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A review of the changes introduced for the new tax year 2018/2019

17 April 2018 • HMRC

If you cast your mind back to last March when Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his Spring Budget, you may recall he made changes to various tax allowances which have now come into effect. Our tax team have highlighted the main changes that may affect you and your business.

Personal Allowance

This year, most tax payers will see an increase in their personal allowance; the basic rate of 20% has risen from £11,500 to £11,850, whilst the higher rate threshold has increased from £45,000 to £46,350.

The point at which higher earners lose their personal allowance entirely has also increased in line with the higher personal allowance.

Class 4 NIC Increase

For anyone self-employed, there is now have a higher threshold for Class 4 NIC’s which sees the income level at which you must pay this class of national insurance increase from £8,164 to £8,424.

Dividend Allowance

From this April, the dividend allowance is dropping from £5,000 to £2,000, allowing shareholders to receive only £2,000 per year as a dividend before paying tax.

Auto Enrolment

For those with employees, several of the new changes introduced include the rise in the living wage to £7.83 and auto enrolment may mean higher costs for your business.

The Government has raised the statutory contribution you as an employer must make to each employees’ pension fund from 1% to 2%. You may also want to factor in that this will increase again to 3% in 2019.

If you want to discuss how these of any of the above might affect you or your business, please do not hesitate to contact one of our tax specialists on 020 7731 6163.

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