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Income tax

Estimate your personal income tax liability using the current rates. View the current rates here.

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  2. Tax rates & allowances

Rates

Income tax applies to the amount of income after deduction of personal allowances.

Income is taxed in a specific order with savings and dividend income taxed last.

Dividend income and savings income falling within the dividend and savings allowances still form part of total income of an individual.

The starting rate band is only applicable to savings income. The 0% rate is not available if the taxable amount of non-savings income exceeds the starting rate band.

The Scottish Parliament set the rates of income tax and the limits at which these rates apply for Scottish residents on non-savings and non-dividend income.

Income tax is devolved to Wales on non-savings and non-dividend income. Welsh resident taxpayers continue to pay the same overall income tax rates using the UK rates and bands. The total rate of income tax = UK income tax + Welsh rate of income tax. Savings income and dividend income are taxed using UK tax rates and bands.

2020/21:

Type Band of taxable income (£) Rate (%) Rate if dividends (%)
Starting rate for savings 0 - 5,000 0 N/a
Basic rate 0 - 37,500 20 7.5
Higher rate 37,501 - 150,000 40 32.5
Additional rate Over 150,000 45 38.1

For Scottish residents the following bands apply for non-savings and non-dividend income:

Type Band of taxable income (£) Rate (%)
Starter rate 0 - 2,085 19
Basic rate 2,086 - 12,658 20
Intermediate rate 12,659 - 30,930 21
Higher rate 30,931 - 150,000 41
Top rate Over 150,000 46

For Welsh residents the following bands apply for non-savings and non-dividend income:

Band of taxable income (£) UK Rate (%) Welsh Rate (%) Overall Rate (%)
0 - 37,500 10 10 20
37,501 - 150,000 30 10 40
Over 150,000 35 10 45

There are special rates for savings and dividend income falling into above bands of taxable income.

Savings Allowance:

Band of taxpayer Amount (£) Rate (%)
Basic rate 1,000 0
Higher rate 500 0
Additional rate 0 N/a

Dividend Allowance:

Band of taxpayer Amount (£) Rate (%)
All 2,000 0

2019/20:

Type Band of taxable income (£) Rate (%) Rate if dividends (%)
Starting rate for savings 0 - 5,000 0 N/a
Basic rate 0 - 37,500 20 7.5
Higher rate 37,501 - 150,000 40 32.5
Additional rate Over 150,000 45 38.1

For Scottish residents the following bands apply for non-savings and non-dividend income:

Type Band of taxable income (£) Rate (%)
Starter rate 0 - 2,049 19
Basic rate 2,050 - 12,444 20
Intermediate rate 12,445 - 30,930 21
Higher rate 30,931 - 150,000 41
Top rate Over 150,000 46

For Welsh residents the following bands apply for non-savings and non-dividend income:

Band of taxable income (£) UK Rate (%) Welsh Rate (%) Overall Rate (%)
0 - 37,500 10 10 20
37,501 - 150,000 30 10 40
Over 150,000 35 10 45

There are special rates for savings and dividend income falling into above bands of taxable income.

Savings Allowance:

Band of taxpayer Amount (£) Rate (%)
Basic rate 1,000 0
Higher rate 500 0
Additional rate 0 N/a

Dividend Allowance:

Band of taxpayer Amount (£) Rate (%)
All 2,000 0

Allowances

A personal allowance gives an individual an annual amount of income free from income tax.

Income above the personal allowances is subject to income tax.

The personal allowance will be reduced if an individual's 'adjusted net income' is above £100,000. The allowance is reduced by £1 for every £2 of income above £100,000.

An individual born before 6 April 1935 may be entitled to a married couple's allowance but this is reduced if 'adjusted net income' is above the married couple's allowance income limit (see table below).

Marriage allowance - 10% of the personal allowance may be transferable between certain spouses where neither pays tax above the basic rate. The Marriage allowance is not available to couples entitled to the Married Couple's allowance.

Personal Allowance

Allowances 2020/21 (£) 2019/20 (£)
Personal allowance 12,500 12,500
Marriage allowance 1,250 1,250

Blind person's allowance

£2,500 (2019/20: £2,450)

Married couple's allowance

Either partner born before 6th April 1935.

Reduction in tax bill 2020/21 (£) 2019/20 (£)
Maximum 907.50 891.50
Minimum 351.10 345.00
Age allowance income limit 1 30,200 29,600

Note...

  1. Reduce married couples allowance by £1 for every £2 of 'adjusted net income' over £30,200 (2019/20: £29,600).
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