UK Payroll Facts 2016/17

Standard tax code is 1100L. This means £11,000 annual earnings allowance.

Tax Bands & Rates

2016-17
Bandwidths
Tax Rate
Taxable earnings
0-£32,000
20%
Taxable earnings
£32,001 – £118,000
40%
Taxable earnings
£118,000 – £150,000
40% reducing personal allowances
Taxable earnings over
£150,000
45% no allowances

Statutory Payments

Statutory Sick Pay up to 28 Weeks (no reimbursement)
£88.45 per week
£17.69 per day (5 day week)
Statutory Maternity/Adoption Pay paid for 39 Weeks
First 6 weeks 90% of average weekly earnings
then 33 weeks at £139.58 or average weekly earnings if less
Statutory Paternity Pay 1 or 2 consecutive weeks
£139.58 or average weekly earnings if less
Small Employer Threshold
Less than £45,000 of previous year’s NIC
Recover 100% plus 3% compensation
Large Employer
Only on SMP/SPP/SAP
92% recovery

National Minimum Wage

Rate Per Hour
October-2015
October-2016
age 16-17
£3.87
£4.00
age 18-20
£5.30
£5.55
age 21 to 25
£6.70
£6.95
Apprentice
3.30
3.40

National Living Wage

Rate Per Hour
April-2016
£7.20

National Insurance Earnings

Per Week
Per Month
Per Annum
Employees
Employers
Lower Earnings Limit (LEL)
£112
£486
£5,824
Nil
Nil
Primary Threshold (PT)
£155
£672
£8,060
12%
13.8%
Secondary Threshold (ST)
£156
£676
£8,112
12%
13.8%
Above Upper Earnings Limit (UEL)
£827
£3,583
£43,000
2%
13.8%

Less up to £3000 Annual Employment Allowance

Other rates

Statutory Redundancy maximum 20 weeks
06/04/2016 £479 per week
Student Loan Plan 1 earnings above £17,495 or Plan 2 earnings above £21,000
9% Deduction
Childcare Vouchers (Salary Sacrifice)
Maximum £243 per month (£55 per week) 20%
Maximum £124 per month (£28 per week) 40%
Maximum £97 per month (£22 per week) 50%

Employee Vehicle Mileage Payments for business travel

Motor Cars and Vans
First 10,000 business miles*
45p per mile
Over 10,000 business miles
25p per mile
Motorcycles
24p per mile
Cycles
20p per mile

* For National Insurance purposes, the higher rate applies to all miles, not only the first 10,000.

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