You need to extract cash from your company. If you pay a dividend, your company could end up paying higher Corporation Tax, by way of the non-corporate distribution rate. Is there a tax efficient
alternative?
Published 08.12.2005
One of your friends is looking for investors in his company and has offered you shares in it. You’re going to buy them, but is it more tax efficient for you to do so through your own company or
personally?
Published 25.10.2016
These days taking dividends from your company could increase its tax bill. A colleague has told you there is a way round this by starting a new company. This seems a bit drastic to you, but is there
anything to his suggestion?
Published 18.11.2004
Supporting your youngster while they’re living away from home and studying at university is expensive. Usually you would have to fund this out of taxed income, but to improve tax efficiency can you
divert some of your income directly to them?
Published 21.12.2012
The general view is that paying dividends rather than a salary or bonus can save you and your company tax and NI. But one of our subscribers was not so sure that it was always the case. Were they
right?
Published 11.01.2010
Where you own shares in a foreign company like Santander or Cadbury you might be getting hit twice for tax. When might this happen and what steps can you take to get back the tax you’ve overpaid?
Published 01.11.2013
If your company owns shares in another and plans to sell, any gain it makes can qualify for a special tax exemption. But it won’t apply unless conditions are met. If they aren’t, what steps can you
take to reduce the tax bill?
Published 20.04.2017
As dividends aren’t subject to NI, paying them instead of salary is a common way to cut your PAYE bill. But in a recent case the Taxman won the right to NI on bonus payments. Could he use this ruling
to attack your company?
Published 04.11.2009
Dividends are usually the most tax-efficient way to take income from your company, but not always. In what situations should you think about taking salary or a bonus instead?
Published 20.03.2012
The rules for working out tax on dividends from foreign companies changed for 2008/9. But if you follow the Taxman’s advice when filling in your self-assessment return, you may end up paying too much
tax. So, what should you do?
Published 18.09.2009