Dividend Tax Calculator (2026/27)
For owner-managed company directors: enter your salary and dividends to see an estimate of the income tax due on them for 2026/27.
Your figures
Your gross PAYE salary for the year, before deductions.
Total dividends declared in the tax year across all shareholdings.
Non-dividend income such as rent, interest or pension.
Gross personal pension contributions paid in the year. These extend your basic-rate band.
Your repayment plan is shown on your loan statement or payslip.
Total tax bill
£0
Net take-home: £12,570
Tax year 2026/27 · figures as at 26 August 2026
How this is calculated
- Salary£12,570
- Dividends£0
- Other taxable income£0
- Total income£12,570
- Personal allowance£12,570, reduced by £1 for every £2 of income above £100,000£12,570
- Income tax at 20%On £0 of salary/other income£0
- Income tax at 40%On £0£0
- Income tax at 45%On £0£0
- Income tax on salary and other income£0
- Employee National Insurance8% on salary above £12,570£0
- Dividend allowanceFirst £500 of dividends taxed at 0%£0
- Dividend tax at 10.75%On £0 falling in the basic-rate band£0
- Dividend tax at 35.75%On £0 in the higher-rate band£0
- Dividend tax at 39.35%On £0 in the additional-rate band£0
- Dividend tax total£0
- Student loan repayment£0
- Total tax bill£0
- Net take-home£12,570
Assumptions used
- England, Wales and Northern Ireland income tax rates for 2026/27 (Scottish rates differ for non-dividend income).
- Dividends are treated as the top slice of income, after salary and other income.
- Dividend allowance of £500 still uses up part of the band it falls in.
- Gross personal pension contributions extend your basic-rate band.
- Assumes a standard tax code with no benefits in kind or Scottish rates.
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Estimate only. Assumes dividends are the top slice of income under England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, and that the dividends are lawfully payable out of distributable reserves. Scottish taxpayers, shareholdings with different rights, or income over £100,000 need a closer look.