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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
Income Tax Rates - Budget 2009 - GT

Budget 2009 - Personal Taxation

Income Tax Rates

Rate 2009/2010 2008/2009
% £ £
10 1-2,44012 1-2,3202
20 1-37,4003 1-34,8003
40 over 37,400 over 34,800
  • Savings income (excluding dividends) is taxed at 10% within the savings rate band.
  • Rate applicable to discretionary and accumulation and maintenance trusts is 40% above standard rate band of £1000; within this band tax rate is 10% or 20% depending on the nature of income.

See also Taxation of Dividends

1 Savings rate band.
2 Only available to extent taxable non-savings income is less than savings rate band.
3 Basic rate band..



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