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Budgetory Changes in Tax

Tax tables 2011-12

Income tax, capital gains tax, and inheritance tax

Per year	2010-11	2011-12
Income tax personal and age-related allowances
Personal allowance (age under 65)	£6,475	£7,475
Personal allowance (age 65-74)	£9,490	£9,940
Personal allowance (age 75 and over)	£9,640	£10,090
Married couple's allowance* (age 75 and over)	£6,965	£7,295
Married couple's allowance* - minimum amount	£2,670	£2,800
Income limit for age-related allowances	£22,900	£24,000
Income limit for under 65 personal allowance	£100,000	£100,000
Blind person’s allowance	£1,890	£1,980
Capital gains tax annual exempt amount
Individuals etc.	£10,100	£10,600
Most trustees	£5,050	£5,300
Individual inheritance tax allowance	£325,000	£325,000
Pension schemes allowances
Annual Allowance	£255,000	£50,000
Lifetime Allowance	£1,800,000	£1,800,000

* Married couple's allowance is given at the rate of 10%.

Income tax: Taxable bands

	2010-11	2011-12
Savings starting rate*: 10%	0 - £2,440	0 - £2,560
Basic rate¹: 20%	0 - £37,400	0 - £35,000
Higher rate: 40%	£37,401 - £150,000	£35,001 - £150,000
Additional rate: 50%	Over £150,000	Over £150,000

* Only available if non savings income is less than this amount

Capital gains tax rates

	2010-11	2011-12
Standard rate of CGT	18%	18%
Higher rate (from 23/6/10)	28%	28%
Entrepreneurs' Relief fraction (to 22/6/10)	4/9	n/a
Rate for Entrepreneurs (from 23/6/10)	10%	10%

Corporation tax on profits

£ per year (unless stated)	2010-11	2011-12
£0-£300,000	21%	20%
£300,001 - £1,500,000	Marginal rate	Marginal rate
£1,500,001 or more	28%	26%*

* This represents an additional 1% reduction announced in 2011 Budget with subsequent annual 1% reductions leading to a rate of 23% by 2014-15.

National insurance contributions

per week (unless stated)	2010-11	2011-12
Lower earnings limit, primary Class 1	£97	£102
Upper earnings limit, primary Class 1	£844	£817
Upper Accruals point	£770	£770
Primary threshold	£110	£139
Secondary threshold	£110	£136
Employees’ primary Class 1 rate between primary threshold and upper earnings limit	11%	12%
Employees’ primary Class 1 rate above upper earnings limit	1%	2%
Employees’ contracted-out rebate - salary-related schemes	1.6%	1.6%
Employees’ contracted-out rebate - money-purchase schemes	1.6%	1.6%
Married women’s reduced rate between primary threshold and upper earnings limit	4.85%	5.85%
Married women’s rate above upper earnings limit	1%	2%
Employers’ secondary Class 1 rate above secondary threshold	12.8%	13.8%
Employers’ contracted-out rebate, salary-related schemes	3.7%	3.7%
Employers’ contracted-out rebate, money-purchase schemes	1.4%	1.4%
Class 2 rate	£2.40	£2.50
Class 2 small earnings exception (per year)	£5,075	£5,315
Special Class 2 rate for share fishermen	£3.05	£3.15
Special Class 2 rate for volunteer development workers	£4.75	£5.10
Class 3 rate (per week)	£12.05	£12.60
Class 4 lower profits limit (per year)	£5,715	£7,225
Class 4 upper profits limit (per year)	£43,875	£42,475
Class 4 rate between lower profits limit and upper profits limit	8%	9%
Class 4 rate above upper profits limit	1%	2%

Working and child tax credits rates

£ per year (unless stated)	2010-11	2011-12
Working Tax Credit
Basic element	£1,920	£1,920
Couple and lone parent element	£1,890	£1,950
30 hour element	£790	£790
Disabled worker element	£2,570	£2,650
Severe disability element	£1,095	£1,130
50+ Return to work payment (16-29 hours)	£1,320	£1,365
50+ Return to work payment (30+ hours)	£1,965	£2,030
Childcare element of the Working Tax Credit
Maximum eligible cost for one child	£175 pw	£175 pw
Maximum eligible cost for two or more children	£300 pw	£300 pw
Percentage of eligible costs covered	80%	70%
Child Tax Credit
Family element	£545	£545
Family element, baby addition*	£545	n/a
Child element	£2,300	£2,555
Disabled child element	£2,715	£2,800
Severely disabled child element	£1,095	1,130
Income thresholds and withdrawal rates
First income threshold	£6,420	£6,420
First withdrawal rate	39%	41%
Second income threshold	£50,000	£40,000
Second withdrawal rate	6.67%	41%
First threshold for those entitled to Child Tax Credit only	£16,190	£15,860
Income disregard	£25,000	£10,000

* The baby element of the Child Tax Credit will be removed from April 2011.

Individual Savings Account (ISA)

Annual ISA subscription limit	2010-11	2011-12
Overall limit	£10,200	£10,680
of which cash	£5,100	£5,340
of which stocks & shares	£10,200	£10,680

Stamp taxes and duties

Transfers of land and buildings (consideration paid)

Rate	Non residential	Residential
	Total value of consideration
Zero	£0 - £150,000	£0 - £125,000
1%	Over £150,001 - £250,000	Over £125,001 - £250,000*
3%	Over £250,001 - £500,000	Over £250,001 - £500,000
4%	Over £500,000	Over £500,000
5%	n/a	Over £1,000,000 (from April 2011)

* First time buyers can claim relief from SDLT on residential transactions up to £250,000 between 25 March 2010 and 25 March 2012

Fuel Duty

Budget 2011 announced that:
• the planned 1-pence-per litre Fuel Duty escalator will be abolished;
• and there will be an additional 1 pence cut in the rate of fuel duty from 6pm on 23 March.

The 2012-13 RPI increase will be deferred from April 2012 to August 2012.

For information on the changes to the Milage Allowances follow this link

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