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Value Added Tax

Standard rate 17.5%
Reduced rate 5%
Annual Registration Limit - from 1.4.08
(1.4.07 - 31.3.08 £64,000) £67,000
Annual Deregistration Limit - from 1.4.08
(1.4.07 - 31.3.08 £62,000)

Contents

Income Tax Rates

Income Tax Reliefs

Tax Credits

Pension Premiums

Car, Van and Fuel Benefits

Mileage Allowance Payments

Individual Savings Accounts (ISA's)

Corporation Tax

Capital Allowances

Capital Gains Tax

Inheritance Tax

Stamp Duty & Stamp Duty Land Tax

National Insurance

Main Social Security Benefits

Self Assessment Key Dates 2008/09

Disclaimer

Inheritance Tax

Chargeable transfers
Death rate
%
Lifetime rate
%
2008/09
£’000
2007/08
£’000
Nil
Nil
0 - 312*
0 - 300*
40
20
Over 312*
Over 300*
*Potentially increased for surviving spouses or civil partners who die on or after 9 October 2007.
Reliefs
Annual exemption £3,000 Marriage - parent £5,000
Small gifts £250 - grandparent £2,500
- bride/groom £2,500
- other £1,000
Reduced charge on gifts within seven years of death
Years before death
0-3
3-4
4-5
5-6
6-7
% of death charge
100
80
60
40
20
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