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Growth in a PEP was free from capital gains tax within the fund and on encashment. [1] Income was free from income tax.When introduced in 1986, the fund was limited to £2,400 (annual allowance), [2] but later increased to two types of PEP: the "general PEP" with an annual allowance of £6,000 and the "single company PEP" with an annual allowance of £3,000.
In any case, it was concluded that consideration should be put towards reducing the Annual Exempt Amount from its level of £12,300 in the tax year 2022-23. The Annual Exempt Amount was reduced to £6,000 for the tax year 2023-24, and further reduced to £3,000 for the tax year 2024-25. [17]
Each person has an income tax personal allowance, and income up to this amount in each tax year is free of tax. Until the 2027/28 tax year, the tax-free allowance for individuals with income less than £100,000 is £12,570. [38] Any income above the personal allowance is taxed using a number of bands:
An individual aged 18 or over was able to open a TESSA with a bank, building society or other financial institution from 1 January 1991 [2] to 5 April 1999. A specific requirement was the presentation of the applicant's National Insurance number, to ensure only one TESSA (tax free) account investment could be operated by the individual per year.
On 22 April 2009, the then Chancellor Alistair Darling announced in the 2009 Budget statement that starting in April 2010, those with annual incomes over £100,000 would see their Personal allowance reduced by £1 for every £2 earned over £100,000, until the Personal allowance was reduced to zero, which (in 2010–11) would occur at an income of £112,950.
Capital allowances fall under several categories: [1] initial allowance (IA); annual investment allowance (AIA) first-year allowance (FYA); writing down allowance (WDA); balancing allowance. Under the Act, they are available for specified types of claims: [2]
For example, gifts up to a certain value per year per recipient are subject to the annual exclusion. [7] In the United States for example the amount is $15,000. Not eligible for the annual exclusion are the gifts that allow the recipient unrestrained access only at a later date or a future interest and these are fully taxable. [8]
A British ISA was announced by the government in its Spring Budget 2024 with an annual allowance of £5,000 to be used only towards investment in UK companies. [41] It is expected that the £5,000 annual subscription will be in addition to the current £20,000 ISA allowance.