Tax Rates & Allowances
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Recent income tax rates and bands are as follows:
| 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |
| Savings rate: 10%, 0% from 2015/16 | Up to £5,000 | Up to £5,000 | Up to £5,000 |
| Dividend Allowance: 0% | Up to £2,000 | Up to £2,000 | Up to £2,000 |
| Basic rate: 20% | Up to £34,500 | Up to £37,500 | Up to £37,500 |
| Higher rate: 40% | £34,501 - £150,000 | £37,501 - £150,000 | £37,501 - £150,000 |
| Additional rate: 45% | Over £150,000 | Over £150,000 | Over £150,000 |
When the personal allowance is taken into account an individual will start to pay tax at 40% when their total income exceeds £50,000 in 2019/20. This threshold (and the 45% threshold) can be increased if the taxpayer pays personal pension contributions or makes gift aid donations.
For 2020/21 the intermediate rate band on non-savings income for Scottish Taxpayers is set at £43,430. For all other income types it remains in line with the main UK band of 50,000.
Scottish Income Tax Rates and Bands for non-savings income
| 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | |
| Starter rate: 19% | Up to £2,000 | Up to £2,049 | Up to £2,085 |
| Basic rate: 20% | £2,001 to £12,150 | £2,050 to £12,444 | £2,086 to £12,658 |
| Intermediate rate: 21% | £12,151 to £31,580 | £12,445 to £30,930 | £12,659 to £30,930 |
| Higher rate: 41% | £31,581 - £150,000 | £30,931 to £150,000 | £30,931 to £150,000 |
| Additional rate: 46% | Over £150,000 | Over £150,000 | Over £150,000 |