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Dividend tax, salary plus dividends, allowance shown.

Director taking a small salary and dividends? See exactly how the £500 dividend allowance and 8.75 / 33.75 / 39.35% bands hit you.

Total take-home (after all tax)£48,539From £52,570 salary + dividends
  • Salary£12,570.00
  • Dividends£40,000.00
  • Income Tax (on salary)£0.00
  • National Insurance (Class 1)£0.00
  • Dividend Tax£4,031.25
  • Take-home total£48,538.75

2024/25 dividend allowance is £500 (down from £1,000 in 2023/24 and £2,000 the year before). This calculator assumes you're an England/Wales/NI taxpayer. Corporation tax is paid by the company before dividends are declared — see the Corporation Tax calculator.

Personal allowance £12,570Higher-rate threshold £50,270Additional-rate threshold £125,140Dividend allowance £500NI primary threshold £12,570Class 1 NI 8% / 2%Pension annual allowance £60,000ISA allowance £20,000Capital Gains AEA £3,000VAT registration threshold £90,000Personal allowance £12,570Higher-rate threshold £50,270Additional-rate threshold £125,140Dividend allowance £500NI primary threshold £12,570Class 1 NI 8% / 2%Pension annual allowance £60,000ISA allowance £20,000Capital Gains AEA £3,000VAT registration threshold £90,000

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