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ISA /saving account sums

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1) I have a cash ISA I earn 3% intrest and I have £1000 (1 thousand pounds) in it, how much will i earn in one year?

Please can you leave the sum so I can work it out on other amounts.

2) Also in a normal saving account with 3% intrest How much money will I make on a £1000 (1 thousand pounds) taking away tax

3) How much money will i need in "normal" saving account with 3% intrest to earn £10000 (10 thousand pounds) intrest each year

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  • Eco_Miser
    Eco_Miser Posts: 4,847 Forumite
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    soulman247 wrote: »
    1) I have a cash ISA I earn 3% intrest and I have £1000 (1 thousand pounds) in it, how much will i earn in one year?

    Please can you leave the sum so I can work it out on other amounts.
    £30 (3 * 1000 /100)
    soulman247 wrote: »
    2) Also in a normal saving account with 3% intrest How much money will I make on a £1000 (1 thousand pounds) taking away tax
    Depends on your tax rate. Assuming 20%, then tax is one fifth of the interest £6, so you keep £24.
    soulman247 wrote: »
    3) How much money will i need in "normal" saving account with 3% intrest to earn £10000 (10 thousand pounds) intrest each year

    You need as many £1000s as there are £24s (from previous answer) in £10000; 416⅔. So £416,666.67
    Eco Miser
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  • xylophone
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    1) In an ISA the income is tax free. 3% per annum=£30 for each £1000 invested.
    2) In a normal account, 20% tax is paid before you receive the income - therefore you receive only £24 per £1000 invested.
    3) To achieve £10000 net (after tax) on the normal account you would have to have invested approx
    £417000 at the beginning of the year. (417 x30 =£12510. 20% of £12510= £2502. £12510 - £2502 = £10008)
  • opinions4u
    opinions4u Posts: 19,411 Forumite
    Before we start worrying about financial education in school, they need to teach basic maths.
  • p00hsticks
    p00hsticks Posts: 14,421 Forumite
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    soulman247 wrote: »
    1) I have a cash ISA I earn 3% intrest and I have £1000 (1 thousand pounds) in it, how much will i earn in one year?

    also bear in mind that the answers above assume that you have the entire £1000 in the ISA for the whole of the year - if you put the money in in stages throughout the year you will get proportionally less.
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