diff --git a/uk-wage-tax.org b/uk-wage-tax.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..be4d122 --- /dev/null +++ b/uk-wage-tax.org @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +#+options: ':nil *:t -:t ::t <:t H:3 \n:nil ^:t arch:headline author:t +#+options: broken-links:nil c:nil creator:nil d:(not "LOGBOOK") date:t e:t +#+options: email:nil expand-links:t f:t inline:t num:t p:nil pri:nil prop:nil +#+options: stat:t tags:t tasks:t tex:t timestamp:t title:t toc:t todo:t |:t +#+title: UK Wage and Tax Rates +#+date: \today +#+author: Craig Oates +#+email: craig@craigoates.net +#+language: en +#+select_tags: export +#+exclude_tags: noexport +#+creator: Emacs 29.1.90 (Org mode 9.7-pre) +#+cite_export: + +* Overview of UK Minimum/Living Wage and Tax Rates + +- [[https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates][UK National Minimum/Living Wage Rates]] + +Because I am over 21 years of age, at the time of writing, I'm only going to be +dealing with the 'Over 21' rates. + +#+begin_src lisp :results output raw + (let* ((min-wage 11.44) ; April 2024 + (day-wage (* min-wage 8)) + (wk-wage (* day-wage 5)) + (mth-wage (* wk-wage 4)) + (ann-wage (* mth-wage 12))) + (format t "|Time Span|Wage (£)|~%") + (format t "|-|-|~%") + (format t "|Day (8 Hrs)|~a|~%" day-wage) + (format t "|Week (5 Day, 40 Hrs)|~a|~%" wk-wage) + (format t "|Month|~a|~%" mth-wage) + (format t "|Year|~a|~%" ann-wage)) +#+end_src + +#+RESULTS: +| Time Span | Wage (£) | +|----------------------+-----------| +| Day (8 Hrs) | 91.52 | +| Week (5 Day, 40 Hrs) | 457.59998 | +| Month | 1830.3999 | +| Year | 21964.799 | + +*Note:* These figures don't take into account holiday/sick pay. These figures are + just to give me a ballpark figure of what the UK government considers the bare + minimum one should expect to earn in the UK from April 2024. + +* Income Tax Rates (upto 5th April 2024) + +- [[https://www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates][UK Income Tax Rates]] + +| Band | Taxable income | Tax rate | +|--------------------+---------------------+----------| +| Personal Allowance | Up to £12,570 | 0% | +| Basic rate | £12,571 to £50,270 | 20% | +| Higher rate | £50,271 to £125,140 | 40% | +| Additional rate | over £125,140 | 45% |