If you are a limited company director, what is the most tax-efficient salary to pay yourself in 2022/23? This depends on your eligibility to claim the Employment Allowance.
Tax / Accounting Guides
- Limited company contractors have to account for company tax (Corporation Tax, VAT, Employers' NICs), and personal tax (Dividend Tax, Income Tax, Employees' NICs). In reality, a good accountant can take care of almost off of your administrative tasks
- If you're an umbrella contractor, then your tax and accounting needs are very simple, as you're taxed as a standard employee - with tax and NI deducted at source
The most tax efficient salary for a director
Limited company expenses your company can claim
Dividends – what are they, and how much tax do you pay?
The profits generated by UK companies of all sizes can be distributed to shareholders in the form of dividends. Limited company professionals, such as contractors, typically draw down the bulk of their earning as dividends.
Employment Allowance – is your limited company eligible?
Limited company owners can save hundreds in tax thanks to the Employment Allowance, which allows companies to reclaim up to £5,000 in Employers’ National Insurance Contributions.
National Insurance for limited company contractors
A guide to National Insurance for IT contractors. How NI works, and the prevailing rates and thresholds for employees’ and employers’ NICs.
What happens if you overpay company dividends?
When it comes to paying dividends to shareholders, the first thing a company’s directors should do is to check how much profit is available to be distributed. But what happens if you have overpaid dividends?
How to choose the best online accountancy software for your limited company
Doing your accounts will probably never become your favourite task. But accountancy software may make you less prone to wanting to pull your hair out. Even if you’re not a numbers whiz.
What is a director’s loan? Guide for limited companies
At some stage in your career, you may need to borrow funds from your company in the form of a director’s loan. Here we look at how loans are treated for tax purposes, and why timing is everything.
Marriage Allowance – who is eligible for this £252/year tax break?
We explain how the Marriage Allowance works. It is worth £252 per year, if you are eligible and up to £1,242 if you can backdate your claim by an extra 4 tax years!
April 2022 dividend + NI tax rise – how much will it cost you?
Find out more about the April 2022 dividend tax increase, and use our interactive calculator to work out the effect on your take-home pay.
What is business asset disposal (entrepreneurs’) relief and how does it work?
Are you thinking of winding up your limited company – possibly as a result of retirement, or due to the Off-Payroll (IR35) rules? Perhaps you want to sell all or part of your business to someone else?
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