Tax Rates 2025/26

 

Introduction
Income Tax
Pensions
Annual investment limits
National Insurance Contributions
Vehicle Benefits
Tax-free mileage allowances
Capital Gains Tax
Corporation Tax
Main capital allowances
Property Taxes
Value Added Tax
Inheritance Tax
Key dates and deadlines 
National minimum wage

Vehicle benefits

Cars

Taxable benefit: List price of car multiplied by chargeable percentage.

CO2
g/km
Electric Range
miles
2025/26 2024/25
0 N/A 3 2
1-50 >130 3 2
1-50 70 - 129 6 5
1-50 40 - 69 9 8
1-50 30 - 39 13 12
1-50 <30 15 14
51-54 N/A 16 15

Then a further 1% for each 5g/km CO2 emissions, up to a maximum of 37%.

Diesel cars that are not RDE2 standard suffer a 4% supplement on the above figures but are still capped at 37%.

Vans

Chargeable value of £4,020 (2024/25: £3,960) if private use is more than home-to-work. Zero-emission vans charged at £Nil (2024/25: £Nil).

Fuel

Employer provides fuel for private motoring in an employer-owned:

Car: CO2-based percentage from above table multiplied by £28,200 (2024/25: £27,800).

Van: £769 (2024/25: £757).

Employee contributions do not reduce taxable figure unless all private fuel is paid for by the employee (in which case there is no benefit charge).