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The apprenticeship levy is a new tax which aims to fund three million new apprenticeships in England by 2020. Businesses in the UK will need to understand how the levy will affect them.
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1. What type of organisation is NOT required to pay the levy?
An organisation with a payroll bill of less than £3 million per year.
An organisation that has an annual profit of £3 million per year.
An organisation with a payroll bill in excess of £4 million per year.
An organisation with staff under the age of 19.
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2. When it comes to employing an apprentice aged 16-18, what type of organisation will get 100% of the training costs paid by the government?
An organisation that has more than 50 employees.
An organisation that has more than 50 employees who are between the ages of 16-18.
An organisation that has fewer than 50 employees.
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3. What can the levy payments be used for?
Wages for the Degree Apprentice.
Travel expenses for the Degree Apprentice.
Training costs for the Degree Apprentice.
All of the above.
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4. What percentage of the training costs (for an apprentice over the age of 19) will an organisation receive if they are deemed as non-levy payers?
90%
10%
75%
50%
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5. What is the minimum annual payroll bill of an organisation required to pay the Apprenticeship Levy?
£2 million
£3 million
£1 million
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6. How much is a levy-paying organisation required to contribute towards the levy?
0.5% of their annual payroll bill.
5% of their annual payroll bill.
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7. Who is entitled to use the levy payments?
New staff that your organisation is training through a Degree Apprenticeship programme.
Current staff that your organisation is training through a Degree Apprenticeship programme.
Both new and current staff that your organisation is training through a Degree Apprenticeship programme.
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8. When did the Apprenticeship Levy come into effect?
April 2018
September 2017
April 2017
August 2017
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9. What is the additional payment for employers who take on an apprentice aged 16-18?
£1,000
£1,250
£11,250
£150
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10. How does an organisation become part of the digital apprenticeship service (the service that enables employers to manage their apprenticeship funds)?
They need to become a training provider.
They need to employ an apprentice under the age of 19.
They need to register online with the Skills Funding Agency.