Dividend tax · 2026/27
Director, how should you pay yourself?
Salary + dividend mix calculator with the £500 dividend allowance for 2026/27 baked in. Live as you type.
Net (after tax)
On gross £57,570 · Effective rate 9.9%
Where the dividend lands
Covered by allowances
Taxable dividend
In basic band (8.75%)
In higher band (33.75%)
In additional (39.35%)
Total dividend tax
Salary tax (income tax) £0 + dividend tax £5,719 = £5,719 total to HMRC.
Doesn't include employer NI on salary above the secondary threshold (£9,100), or Corporation Tax already paid on the company profits used to fund the dividend. Talk to us about full remuneration planning.
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