The various tax allowances available to individuals in 2017/18 mean that it is possible for directors with a substantial credit on their director’s loan account to extract up to £22,500 out of the company and incur no personal tax. This table illustrates how it works: 2017/18 Personal allowance: this is the amount of income an … Continue reading Tax Efficiency and the Directors Loan Account
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The start of the 2016/17 tax year saw the introduction of the Personal Savings Allowance (PSA); from 6 April 2016 basic rate taxpayers can receive £1,000 interest income free of tax. Interest from ISAs does not count towards the PSA because it’s already tax free. Higher rate taxpayers have a £500 allowance and those with … Continue reading Tax Efficient Income Extraction from Your Limited Company
From 6 April 2016 a 0% rate will apply to savings income of up to £1,000 and, in line with this, from the same date, banks and building societies will no longer deduct tax from the interest they pay to depositors who hold Non-ISA accounts. The introduction of the new Personal Savings Allowance (PSA) will … Continue reading New Tax Allowance for Savings Income
