SolvedBKLM154500 | Introduction: structure: steps for determining the amount of the bank levy: step 5
From HM Revenue & Customs · Bank Levy Manual
Paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 19
The first £20 billion of chargeable equity and liabilities does not attract a bank levy charge.
Where the chargeable equity and liabilities are greater than £20 billion, the first £20 billion is to be allocated against chargeable equity and long term liabilities and short term chargeable liabilities in the same proportions as calculated in Step 4 (as shown in the example below).
This requires that:
the amount of the equity and long term liabilities are reduced by an amount equal to A% of £20,000,000,000, and
the amount of short term liabilities are reduced by an amount equal to B% of £20,000,000,000.
Once the calculation has been undertaken proceed to Step 6 (BKLM154600).
Example: Bank Z
Step 1
Bank Z determines in accordance with Part 4 of Schedule 19 that for the period of account ended 31 December 2014 that it has chargeable equity and liabilities of £500 billion.
Step 2
The chargeable equities and liabilities exceed £20 billion so Bank Z proceeds to step 3.
Step 3
Bank Z determines that of its £500 billion chargeable equity and liabilities £200 billion are long term and £300 billion are short term.
Step 4
Bank Z must then determine the proportion of its chargeable equities and liabilities that are long term (‘A%’) and the proportion that are short term (‘B%’)
A% is calculated as 200/500 which means that 40% of its chargeable equity and liabilities are long term equity and liabilities
B% is 300/500 which means that 60% of its chargeable liabilities are short term liabilities
Step 5
Bank Z must therefore reduce the amount of equity and long term liabilities by A% of £20 billion and reduce the amount of short term liabilities by B% of £20 billion.
| - | Long term (£bn) |
|---|---|
| Chargeable equity and liabilities | 200 |
| 40% of £20 billion allowance | 8 |
| Total chargeable equity and long term liabilities | 192 |
| - | Short term (£bn) |
|---|---|
| Chargeable liabilities | 300 |
| 60% of £20 billion allowance | 12 |
| Total chargeable short term liabilities | 288 |
Step 6
As the chargeable period in this case is 12 months Bank Z proceeds to step 7.
Step 7
The charge on total equity and long term liabilities is at 0.078% and the charge total short term liabilities at 0.156%.
| - | - | Levy Rate | Bank Levy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total chargeable equity and long term liabilities | £192bn | 0.078% | £149.76m |
| Total chargeable short term liabilities | £288bn | 0.156% | £449.28m |
| Total bank levy chargeable | - | - | £599.04m |
So total bank levy due from Bank Z will be £599.04 million.