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Tax tables 2005-06

National Insurance Contributions

Class 1 Employees
Not Contracted-Out of State Second Pension
  05-06 04-05
  Employee Employer Employee Employer
NIC rate 11% 12.8% 11% 12.8%
No NICs on the first £94 pw £94 pw £91 pw £91 pw
NICs charged up to £630 pw No Limit £610 pw No Limit
1% NIC on earnings over £630 pw N/A £610 pw N/A
Certain married women 4.85% As Above 4.85% As Above
Contracted-out Rebate
  05-06 04-05
Rebate on £82.01 - £630 pw £79.01 - £610 pw
Salary-related scheme 1.6% 3.5% 1.6% 3.5%
Money-purchase scheme 1.6% 1.0% 1.6% 1.0%
Limit or Threshold
  05-06 04-05
  Weekly Monthly Annual Weekly Monthly Annual
Lower earnings limit £82 £356 £4,264 £79 £342 £4,108
NICs start £94 £408 £4,895 £91 £395 £4,745
Upper earnings limit £630 £2,730 £32,760 £610 £2,644 £31,720
Contracted-Out Rebate - Personal Pensions 05-06
Slice of earnings pa £4,264-
£12,100
£12,100-
£27,800
£27,800-
£32,760
S2P pension accrual 40% 10% 20%
Rebate Double rate below* Half rate below* As rate below*
Age at 5 April 05 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
Rebate % for
20% accrual
4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9  
Age at 5 April 05 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
Rebate %
for 20% accrual
5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2    
Age at 5 April 05 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
Rebate %
for 20% accrual
5.3 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.3  
Age at 5 April 05 48 49 50 51 52 53 54+
Rebate %
for 20% accrual
6.5 6.7 7.3 8.0 9.0 10.2 10.5    

*Plus tax relief on employee's contributions: 0.45%

Class 1A Employer 04-06
On car and fuel benefits and most other taxable benefits: 12.8%
Self-employed
  05-06 04-05
Class 2 Flat rate £2.10 pw
£109.20 pa
£2.05 pw
£106.60 pa
if earnings over £4,345 pa £4,215 pa
Class 4 On profits £4,895-£32,760
pa: 8%
£4,745-£31,720
pa: 8%
  Over £32,760
pa: 1%
Over £31,720
pa: 1%
Voluntary
  05-06 04-05
Class 3 Flat rate £7.35 pw
£382.20 pa
£7.15 pw
£371.80 pa

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