Income Tax - the basics
ncome Taxisatax on income .Notalincome istaxable and youre only iaxed on axable
income above aceriain level Even hen there are other relets and alowances that can
reduce your income Tax bil- andin some cases mean youve notaxito pay
on his page:
Whatcountsastaxableincome?
。 Taxteealowances
。 。 Alpwances and relels hal oan educe your ncome Taxbll
。 。 Taxalowances andrelelsforemployees ordireclors
。 Taxoncompanybenefis
。 Howmuch ncomeTaxyou pay
。 Howyou payincome Tax
。 Payngthe nghtamountofincome Tax
。 Natonalinsurance Contibutions
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What counts as taxable income?
Taxable income noludes
。 eamings from employment
eamings from selremployment
。 mostpensionsincome (Siate company and personal pensions)
niereston mostsavings
moome from shares dvidends)
entalncome
moomepaidtoyoufrom atmust
Non-taxable income
There are ceriain soris ofincome that you never pay lax on Theseinclude cerain benefis,
income rom tax exempt accounts Working Tax Credit (WTC) and premium bond wins_ These
income sources areignored ahogether when working out how much ncome Tax you may
neediopay
Taxableand noniaxable ncome ataalance
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Tax-free allowances
Neanly everyone who is residentin the UK ortax purposes receives a Personal Alowance ,
which isan amountofiaxableincome youre alowed to eam or receive each year afree.
Tis ax yearf2013.14) the basic Personal Alowance -ortax-fee amount -is R9,440 You
may be entledio ahigher Personal Alowance iiyou were bom before 6 Apri 1948
IDyoureregistered bind orare unable to peromn any work forwhioh eyesightis essental you
can also claim he iax-fee Bind Persons Alowance
Income Taxis only due on taxable ncome ihafs above youriaxfree alowances
Checkncome Tax alowances and ncome imis for earlertax vears
Personal Alowance -find out more
Bind Persons Alowance - ind out more
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Allowances and reliefs that can reduce your
Income Tax bil
VDyourve dueio pay income Tax there areanumber of deductible alowances and relels that
can reduce yourlax bl These nclude:
。 Mamied Couples Alowance -the nusband wile orcvilparinerhasto be bombelore
April1935
。 Maintenance Paymentrelief -siher you oryouriommer spouse or cvi pariner must
have been bam before 6 Aprl 1935
Unike the tax-free alowances these arentamounts ofincome you can receive tax-fee
Rathertheyre amounts that can reduce yourtax bil
Find outaboutothertax alowances and reiels
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Tax allowances and reliefs for employees or
directors
Ifyoure an employee or decior you might be ableto gettax releffor business expenses
youve paidfor
Taxalowances and relelsforemployees or diectors
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Tax on company benefits
Ifyoure employed and you receive non cash benefis fom your employer you willhaveto pay
Haxonthem
Taxable benefits
Benefis that you might haveto pay tax oninclude:
, company carsorvans
。 fuelprovided oryourvenicle
medical nsurance
wing accommadation
oans atiow interestrates
End outmore abouliaxable company benefis
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How much Income Tax you pay
Afer your alowable expenses and any tax-free alowances have been takeninto acoount the
amountoflax you pay calculated using diferentiax rates and aseries ofiax bands.
Income Tax rates 2013-14 by tax band and type of income
Income 。 Income Taxrate Income Tax Income Tax
Taxband on non savings rate on rate on
income savings dvidends
soto Notavailable 10%6 Notapplicable -
82790 see basic rate
Starting band
ratefor
savings
to 20% 20% 10%
832.010
Basic rate
832.011to 40% 409% 32.5%
8150.000
Higher
rate
over 45% 45%6 37.5%
8150.000
Additional
rate
Because the rate of ncome Tax you pay on savings is worked out after any non-savings
income has been laken into account ifyour nonrsavings income sless than the staring rate
for savings limit(g2.790) - orif savings and investments are your only source ofincome - your
savings income will be taxed atthe 10 per cent starting rate up to the limit Butifyou aready
have non-savings income which takes you above the staring rate imit all of your savings will
be taxable at the 20 per cent basic rate the 40 per cent higher rate orthe 45 per cent
addiional rate, depending on your totalincome,
Remember thetax band appliesto yourincome afteryourtax alowances and any reliefs have
been taken into account - youre nottaxed on all of yourincome,
Non savings income includes income from employment or selLemployment most pension
income and rental income,