sarah k
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Look at your tax code on your pay slip if it says 522L it is correct. That means you can earn £5220 per year(about £100 per week) before getting taxed anything over that amount you pay tax on. Age is irrelevant. |
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Living in Britain
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Everyone in the UK is liable to income tax if they have sufficient income, regardless of age. Your tax free allowance is approximately £5000 per year. This boy is earning nearly £9000 per year, so yes he is liable to pay tax. |
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undercover elephant
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Everyone over the age of 16 and earning more than the tax threshold pays tax.
You ask if this is right. You bet your boots it is. HMRC don't take the tax for the good of their health, the Chancellor doesn't take it just to be mean. You and I need to be taxed to pay for our public services. The very same people who come on here whinging about paying tax are the very same ones who come here saying they want to collect a state pension at 50 and want ever higher numbers of doctors, nurses, teachers, policemen etc. I don't know how they propose to pay for it. Maybe shirt buttons? |
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spanther_22
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sounds about right - your age has nothing to do with it. get used to it only another 50 years to retirement! |
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Pat R
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Yes,its nothing to do with age,it goes by how much you earn. |
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krennao
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death and taxes.. unfortunately |
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spensmum
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You are allowed to earn an allowance each year that is tax free. You should get your son to phone up the inland revenue helpline or go online they will be happy to help. They will explain everything to him. |
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shelokay
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yeah he has to pay tax.. only 16 yr olds that would get a reduction is full time students.. |
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Davy B
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Sounds about right. Everyone has to pay tax. The first £100 [-odd] per week is tax free. The next small bit is 10% and the rest at 22%.
Pays for all the services in Britain which he has used, uses and will use. |
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Oldgirl
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Yep fraid so |
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jase X
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* £5.35 per hour for 22-year-olds and above
* £4.45 per hour for 18-to-21-year-olds
* £3.30 per hour for under-18s who have finished compulsory education
* None for those who have not yet finished compulsory education (the age when a person finishes compulsory education is either 15 or 16, depending on where their birthday falls in the school year)
The adult rate has risen since 1999 from the initial £3.60 an hour. A £4.15 a day deduction can be made for living accommodation. No extra benefits such as redundancy, pension payments, loans, or awards can be included as pay. An exception is that if tips are distributed through the payroll system, then the employer can calculate that as part of the minimum wage.
The policy is criticized for having a separate tier of payment for 18-21 year olds, who are expected to pay tax, or pay £3000 per year for university, and pay National Insurance, yet can still be paid 90p per hour less than other adults(this applies to the UK only) |
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janemull
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age is irrelevant you are taxed on your income and you would pay taxon this income. |
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Pleasant Peter Perkins
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Income tax is not rated according to age...only earnings.
On this rate of earnings he will be paying approximately 10% tax on the first £2000 earnt in the tax year and 22% on the remainder. This is of course after any tax free alloowance he might have. |
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Knownow't
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Sounds about right....yes we all have to pay tax on any income over and above your tax free allowance...thats the law.... |
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Forbidden
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No, it isn't right but this is the U.K. and everybody who works pays tax!! |
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Bobbin
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I believe that if anyone over 16 earns £1000 or more a year, then they have to pay tax. So yes. |
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Indy500
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Yes - it is right.
If Gordon had his way, you'd have been paying tax on yer paper round money, so expect nothing but tax from here on in kid! |
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SD
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it depends on the company and the tax rate |
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