Apprenticeship Levy calculator UK
Estimate annual levy from the pay bill and allowance allocated to this employer. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.
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Annual levy estimate
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Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Uses the annual pay bill for levy purposes. Connected employers may share the allowance. Monthly reporting, adjustments and funding-account benefits are not modelled.
How the apprenticeship levy calculator uk works
Annual levy = max(0, pay bill × 0.5% − allocated allowance).
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Worked example: apprenticeship levy
This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.
- Annual levy pay bill (£)
- 4e+06
- Allocated annual levy allowance (£)
- 15,000
Annual levy estimate: £5,000.00
Annual levy = max(0, pay bill × 0.5% − allocated allowance).
Apprenticeship Levy: questions answered
What does the apprenticeship levy calculation include?
Annual levy = max(0, pay bill × 0.5% − allocated allowance). Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Uses the annual pay bill for levy purposes. Connected employers may share the allowance. Monthly reporting, adjustments and funding-account benefits are not modelled.
Using your result
Example inputs are a starting point. Replace them with your figures and select Calculate result. Results are rounded for display; calculations use unrounded values.
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