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Income tax computation – Personal allowances

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  1. ag19 says

    January 25, 2019 at 11:00 pm

    Please do we add PA to income when it is below 100,000 pounds?

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  2. saviojude says

    October 27, 2017 at 3:49 pm

    Has the PA changed to GBP 11500 ?
    https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates

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    • ahsansiddiqui94 says

      January 12, 2018 at 7:12 pm

      yes It has been updated for Tax Year 2017/18. But if you are appearing for march 2018 . you have to use the tax rate of Tax Year 2016/17.

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  3. juliarees2010 says

    August 17, 2017 at 7:46 pm

    Can someone tell me why the 40k bank interest is split at 40 and 45% please?

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    • bhomaram says

      August 22, 2017 at 7:29 am

      As per Income tax rate various rate
      So upto 150000 Use 40%
      and above 150000 use 45 %

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  4. bhomaram says

    August 17, 2017 at 3:28 am

    Hello,
    In personal Allowance there is rule that in above拢 122000 than personal Allowance is not available.so why we calculate that 50%rule

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  5. faisalrahim says

    May 23, 2017 at 8:45 pm

    The answer of question 9 is incorrect. This is due to error in computation of tax on dividend.
    31,000 @ 38.1% is NOT 11,181 but 11,811. Therefore, the correct answer would be 拢74,411.00 ( I think)

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    • ahmedyassin says

      July 4, 2017 at 11:55 am

      yup

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      • ahmedyassin says

        July 4, 2017 at 12:00 pm

        also in example 5, there is a minor error
        didn’t add 2600+200, to give 2800 as the total…
        kindly correct it ‘opentutuion’,
        Thank you for the lectures and notes…!
        It’s much better when you started showing the tutor… 馃檪

    • akupile says

      January 20, 2018 at 2:30 am

      i thot so true was a bit confused

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  6. dlobecam1 says

    April 27, 2017 at 6:43 pm

    Hi Tutor,

    For Example 9, does the 500 nil rate band applied for non saving income ? I got 74,211 same as the answer book but the nil rate band is not applied in the answer book and the answer is still 74,211.

    Please clarify how the nil rate band of 1000 and 500 from non saving is applied.

    Thanks
    Daniel.

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    • maukiq says

      August 28, 2017 at 4:07 am

      Hi Daniel,

      It is not applicable as it’s additional rate. The answer is incorrect.

      Best wishes
      Harry

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  7. chandan says

    April 4, 2017 at 9:43 am

    For the example9 – I got the answer of 74,411/ how is it 74,211/ shown in the answer at the back of the notes.

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    • trohin says

      April 19, 2017 at 6:41 am

      the same 馃槈

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  8. Aysha says

    March 27, 2017 at 4:53 pm

    Hi,

    Was attempting example 8 of chapter 2. For the tax liability of non savings income shouldn’t the first 拢500 be taxed at 0%? In the answers it doesn’t show that this has been done.

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  9. F says

    December 1, 2016 at 2:34 am

    Hi Guys

    Just to let you know, in case if one spouse elects to transfer his/her personal allowance, the allowance transferred will be 1,060. And the spouse who chose to transfer the personal allowance will be left with a personal allowance of 9,540 for deduction. In case if the Adjusted Net income exceeds 9,540 it will be taxed at the basic tax rate.

    This was bothering me from the workings of example 12. I thought someone else might have the same question, therefore, I posted a comment for information.

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  10. Shahmir says

    November 18, 2016 at 5:21 pm

    What is the point of 20% of 1060. Why can’t they just say that you can take 212 from your spouse’s PA?

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    • Shahmir says

      November 18, 2016 at 5:35 pm

      Oh I got it. That 212 tax credit has the same effect as increasing the PA as 10600+1060=11660 and if they just do that, it will be less confusing and straight forward.

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  11. munaiza says

    October 6, 2016 at 7:12 am

    In Example 9, How is savings split up into 20,000 each. Can you explain Please?

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    • ifeoma77 says

      October 11, 2016 at 12:52 pm

      Hi Munaiza,

      For the higher rate band, 40% is charged for income less than or equal to 150,000. So, if you add the Non-savings income of 130,000 and 20,000 for savings it gives a total of 150,000.
      Therefore, the remaining balance of 20,000 will be charged at the additional rate band of 45%.

      Hope that helps

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  12. Mandip says

    August 4, 2016 at 9:47 pm

    Surely only 拢600 will be transferable, otherwise the spouse would be taxed?

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  13. Aderonke says

    July 25, 2016 at 6:42 pm

    Under transferable amount of PA, What if the income of the spouse with the unused PA is 拢10,000. Do we still apply the whole of 拢1,060, considering the unused PA (拢600) is less than 拢1,060?

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    • Olanrewaju says

      July 26, 2016 at 4:02 am

      Yes Ronke, the whole 拢1,060 will still be transferable to the spouse.
      If he/she isn’t transferring, the whole 拢10,600 PA will still be available (even tho income is 拢10,000) thereby leaving his taxable income at nil.
      I also believe it is good for tax planning purposes if he makes a transfer to the spouse who earns way more than him since his income is low enough to be covered by the PA anyway.

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      • Aderonke says

        July 26, 2016 at 7:14 pm

        Thanks Lanre!

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