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UK pension & tax rates 2021/22
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Every figure is read from the engine’s versioned 2021/22 configuration (2021-22-v1.10, HMRC-verified 2026-07-03) — the same constants the calculators compute against, so this reference cannot drift from a calculated result.
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- Standard annual allowance
- £40,000
- Taper — threshold income gate
- £200,000
- Taper — adjusted income gate
- £240,000
- Taper — reduction
- £1 for every £2of adjusted income over £240,000
- Tapered allowance floor
- £4,000
- Money purchase annual allowance (MPAA)
- £4,000
- Relief without earnings — basic amount
- £3,600gross, for members with no relevant UK earnings
- DB revaluation — prior-September CPI
- 0.5%applied to the DB opening value (FA 2004 s.235)
PTM055100 · PTM057100 · PTM056510 · FA 2004 s.190 & s.235 · PTM053301 · Apply it: Annual allowance · Tapered AA · MPAA · Carry forward · DB input amount
- Personal allowance
- £12,570
- Personal allowance — withdrawn from
- £100,000£1 for every £2 of adjusted net income; nil at £125,140
- Basic rate — 20%
- first £37,700of taxable income
- Higher rate — 40%
- £37,700 to £150,000
- Additional rate — 45%
- over £150,000
ITA 2007 s.10 & s.35 (rates, bands, personal-allowance withdrawal) · Apply it: £100k tax trap · Adjusted net income
- Personal savings allowance (basic / higher / additional)
- £1,000 / £500 / £0
- Starting rate for savings
- 0% on up to £5,000eroded £1-for-£1 by non-savings taxable income
- Dividend allowance
- £2,000
- Dividend rates (ordinary / upper / additional)
- 7.5% / 32.5% / 38.1%
The PSA and the starting rate for savings are the two allowances recalculated inside top-slicing relief for gains from 6 April 2021 (IPTM3820).
ITA 2007 s.12 & s.12A–12B (starting rate, PSA) · ITA 2007 s.13A (dividend nil rate) · Apply it: Top-slicing relief · Chargeable event gain
- Child Benefit (weekly, first / additional child)
- £21.15 / £14.00
- HICBC — starts at adjusted net income
- £50,000
- HICBC — clawback
- 1% per £100of adjusted net income over £50,000; full charge at £60,000
ITEPA 2003 s.681B–681H · SSCBA 1992 s.141 · Apply it: HICBC · Adjusted net income
- Trust rate
- 45%
- Trust dividend rate
- 38.1%
- Standard rate band
- £1,000
ITA 2007 s.9 & s.479 · Apply it: Chargeable event gain
- CGT annual exempt amount
- £12,300
- CGT rates (basic / higher)
- 10% / 20%
- ISA annual subscription limit
- £20,000
ParaplanAI does not compute CGT — these figures sit in the reference for the wrapper comparison.
TCGA 1992 s.1K & s.1H · ITTOIA 2005 s.694 (ISA regulations) · Apply it: Pension vs ISA
For planning and illustration purposes only. Verify all inputs against source documents. This reference does not constitute financial or tax advice. Figures from configuration 2021-22-v1.10, HMRC-verified 2026-07-03.