Amrit has over 20 years of experience and earns £95,000 in wages in the 2020/2021 tax year. Over the years, he has invested his extra savings in buying shares in various firms. In this calendar year, he is expected to receive a total dividend of £7,500. Out of the total dividends, £1,500 are from ISAs. In July 2020, Amrit sadly loses his mother to Covid-19. Amrit's mother left a will which states that £50,000 of her estate should be bequeathed to Cancer Research UK, a charitable institution, with the remainder of her wealth to be bequeathed to Amrit. Moreover, Amrit's mum had £75,000 as ISA and £350,000 in her current account Question Please calculate the tax paid by Amrit. (Explain all the steps and assumptions(rules) in your calculations)

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Amrit has over 20 years of experience and earns £95,000 in wages in the 2020/2021 tax year. Over the years, he has invested his extra savings in buying shares in various firms. In this calendar year, he is expected to receive a total dividend of £7,500. Out of the total dividends, £1,500 are from ISAs. In July 2020, Amrit sadly loses his mother to Covid-19. Amrit's mother left a will which states that £50,000 of her estate should be bequeathed to Cancer Research UK, a charitable institution, with the remainder of her wealth to be bequeathed to Amrit. Moreover, Amrit's mum had £75,000 as ISA and £350,000 in her current account Question Please calculate the tax paid by Amrit. (Explain all the steps and assumptions(rules) in your calculations) thanks
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