UK Taxation - a simplified taxation guide for students 2025/26
UK Taxation - a simplified taxation guide for students 2025/26
UK Taxation for Students is fully updated for Finance Acts 2025. This book can be used either on its own or in conjunction with other texts. It is, however, completely self-contained.
For students at undergraduate level. Also suitable for ACCA, ICAEW and AAT.
UK Taxation for Students is fully updated for Finance Acts 2025. This book can be used either on its own or in conjunction with other texts. It is, however, completely self-contained.
This book is written in a user-friendly manner. It includes over 180 worked examples plus true and false quizzes and a further 101 questions for readers. Complex jargon is avoided. Simple English is used. This book also assumes absolutely no prior knowledge about UK taxation. This book covers the five main UK taxes: income tax (paid by individuals), capital gains tax (paid by individuals), corporation tax (paid by companies), value added tax (levied on consumers by businesses), and inheritance tax (normally payable on the death of an individual), and National Insurance Contributions.
For students at undergraduate level. Also suitable for ACCA, ICAEW and AAT.
PREFACE TO ELEVENTH EDITION..
CONTENTS.
TAX RATES AND ALLOWANCES.
CHAPTER 1: Introduction.
CHAPTER 2: Income Tax: General Principles and Tax Rates.
CHAPTER 3: Income Tax Computations.
CHAPTER 4: Extending the Rate Bands.
CHAPTER 5: Income from a property business.
CHAPTER 6: Trading profits.
CHAPTER 7: Capital Allowances.
CHAPTER 8: Sole Trader Business Losses.
CHAPTER 9: Partnerships.
CHAPTER 10: Employee Taxation.
CHAPTER 11: Personal Tax: Overseas Aspects.
CHAPTER 12: Pension Contributions.
CHAPTER 13: Capital Gains Tax: General Principles.
CHAPTER 14: CGT: Shares and securities.
CHAPTER 15: CGT: Business Reliefs.
CHAPTER 16: Corporation Tax: General Principles.
CHAPTER 17: Chargeable Gains for Companies.
CHAPTER 18: Company Losses.
CHAPTER 19: Groups of Companies.
CHAPTER 20: National Insurance Contributions (NICs)
CHAPTER 21: Tax Administration for Individuals.
CHAPTER 22: Tax Administration for Corporation Tax and Employers.
CHAPTER 23: Value Added Tax.
CHAPTER 24: Inheritance Tax an introduction.
APPENDIX 1: Some practical tips to help you to study taxation.
APPENDIX 2: Questions for Students.
APPENDIX 3: Multiple Choice Questions.
Index