{"id":28355,"date":"2025-04-10T10:28:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T09:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smh.group\/?p=28355"},"modified":"2025-04-10T12:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T11:33:48","slug":"2025-26-tax-tables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devstagesite.co.uk\/smhgroup\/2025-26-tax-tables\/","title":{"rendered":"2025\/26 Tax tables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"541\">The new tax year is here, and with it come a number of changes that could affect your income, savings, and planning for the year ahead. From updates to personal allowances and pension limits, to shifts in National Insurance and dividend tax rates, staying informed can help you make better financial decisions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"541\">A few of the key changes include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"214\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"140\"><strong data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"138\">Employers&#8217; NICs increase<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"214\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"176\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"176\">Rate up from <strong data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"174\">13.8% to 15%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"214\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"214\">Threshold dropped to <strong data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"212\">\u00a35,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"349\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"252\"><strong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"250\">Employment allowance doubled<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"349\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"295\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"295\">Increased from <strong data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"293\">\u00a35,000 to \u00a310,500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"349\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"349\">More businesses now eligible (no \u00a3100k threshold)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"435\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"390\"><strong data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"388\">Minimum &amp; Living Wage increase<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"435\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"435\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"435\">National Living Wage now <strong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"435\">\u00a312.21\/hour<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"560\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"484\"><strong data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"482\">Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rates increase<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"560\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"510\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"510\">Basic rate: <strong data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"508\">18%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"560\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"560\">Higher rate: <strong data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"535\">24%<\/strong> (same as property sales)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"687\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"606\"><strong data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"604\">Electric Vehicle (EV) tax introduced<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"687\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"655\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"655\">EVs now subject to <strong data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"653\">Vehicle Excise Duty<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"687\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"687\">Includes \u00a310 first-year fee<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"757\">We&#8217;ve put together all the latest figures in one place to make it easy for you to see what&#8217;s changed and how it might impact you. Take a look at the tables below for a full breakdown of the key updates for 2025\/26.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/devstagesite.co.uk\/smhgroup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-26-autumn-tax-tables-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Download our 2025\/26 tax tables here<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>If you have any further questions about the 2025\/26 tax tables, please get in with your local office or email us on <a href=\"mailto:info@smh.group\"><strong>info@smh.group.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new tax year is here, and with it come a number of changes that could affect your income, savings, and planning for the year ahead. From updates to personal allowances and pension limits, to shifts in National Insurance and dividend tax rates, staying informed can help you make better financial decisions. A few of the key changes include: Employers&#8217; NICs increase Rate up from 13.8% to 15% Threshold dropped to \u00a35,000 Employment allowance doubled Increased from \u00a35,000 to \u00a310,500 More businesses now eligible (no \u00a3100k threshold) Minimum &amp; Living Wage increase National Living Wage now \u00a312.21\/hour Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rates increase Basic rate: 18% Higher rate: 24% (same as property sales) Electric Vehicle (EV) tax introduced EVs now subject to Vehicle Excise Duty Includes \u00a310 first-year fee We&#8217;ve put together all the latest figures in one place to make it easy for you to see what&#8217;s changed and how it might impact you. Take a look at the tables below for a full breakdown of the key updates for 2025\/26. Download our 2025\/26 tax tables here If you have any further questions about the 2025\/26 tax tables, please get in with your local office or email us on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":28372,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smh"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2025\/26 Tax tables - SMH Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Take a look at the 2025\/26 Tax tables for a full breakdown of the key updates for 2025\/26.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2025\/26 Tax tables - 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