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Savings interest - practical
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- Lemon Slice
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Savings interest - practical
I keep thinking I've got it and then is slips away. Am I right in saying that if your income for this tax year is £12,570, you can earn up to £5000 in savings interest before incurring any tax?
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- Lemon Quarter
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Re: Savings interest - practical
I think so. And the other £1000 too.
https://www.gov.uk/apply-tax-free-inter ... 0will%20be.
https://www.gov.uk/apply-tax-free-inter ... 0will%20be.
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Re: Savings interest - practical
Tax is so complicated!
They really should simplify this area. If accountants have difficulty understanding it.
Agree with Kemple - in this example can earn £6k interest tax free.
They really should simplify this area. If accountants have difficulty understanding it.
Agree with Kemple - in this example can earn £6k interest tax free.
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Thanks. I thought it was just the £1k at first as it is defined as the 'personal savings allowance', but the 'starting rate' effectively ups it to £6k for 0 rate tax payers. Handy.
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Re: Savings interest - practical
Fluke wrote:I keep thinking I've got it and then is slips away. Am I right in saying that if your income for this tax year is £12,570, you can earn up to £5000 in savings interest before incurring any tax?
Yes but capital gains are not counted for this purpose. So if your income is £12,570 and you have another £40,000 in realised capital gains, then you can still claim the extra £5,000 interest allowance. You will owe 10% on the gains above the annual CGT-free allowance however.
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Lootman wrote:Yes but capital gains are not counted for this purpose. So if your income is £12,570 and you have another £40,000 in realised capital gains, then you can still claim the extra £5,000 interest allowance. You will owe 10% on the gains above the annual CGT-free allowance however.
Good to know, I do have some capital gains to report this year for the first time.
I'm already at or around the £1k mark interest earned for this year but I think armed with this information I'm going to move the premium bond money into a notice savings account at around 5% and add to it the divi cash I've had accumulating in the ISA for ages earning nothing. I was looking at opening a cash ISA but no need now, unless it all changes again in the spring budget that is.
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Re: Savings interest - practical
Slightly important to recognise that there is (currently) a £1k Savings Allowance (reduced to £500 for higher rate taxpayers, £0 for additional rate taxpayers), beyond which savings income becomes taxable, however up to the first £5k of taxable savings income is (currently) taxed at 0% - the starting rate. Every £1 of other income above your Personal Allowance (currently £12570) reduces your starting rate for savings by £1.
Currently the Personal Allowance goes down by £1 for every £2 that your adjusted net income is above £100,000. This means your allowance is zero if your income is £125,140 or above.
While there is a £1k (£500, £0) Savings Allowance, there is not a £5k interest "allowance".
Currently the Personal Allowance goes down by £1 for every £2 that your adjusted net income is above £100,000. This means your allowance is zero if your income is £125,140 or above.
While there is a £1k (£500, £0) Savings Allowance, there is not a £5k interest "allowance".
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Re: Savings interest - practical
Assume Other Income = Personal Allowance.
Interest income £7000.
Is the income tax £1000 x 20%?
Interest income £7000.
Is the income tax £1000 x 20%?
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Re: Savings interest - practical
bluedonkey wrote:Assume Other Income = Personal Allowance.
Interest income £7000.
Is the income tax £1000 x 20%?
Yes, but do note that in that situation the next £1 of other income is effectively taxed at 40%.
That extra £1 of other income over the personal allowance will be taxed at 20% itself and it will reduce your starting rate allowance by £1, from £5000 to £4999, so the tax on your £7000 interest income will then be £1001 x 20%.
The effective 40% rate will be on all additional other income above the personal allowance until you've depleted the starting rate allowance, i.e. the next £5000.
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