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Rates and Tables   

   

Rates and Tables  

   

 

   

Personal Allowances      

                                                     2015/2016      2016/2017    2017/2018      2018/2019  

 

Personal Allowance   

£10,600    

£11,000 

£11,500    

£11,850 

Transferable personal allowance between spouses   

£ 1,060  

£ 1,100  

£ 1,150 

 £1,185

Age Allowance (65-74)  

£10,500   

  

 

 

Age Allowance (75+)    

£10,660   

 

 

 

Income limit for age allowance   

£28,900 

 

 

 

Income limit for personal allowance  

£100,000  

£100,000  

£ 100,000 

 £100,000

Personal Savings Allowance (basic rate tax payers)  

N/A 

£1,000

£1,000 

 £1,000

Personal Savings Allowance (higher rate tax payers) 

N/A 

£500

£500 

 £500

Tax Free dividend rate 

N/A 

N/A 

£5,000 

 £5,000

 

 

  

Tax rates                     

                                               2015/2016         2016/2017       2017/2018          2018/2019  

 

Basic rate               20%  

£0 - £31,785  

£0 - £32,000  

£0 - £ 33,500 

£0 - £34,500

Higher rate            40%  

£31,786 - £150,000  

£32,001 - £150,000  

£33,501   -£150,000  

£34,501 - £150,000 

Higher Rate Threshold

£42,385 

£43,000  

£45,000  

£46,350 

Additional rate    45%  

Over £150,000  

Over £150,000  

Over  

£150,000  

Over £150,000 

Dividend Starter Rate 0%  ****

N/A

£0 - £5,000  

£0 - £5,000  

£0 - £,2000

Dividend rate (7.5%) 

N/A 

£5,001 -

£27,000

£5,001 - £27,000 

 £2,001 - £34,500

Dividend rate (32.5%) 

N/A 

£27,001 - £89,000 

£27,001 - £89,500 

 £27,000 - £88,150

Dividend rate (38.1%) 

N/A 

Over £89,000

Over £89,501 

 Over £88,151

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Insurance  

                      2016/2017             2017/2018              2018/2019          

 

Employees rate – Class 1  

12%  

12%  

 12%

Self employed – Class 2  

£2.80pw  £145.60 pa 

£2.80 pw

£145.60 pa

 £2.95 pw

£153.40 pa

Self employed – Class 4  **

9%  

9%  

9% 

Small earnings exemption – class 2 

£5,965  

£ 6,025 

 £6,205

Class 4 Limit 

£8,060 

£8,164 

 £8,424

Employees pay NI over  

£155 pw  

£ 156 pw  

 £162 pw

Employers pay NI over 

£156 pw 

£ 156 pw 

 £162 pw

Employers rate   

13.8%   

13.8%   

 13.8%

Employers Allowance ***  

£2,000  

£3,000  

£3,000 

   

** rising to 10% from 6th April 2018 and 11% from 6th April 2019 

*** not allowed for single director companies

  

 

Corporation Tax (Limited Co)    

  2015/2016                 2016/2017            2017/2018           2018/2019 

 

All companies

20%  

20%  

19% 

19% 

  

** reduced to 19% from 2017 and 17% from 2020 

 

Capital Gains Tax     

                                                                            2016/2017            2017/2018             2017/2018     

 

Tax Free Allowance  

£11,100  

£11,300  

 £11,700

Entrepreneurs Rate  

10%  

10%  

 10%

Lower rate **  

18%  

10%  

10% 

Higher rate **  

28%  

20%  

20% 

** depends upon your taxable income – seek advice  

   

Inheritance Tax     

           2016/2017              2017/2018              2018/2019  

 

Threshold  

£325,000  

£325,000  

£325,000  

House Allowance 

£175,000 

Rate  

40%  

40%  

40%  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VAT   

                                                            2015/2016            2016/2017        2017/2018 

 

Lower rate  

5%  

5%  

5% 

Main rate  

20%  

20%  

20% 

Gross to Net Calculation  

1/6  

1/6  

1/6 

Registration Threshold  

£82,000  

£83,000   

£85,000 

Deregistration Threshold  

£80,000  

£81,000 

£83,000 

Cash Accounting Scheme  

£1,350,000  

£1,350,000  

£1,350,000 

  

 

 

 

 

Capital Allowances     

    2016/2017             2017/2018                  2018/2019                  

 

New asset limit at 100% **  

£500,000  

£200,000   

 £200,000

Balance over above limit  

18%  

18%  

 18%

Cars over 130g CO2  

10%  

8%  

 8%

 

 

 

  

 

  

 HMRC Approved Mileage Rates     

  

Miles                                                      Up to 10,000           Over 10,000  

 

Cars and Vans  

45p  

25p  

Motorcycles  

24p  

24p  

Pedal Cycles  

20p  

20p  

Each passenger same trip  

5p  

5p  

  

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Company Cars Fuel Benefit Charge 

 

                                                                       2016/2017           2017/2018                             2018/2019

 

Car Fuel Benefit Multiplier 

£22,200 

£22,600 

£23,400 

Van Fuel Benefit Charge 

£598 

£610 

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