Dividend Tax Calculator
Enter your salary or other income and the dividends you receive. See the tax on each band and the total tax you pay.
Ta treść jest po angielsku.
Rates checked against GOV.UK on 15 October 2026 for the 2026/27 tax year. See the GOV.UK dividend tax page.
Salary tax uses the England, Wales and Northern Ireland bands. Scotland has different income tax bands, but dividend tax rates are the same across the UK.
This is an estimate to help you plan, not advice.
Rozwiązane przykłady
Dividends of £3,000 and wages of £29,570
Wages £29,570, dividends £3,000
£3,668.75 total tax
Wages tax is 20% of £17,000, which is £3,400. Dividends are £500 at 0% and £2,500 at 10.75%, which is £268.75.
O narzędziu Dividend Tax Calculator
This dividend tax calculator estimates the tax you pay on dividends from a company you own or invest in, on top of your salary or other income. The first £500 of dividends above your personal allowance is taxed at 0% each tax year. For 2026/27 the rest is taxed at 10.75% in the basic rate band, 35.75% in the higher rate band and 39.35% in the additional rate band, with the bands set by your total income.
Enter your salary or other income and the dividends you receive. The calculator works out your personal allowance, which is reduced for income over £100,000, then taxes your salary and your dividends band by band. The result shows the tax on salary, the tax on dividends, the total and the effective rate on all your income. Scotland has different income tax bands, so salary tax here uses the England, Wales and Northern Ireland bands.
Jak korzystać z narzędzia Dividend Tax Calculator
- Enter your salary or other income for the tax year, before tax.
- Enter the total dividends you receive in the same tax year.
- Read the tax on each band and the total, including the effect of the dividend allowance.
Typowe zastosowania
- Checking the tax on a small salary and dividend mix for a company director
- Comparing a higher salary with a larger dividend
- Seeing when dividends move into the higher rate band
- Estimating tax on dividends from shares held outside a pension
Najczęstsze pytania
What is the dividend allowance for 2026/27?
The dividend allowance is £500. Any personal allowance left after your salary covers dividends first. The next £500 of dividends is taxed at 0%. Dividends above that are taxed at the dividend rate for the band your income falls into.
What dividend tax rates apply from 6 April 2026?
From 6 April 2026 to 5 April 2027, dividends are taxed at 10.75% in the basic rate band, 35.75% in the higher rate band and 39.35% in the additional rate band.
Are dividends taxed on top of my salary?
Yes. Your salary is taxed first, and dividends sit on top of it. This means the amount of salary you earn decides which dividend band your dividends fall into, which is why many company directors take a modest salary and the rest as dividends.
Does Scotland have a different dividend tax rate?
Dividend tax rates are the same across the UK. Scotland has its own income tax bands for salary and other earned income, which this calculator does not use. The salary part of the result uses the England, Wales and Northern Ireland bands.