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Article Index
Budget 2009
Income Tax Rates
Personal Allowances
Taxation of Dividends
Personal Income Tax Reliefs
Individual Savings Accounts (ISA)
Registered Pension Schemes
Capital Gains Tax
Inheritance Tax
Company Car Benefit
Car Fuel Benefit
Company Van Benefit
Tax free Approved Mileage Rates
National Insurance Contributions (NIC)
Corporation Tax
Capital Allowances and Reliefs
Value Added Tax
Stamp Duty
Stamp Duty Land Tax
Key Dates for Payment of Tax
Key Filing Dates

Corporation Tax - GT

Budget 2009 - Business Taxation

Corporation Tax

Year to 31 March 2010 31 March 2009

Small companies rate1
21% 20%
Upper limit2 £300,000 £300,000
Marginal relief band
Lower limit2 £300,000 £300,000
Upper limit2 £1,500,000 £1,500,000
Marginal rate 29¾% 29¾%
Marginal relief fraction 7/40 7/40
Full Rate 28% 30%

1 Not available to close investment holding companies.
2 Profit limits reduced pro rata for a company in a group or with associate companies.



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