الاثنين، 6 أبريل 2015

News story: Tax changes coming into effect 6 April 2015



  • Individuals over the age of 55 have flexible access to their defined contribution pension savings

  • The Income Tax Personal Allowance increases to £10,600

  • The higher rate income tax threshold increases to £42,385

  • The new Marriage Allowance comes into effect

  • The starting rate of savings income tax reduces from 10% to 0% for savings up to £5,000

  • The cash ISA limit increases to £15,240

  • Child Trust Funds can now be transferred into Junior ISAs

  • Spouses can now inherit their deceased partner’s ISA benefits

  • If an individual dies before the age of 75, they can now pass on their unused defined contribution pension savings free of income tax

  • Beneficiaries of individuals who die under the age of 75 with a joint life or guaranteed term annuity can now receive any future payments from such policies free of income tax

  • Employers will no longer have to pay employer NICs for employees under the age of 21

  • Class 2 NICs for the self-employed can now be collected through Self-Assessment

  • The Employment Allowance extends to include people employing care and support workers to look after themselves or family members

  • A new annual remittance basis charge of £90,000 is introduced for non-domiciled individuals who have been resident in the UK in at least 17 of the last 20 years, and the charge paid by non-domiciled individuals who have been resident in the UK in at least 12 of the last 14 years has increased from £50,000 to £60,000

  • Non-UK resident individuals, trusts, personal representatives and narrowly controlled companies are now subject to Capital Gains Tax on gains accruing on the disposal of UK residential property

  • Capital Gains Tax annual exemption amount has increased to £11,100

  • The Capital Gains Tax charge on disposals of properties liable to ATED extends to cover residential properties worth £1 million - £2 million

  • The requirement that 70% of Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme money must be spent before EIS or VCT funding can be raised is removed

  • The Fuel Benefit Charge multiplier for both cars and vans increases by RPI

  • The Van Benefit Charge increases by RPI - in 2015-16 the Van Benefit Charge rate paid by zero emission vans is 20% of the rate paid by conventionally fuelled vans

  • Tax Credit payments are stopped in-year where, due to a change in circumstances, a claimant has already received their full annual entitlement







from Announcements on GOV.UK http://ift.tt/1ICjsqZ

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