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income tax

Income tax is a tax on the earned and unearned income of individuals and trusts. Income includes earnings from employment, profits from a trade carried on by an individual (either alone or in partnership), income from pensions, and investment income such as interest, dividends and rents. The rates of income tax for 2014/15 are the basic rate (20 per cent) on income up to £31,865, the higher rate (40 per cent) on income between £31,866 and £150,000 and the additional rate (45 per cent) on the...

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