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Dividends

Use our articles to find out more about paying dividends from your limited company. Includes tips and guidance about how different types of shareholder affect dividends, paying dividend tax, and the most tax efficient ways to use dividend payments. Check out our free resources and templates to help you record and pay dividends correctly.

What Are Shares and Who Can Own Them?

What Are Shares and Who Can Own Them?

Limited companies are a separate legal entity to their owners, but they do still need an owner of some sort. These...

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What Are Dividends?

What Are Dividends?

Dividends are a type of payment that limited companies can make to shareholders from their profits. They can be a useful...

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The Step-by-Step Guide to Working Out Dividend Tax

The Step-by-Step Guide to Working Out Dividend Tax

Dividends are a source of income so (inevitably) you’ll need to pay tax on any you receive. They’re taxed at a...

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Paying Yourself a Salary from Your Limited Company

Paying Yourself a Salary from Your Limited Company

Being a director means you’re legally separate from your limited company even if you’re also the owner, so you’ll need to...

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How Often Can I Take Dividends from my Limited Company?

How Often Can I Take Dividends from my Limited Company?

If your business is set up as a limited company, paying yourself dividends alongside a salary is usually the most tax...

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What Does Equity Mean in a Business?

What Does Equity Mean in a Business?

Equity can be used as a way to look at the financial health of a business, as well as understanding its...

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What Are the Tax Implications of a Director’s Loan Account?

What Are the Tax Implications of a Director’s Loan Account?

Limited companies are a separate legal entity to the people that own and run them, so there are strict rules around...

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Using Different Types of Shares in a Company

Using Different Types of Shares in a Company

Shareholders are normally entitled to voting rights and dividend payments in proportion to the value of shares they own, but if...

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Can I Pay Different Dividends to Shareholders?

Can I Pay Different Dividends to Shareholders?

Limited companies can use their leftover profits after tax to make dividend payments to their shareholders. These dividend payments can be...

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How and When Are Shares Created?

How and When Are Shares Created?

When you run your own limited company, you’re legally separate from it, so rather than ‘being’ the business like a sole...

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What’s the Difference Between a Shareholder and a Director?

What’s the Difference Between a Shareholder and a Director?

It’s not unusual for companies to have a shareholder and director who is the same person, but the two roles do...

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