How to extract profit from the family company

The start of the new tax year means that shareholder/ directors may want to review the salary and dividend mix for 2019/20. The £3,000 employment allowance continues to be available to set against the employers’ national insurance contribution (NIC) liability...

Changes to dividend taxation and the impact on company owners

How is dividend income taxed? The taxation of dividends changed on 6 April 2016, the Dividend Tax Credit was replaced by a new Dividend Allowance of £5,000 (to be reduced to £2,000 in April 2018). Dividend income that exceeds the Dividend Allowance threshold, will be...