RATES AND ALLOWANCES 2000-2001
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Income Tax
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| Income
tax allowances |
2000-01
(£) |
| Personal
allowance |
4 385 |
| Personal
allowance for people aged 65-74 |
5 790 |
| Personal
allowance for people aged 75 and over |
6 050 |
| Income
limit for age-related allowances |
17 000 |
| Married
couple’s allowance for people born before 6 April 1935 |
5 185 |
| Married
couple’s allowance - aged 75 or more |
5 255 |
| Minimum
amount of married couple’s allowance |
2 000 |
| Children’s
tax credit |
- |
| Blind
person’s allowance |
1 400 |
| Taxable
bands 2000-01 (£) |
| Starting
rate 10% |
0 - 1 520 |
| Basic rate
22% |
1 521 - 28 400 |
| Higher rate
40% |
Over 28 400 |
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National Insurance
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| Lower
Earnings Limit |
£67 |
| Upper
Earnings Limit |
£535 |
| Primary
Threshold |
£76 |
| Secondary
Threshold |
£84 |
| Employee's
contributions |
10% of £76.01 to £535 |
| Employee's
Contracted-out Rebate |
1.60% |
| Married
Women Reduced Rate |
3.85% |
| Employer's
Contribution Rates |
12.20% |
| Employers’
contracted-out rebate, salary-related schemes |
3.00% |
| Employers’
contracted-out rebate, money-purchase schemes |
0.60% |
| Class 2
Self employed Contribution |
£2.00 |
| Class 2
Small Earnings Exception |
- |
| Special
Class 2 rate for share fishermen |
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| Special
Class 2 rate for volunteer development workers |
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| Small
Earnings Exception |
£3,825 per year |
| Class 3
(voluntary) Contribution |
£6.55 |
| Class 4
Contributions - Upper Profits Limit |
£27,820 per year |
| Class 4
Contributions - Lower Profits Limit |
£4,385 per year |
| Class 4
- Contribution Rate |
7% |
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Capital gains tax annual exempt amount
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| Individuals
etc |
7 200 |
| Other
trustees |
3 600 |
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Inheritance tax threshold
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234 000 |
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Pension schemes earnings cap
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91 800 |
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Corporation Tax
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| Starting
rate 10% |
0 - 10 000 |
| Marginal
relief |
10 001 - 50 000 |
| Small
companies’ rate 20% |
50 001 - 300 000 |
| Marginal
relief |
300 001 - 1 500 000 |
| Main rate
30% |
1 500 001 or more |
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Value Added Tax
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| Standard rate |
17.50% |
| Annual Registration
limit |
£52,000 |
| De-registration limit |
£50,000 |