Corporation tax
Financial year to | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2020 |
Rate | 19% | 19% |
Stamp taxes
Shares and marketable securities | 0.5%³ |
Transfers of land and buildings₄ | |
Residential (on band of consideration)₅,₆,₇ | |
£0 – £125,000 | 0% |
£125,001 – £250,000 | 2% |
£250,001 – £925,000 | 5% |
£925,001 – £1,500,000 | 10% |
Over £1,500,000 | 12% |
Non-residential (on band of consideration) | |
£0 – £150,000 | 0% |
£150,001 – £250,000 | 2% |
Over £250,000 | 5% |
Leases (Rent – on band of net present value)₄ | |
Residential | Non-residential |
£0 – £125,000 | £0 – £150,000 0% |
Over £125,000 | £150,001 – £5,000,000 1% |
N/A | Over £5,000,000 2% |
Premiums₄ | |
Duty on premiums is the same as for transfers of land. |
1 Subject to lifetime limit on gains of £1 million.
2 Subject to lifetime limit on gains of £10 million.
3 Rounded up to the nearest multiple of £5. Transactions of £1,000 or less exempt.
4 Transfers of land and leases in Scotland are chargeable to land and buildings transaction tax, and in Wales to land transaction tax. Different rates of tax may apply.
5 Where the consideration exceeds £500,000 and the purchase is by – or by a partnership including – a company or collective investment scheme enveloping the property, the rate is 15% of the total consideration.
6 Where the consideration is no more than £500,000 and the purchaser is a first-time buyer, the 0% band is increased to £300,000 (and the 5% rate applies to any consideration above £300,000). Includes qualifying shared ownership property.
7 Rates are increased by 3 percentage points for certain purchases, including purchases of additional residential properties by individuals. Transactions under £40,000 are excluded.
2 Subject to lifetime limit on gains of £10 million.
3 Rounded up to the nearest multiple of £5. Transactions of £1,000 or less exempt.
4 Transfers of land and leases in Scotland are chargeable to land and buildings transaction tax, and in Wales to land transaction tax. Different rates of tax may apply.
5 Where the consideration exceeds £500,000 and the purchase is by – or by a partnership including – a company or collective investment scheme enveloping the property, the rate is 15% of the total consideration.
6 Where the consideration is no more than £500,000 and the purchaser is a first-time buyer, the 0% band is increased to £300,000 (and the 5% rate applies to any consideration above £300,000). Includes qualifying shared ownership property.
7 Rates are increased by 3 percentage points for certain purchases, including purchases of additional residential properties by individuals. Transactions under £40,000 are excluded.
Car benefit
2020/21 – cars first registered after 5 April 2020 | ||||
CO2 emissions g/km |
Electric range (miles) |
% of list price | CO2 emissions g/km | % of list price |
0 | N/A | 0 | 100-104 | 23 |
1-50 | >130 | 0 | 105-109 | 24 |
1-50 | 70-129 | 3 | 110-114 | 25 |
1-50 | 40-69 | 6 | 115-119 | 26 |
1-50 | 30-39 | 10 | 120-124 | 27 |
1-50 | <30 | 12 | 125-129 | 28 |
51–54 | 13 | 130-134 | 29 | |
55–59 | 14 | 135-139 | 30 | |
60–64 | 15 | 140-144 | 31 | |
65–69 | 16 | 145-149 | 32 | |
70–74 | 17 | 150-154 | 33 | |
75–79 | 18 | 155-159 | 34 | |
80–84 | 19 | 160-164 | 35 | |
85–89 | 20 | 165-169 | 36 | |
90–94 | 21 | 170 or more | 37 | |
95–99 | 22 |
Rates are 2% higher (up to max 37%) for cars registered before 6 April 2020.
4% supplement (up to max 37%) applies to diesel cars which do not meet the RDE2 standard.
4% supplement (up to max 37%) applies to diesel cars which do not meet the RDE2 standard.
Car fuel benefitFor 2020/21, car fuel benefit is calculated by applying the above car benefit percentage to a figure of £24,500.
Capital allowances
Dredging | Rate% |
(straight-line basis) | |
Writing-down allowance | 4 |
Know-how | |
(reducing balance basis) | |
Writing-down allowance | 25 |
Mineral extraction | |
(reducing balance basis) | |
Writing-down allowances | |
General | 25 |
Acquisition of mineral asset | 10 |
Patent rights | |
(reducing balance basis) | |
Writing-down allowance | 25 |
Plant and machinery | |
(reducing balance basis) | |
Annual investment allowance – max £1,000,000 pa | |
(max £200,000 pa from 1/1/2021) | 100 |
First-year allowances | |
New cars with CO2 emissions 50 g/km or less | 100 |
New gas refuelling stations | 100 |
New zero-emission goods vehicles | 100 |
New assets for use in designated | |
areas of enterprise zones (companies only) | 100 |
New electric charge-point equipment | 100 |
Writing-down allowances | |
General | 18 |
Cars (other than low-emission cars) | 6 |
Special rate expenditure | |
(including integral features and thermal insulation) | 6 |
Long-life assets | 6 |
Research and development | |
Allowance | 100 |
Structures and buildings | |
(straight-line basis) | |
Writing-down allowance | 3 |
Value added tax
Standard rate | 20% |
Reduced rate | 5% |
Registration threshold | £85,000 pa |
Deregistration limit | £83,000 pa |
Annual accounting scheme turnover limit | £1,350,000 pa |
Cash accounting scheme turnover limit | £1,350,000 pa |
Flat rate scheme turnover limit | £150,000 pa |
Investment reliefs
Investment limit | Income tax relief rate | |
Enterprise investment scheme | £1,000,000 | 30% |
Venture capital trusts | £200,000 | 30% |
Seed enterprise investment scheme | £100,000 | 50% |
Social investment relief | £1,000,000 | 30% |