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Tax tables 2007-08

National Insurance Contributions

Class 1 Employees
Not Contracted-Out of State Second Pension (S2P)
  2007/08 2006/07
  Employee Employer Employee Employer
NIC rate 11% 12.8% 11% 12.8%
No NICs on the first £100 pw £100 pw £97 pw £97 pw
NICs charged up to £670 pw No Limit £645 pw No Limit
1% NIC on earnings over £670 pw N/A £645 pw N/A
Certain married women 4.85% 12.8% 4.85% 12.8%
Contracted-out Rebate
  2007/08 2006/07
Rebate on £87.01 - £670 pw £84.01 - £645 pw
Salary-related scheme 1.6% 3.7% 1.6% 3.5%
Money-purchase scheme 1.6% 1.4% 1.6% 1.0%
Personal Pension No reduction No reduction
Class 1A Employer 2006-08
On car and fuel benefits and most other taxable benefits: 12.8%
Limits and Thresholds
  2007-08 2006/07
  Weekly Monthly Annual Weekly Monthly Annual
Lower earnings limit £87 £377 £4,534 £84 £364 £4,368
NICs start £100 £435 £5,225 £97 £420 £5,035
Upper earnings limit £670 £2,904 £34,840 £645 £2,795 £33,540
Lower earnings threshold - SP2     £13,000     £12,500
Class 1A Employer 05-07
Most taxable benefits: 12.8%
Self-employed
  2007/08 2006/07
Class 2 Flat rate £2.20 pw
£114.40 pa
£2.10 pw
£109.20 pa
if earnings over £4,635 pa £4,465 pa
Class 4*
On profits £5,225-£34,840
pa: 8%
£5,035-£33,540
pa: 8%
  Over £34,840
pa: 1%
Over £33,540
pa: 1%

*Unless over state retirement age
on 6 April 2006

Voluntary
  2007/08 2006/07
Class 3 Flat rate £7.80 pw
£405.60 pa
£7.55 pw
£392.60 pa