Corporation Tax

Updated Budget 2007


Financial year 2004-05 (£) 2005-06 (£) 2006-07 (£) 2007-08 (£)
Starting rate zero 0 - 10 000 0 - 10 000 N/A* -
Marginal relief 10 001 - 50 000 10 001 - 50 000 N/A* -
Small companies' rate ** 50 001 - 300 000 50 001 - 300 000 0 - 300 000 0 - 300 000
Marginal relief 300 001 - 1 500 000 300 001 - 1 500 000 300 001 - 1 500 000 300 001 - 1 500 000
Main rate 1 500 001 or more 1 500 001 or more 1 500 001 or more 1 500 001 or more

* The 2005 Pre-Budget Report announced that the starting rate and non-corporate distribution rate would be replaced with a single banding for small companies set at the existing small companies' rate.

The corporation tax main rate is 30%. In budget 2007 it was announced that this would fall to 28% in 2008

Marginal relief applies to companies with profits between £300,000 and £1,500,000. The fraction used in the calculation of this marginal relief will be 11/400.

** The small companies rate rose by 1% to 20% from 1 April 2007.

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