PAYE13145 | Coding: coding: general principles: Scottish income tax / Welsh income tax

The Scotland Act 2012 gives the Scottish Government the powers to set Scottish income tax which is administered by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on behalf of the Scottish Government.

The introduction of Scottish income tax from 6 April 2016 will enable the Scottish Government to set the rates of income tax lower or higher than the rates that apply in the rest of the United Kingdom (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). If they set a different rate it will apply to all income tax rates, the basic rate, the higher rate, and the additional rate will go up or down by the same percentage, relative to the rest of the UK.

From 6 April 2017 the Scottish Government can set the tax rates independently of each other. The can also increase or decrease the number of rate bands, up to 10 rate bands.

The total rate for Scottish taxpayers is the amount of income tax Scottish taxpayers will have to pay on their non-savings and non-dividend income. Savings and dividend income is still taxed using the UK rates and rate bands regardless of the individual’s residency status.

The Scottish rate of income tax will apply where someone who is resident in the United Kingdom (UK) for tax purposes and who has their sole or main place of residence in Scotland for more of the tax year than any other part of the UK.

Where an individual is identified as a ‘Scottish Taxpayer’ their tax code will include an S prefix e.g. S1100L, SBR, S0T. Tax code NT is still used for all of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales).

Further information on Scottish income tax is given at PAYE100035

The Wales Act 2014 gives the Welsh Government the powers to set Welsh income tax which is administered by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on behalf of the Welsh Government.

The introduction of Welsh income tax from 6 April 2019 will enable the Welsh Government to set the rates of income tax lower or higher than the rates that apply in the rest of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland and Scotland). If they set a different rate it will apply to all income tax rates, the basic rate, the higher rate, and the additional rate will go up or down by the same percentage, relative to the UK rate.

The total rate for Welsh taxpayers is the amount of income tax Welsh taxpayers will have to pay on their non-savings and non-dividend income. Savings and dividend income is still taxed using the UK (England and Northern Ireland) rates and rate bands regardless of the individual’s residency status.

The Welsh rates of income tax will apply where someone who is resident in the United Kingdom (UK) for tax purposes and who has their sole or main place of residence in Wales for more of the tax year than any other part of the UK.

Where an individual is identified as a ‘Welsh Taxpayer’ their tax code will include a C prefix e.g. C1100L, CBR, C0T. Tax code NT is still used for all of the United Kingdom. (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales). Further information on Welsh income tax is given at PAYE100040.