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    HMRC

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    Income Tax Allowances & Relief

    Rates & Allowances

    Paying HMRC

     

    Taxes explained :-

     

    AL

    Aggregates Levy

    Aggregates Levy is a tax on the commercial exploitation in the UK of rock, sand and gravel

     

    APD

    Air Passenger Duty

    APD is an excise duty which is due on chargeable passengers being carried from a UK airport on chargeable aircraft

     

    ATED

    Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings

    Previously Annual Residential Property Tax, ATED is a tax payable by companies that own high value residential property

     

    CCL 

    Climate Change Levy

    CCL is a tax on the taxable supply of specified energy products (taxable commodities) for use as fuels that is for lighting, heating and power, by business consumers in industr,y commerce, agriculture, public administration and other services. CCL does not apply to taxable commodities supplied for use by domestic consumers or to charities for non-business use

     

    CGT

    Capital Gains Tax

    Capital Gains Tax is a tax on the profit or gain you make when you sell or ‘dispose of’ an asset

     

    Council Tax

    A tax levied on households by local authorities, based on the estimated value of the property and the number of people living in it

     

    CT

    Corporation Tax

    Corporation Tax is a tax on the taxable profits of limited companies and  other organisations including clubs, societies, associations and other unincorporated bodies

     

    ED

    Excise & Other Duties

    Excise Duty is a tax on certain goods such as alcohol, tobacco, oil and betting

     

    IHT

    Inheritance Tax

    Inheritance Tax is usually paid on an estate when somebody dies. It is also sometimes
    payable on trusts or gifts made during someone’s lifetime

     

    IPT

    Insurance Premium Tax

    Insurance Premium Tax is a tax on general insurance premiums

     

    IT

    Income Tax

    Income Tax is a tax on income. Not all income is taxable and you are only taxed on ‘taxable income’ above a certain level

     

    LT

    Landfill Tax

    Landfill Tax is a tax on the disposal of waste. It aims to encourage waste producers to produce less waste and recover more value from waste, for example through recycling or composting, and to use more environmentally – friendly methods of waste disposal

     

    NI

    National Insurance

    You pay National Insurance contributions to build up your entitlement to certain state benefits, including the State Pension. The contributions you pay depend on how much you earn and whether you’re employed or self-employed. You stop paying National Insurance contributions when you reach State Pension age

     

    SD

    Stamp Duty

    You pay Stamp Duty when you buy shares using a stock transfer form, on some transfers of interest in partnerships, and on land or property transactions entered into before 1 December 2003

         

    SDLT

    Stamp Duty Land Tax

    Stamp Duty Land Tax is usually payable when you buy or lease land or property. It is also sometimes payable on transfers of ownership of property or land

     

    SDRT

    Stamp Duty Reserve Tax

    Stamp Duty Reserve Tax is a tax on shares and securities when you buy through the stock market or a stock broker

     

    VAT

    Value Added Tax

    VAT is a tax that is charged on most goods and services that VAT-registered businesses provide in the UK. It is also charged on goods and some services that are imported from countries outside the European Union (EU), and brought into the UK from other EU countries. VAT is charged when a VAT-registered business sells to either another business or to a non-business customer

     

    VED…..Vehicle Excise Duty

     

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