Income tax threshold

The income tax threshold is the income level at which a person begins paying income taxes. The income tax threshold equates to the:

  • Personal allowance in the UK, which is £ 12,500 for 2019/20.
  • Basic allowance in Germany, which is € 9,408 in 2020.
  • Basic Marginal tax bracket (Grenzsteuersatz) in Austria, which is € 0 – € 13.308 in 2025.
  • Income tax threshold in France, which was € 6,088 in 2012.
  • The standard deduction in the US, which was $ 12,000 in 2018 for a single person.
  • Basic personal amount in Canada, which was C$ 11,809 in 2018.
  • Tax-free threshold in Brazil, which was R$ 33,888 in 2025.
  • Tax-free threshold in Australia, which was A$ 18,200 in 2023–24.
  • Tax-free threshold in Greece, which was € 9,545 in 2016.
  • Tax-free threshold in Poland was 30,000 PLN in 2022.