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An estimate for a UK limited company with one director, using income tax rates for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It isn’t advice for your situation. We check the real figures when we prepare your accounts.
How the calculator works
A director can be paid a salary, dividends, or both. Salary is a business cost, so it lowers Corporation Tax, but it can bring National Insurance. Dividends are paid from profit after Corporation Tax and have their own tax rates. The calculator tries every salary in £10 steps and shows the split with the lowest total tax for you and the company together.
From 6 April 2026 the dividend tax rates went up by 2 percentage points, to 10.75% and 35.75%. The calculator shows what the same profit would have left you in 2025/26, so you can see the difference.
It doesn’t cover pension contributions, student loans, the High Income Child Benefit Charge or Scottish income tax bands. Dividends can only be paid from profits the company has available.
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