UK owner-director tax planning

Compare salary and dividend options for your company

Enter company profit before director pay and compare salary and dividend combinations. See the highest estimated take-home, the taxes behind it and the assumptions used.

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Free to use. No account required. Illustrative planning estimates for the supported scenario.

How it works

From company profit to a practical comparison

1

Enter company profit before director pay

Use the amount left after ordinary business costs, before director salary, employer National Insurance and Corporation Tax.

2

Compare combinations

We model salary, dividends, Corporation Tax and National Insurance together.

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Review the taxes and assumptions

See the highest estimated result first, with its assumptions and a full breakdown close by.

Explore an example

Start with a company profit scenario

Every scenario opens in the interactive salary and dividend calculator and uses the latest configured tax year.