Recognising marriage in the tax system will not benefit women

Date Posted: Wednesday 27th November 2013

Briefing on the 2013 Transferable Tax Allowance (November, 2013)

Taxation

 

In 2013 the Coalition Government introduced proposals to ‘recognise marriage’ in the income tax system from 2015-16. These allow couples who are married or in civil partnerships to transfer up to £1,000 of their annual personal allowance of tax-free income between themselves, as long as neither pays income tax at more than the basic rate.


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