Tax rates & allowances

Personal tax rates and allowances are generally set for income tax years running to 5 April. Corporate rates and allowances are set for financial years running to 31 March.

Income tax

Estimate your personal income tax liability using the current rates. View the current rates here.

Child benefit

Weekly amounts of child / working tax credits and child benefit.

Pensions

Details of the amounts of tax relievable pension contributions for individuals and employers.

Vehicles

Calculate the taxable benefit using the relevant tables for employer provided cars, vans and related fuel.

Individual Savings Account (ISA)

The annual ISA investment limits.

Corporation tax

Companies pay corporation tax on their income and gains. View the current rates and estimate the tax due.

Capital allowances

Plant and machinery allowances and the allowances available for other assets.

Value added tax

The current VAT percentages and the annual registration and deregistration thresholds.

Capital gains tax

Standard and higher rates of capital gains tax (CGT) together with the annual exemption. The special rate of CGT and the limit applying for entrepreneurs’ relief purposes.

Stamp duty & land taxes

The current percentages of stamp duty and the various UK property/land transaction taxes.

National insurance

Earnings thresholds and contribution percentages for Class 1 (employed), Class 2 and 4 (self-employed) and Class 3 (voluntary) national insurance contributions.

Statutory pay

Current weekly amounts.

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Status of employees in the gig economy

The boom in the so called 'gig economy' means that firms are increasingly trying to categorise their workers as self-employed meaning that the company does not have to make payments for holiday pay, sick pay, etc.