Tax Information

Tax Rates for Corporation Tax

Tax Information

Corporation Tax:

Rate 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Small profits rate
(companies with profits under £300,000)
20%
Main rate
(companies with profits over £300,000)
21%
Main rate (all profits except ring fence profits) 19% 19% 19% 19% 20% 20%
Marginal Relief lower limit £300,000
Marginal Relief upper limit £1,500,000
Standard fraction 1/400
Special rate for unit trusts and open-ended
investment companies
20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20%

For more information, visit the HMRC website: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/rates/corp.html

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Ring fence companies

​*There are different Corporation Tax rates for companies that make profits from oil extraction or oil rights in the UK or UK continental shelf. These are known as ‘ring fence’ companies. The small profits rate of tax on those profits is 19% and the ring fence fraction is 11/400. The main rate is 30%.

​Corporation Tax on chargeable gains

If you sell or dispose of a business asset, you’ll need to pay Corporation Tax on any profits (or ‘chargeable gains’).

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