child Benefit£
---- First Child20.70
---- Subsequent children13.70
---- Guardian’s allowance16.55
Employment & Support Allowance
Assessment Phase
---- Age 16 – 24Up to 57.90
---- Aged 25 or overUp to 73.10
Main Phase
---- Work Related Activity GroupUp to 102.15
---- Support GroupUp to 109.30
Attendance Allowance
---- Lower Rate55.10
---- Higher Rate82.30
---- Maximum savings ignored in calculating income10000
Bereavement Payment (Lump sum)2000
Widow Parent’s allowance112.55
Job Seekers Allowance
----Age 16 – 2457.90
---- Age 25 and over73.10
Statutory Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Pay139.58

Capital Gains Tax

EXEMPTIONS£
Individuals, estates etc11100
Trusts generally5550
Chattels proceeds (restricted to five thirds of proceeds exceeding limit)6000
TAX RATES
Individuals:
---- Up to basic rate limit18.00%
---- Above basic rate limit28.00%
Trustees & Personal Representatives28.00%
Entrepreneurs’ Relief * - Gains taxed at:
Lifetime limit10.00%
* For trading businesses and companies (min 5% employee or director shareholding) held for at least one year£10,000,000.00

Corporation Tax

TypeAmount
Full Rate20.00%
Small Companies Rate20.00%
Small Companies Limit£300,000.00
Effective Marginal Rate20.00%
Upper Marginal Limit£1,500,000.00

Value Added Tax

TypeAmount
Standard Rate effective (4/1/2011)20.00%
Annual Registration Threshold£82,000.00
De-registration Threshold£80,000.00