Income tax threshold

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The income tax threshold is the income level at which a person begins paying income taxes. The income tax threshold equates to the:

• Personal allowance in the UK, which is £12,500 for 2019/20.
• Basic allowance in Germany, which was €8,004 in 2012.
• Income tax threshold in France, which was €6,088 in 2012.
• The standard deduction in the US, which was $12,000 in 2018 for a single person.
• Basic personal amount in Canada, which was C$10,822 in 2012.
• Tax-free threshold in Australia, which was A$18,200 in 2012-13.
• Tax-free threshold in Greece, which was €9,545 in 2016.
• Tax-free threshold in Poland is 6600 PLN in 2018. Above 6600 PLN the tax-free becomes "tax-reduction" and decreases progressively

See also

• Basic income guarantee
• Tax bracket
• Taxable income