Main Personal Allowances and Reliefs

  09-10 08-09
  £ £
Personal (basic) 6,475 6,035
Personal (65-74) 9,490 9,030
Personal (75 & over) 9,640 9,180
Married couples/civil partners (minimum) at 10%* 2,670 2,540
Married couples/civil partners (under 75) at 10%* N/A 6,535
Married couples/civil partners (75+) at 10% 6,965 6,625
Age-related reliefs reduced by 50% of income over 22,900 21,800
Blind persons 1,890 1,800
Rent-a-room tax-free income 4,250 4,250
Venture capital trust (VCT) at 30% 200,000 200,000
Enterprise investment scheme (EIS) at 20%
500,000 500,000
EIS eligible for capital gains tax re-investment relief No limit

* Where at least one spouse/civil partner was born before 6 April 1935

Non-domicile Remittance Basis Charge:
For adult non-UK domiciliary after UK residence in at least 7 of the previous 9 tax years:


£30,000


£30,000

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