Can You Pay Your Spouse Through Your Limited Company?
Learn how to pay a spouse or partner through your limited company, the duty to prove genuine work, NI rules and the dividend settlements trap.
Paying yourself
Six Ways to Take Money Out of a Limited Company
Compare six legal ways to take money out of your limited company: salary, dividends, expenses, director loans, pensions and benefits.
Employer Pension Contributions: A Tax-Efficient Way to Pay Yourself
Learn how employer pension contributions cut Corporation Tax, avoid NI, the £60,000 annual allowance, carry forward and what to watch for.
Director’s Loan Account: Section 455 Tax Explained
Understand director’s loan accounts, the 33.75% section 455 charge, the nine-month repayment rule and how to clear an overdrawn account.
Dividend Tax Rates 2026/27 and How to Reduce the Bill
Dividend tax rates for 2026/27 are 10.75%, 35.75% and 39.35%. See the £500 allowance, worked examples and legal ways to reduce the bill.
What Is the Best Director Salary for 2026/27?
What is the best director salary for 2026/27? Compare £6,500, £12,570 and £5,000 salaries, the NI effect and how dividends fill the gap.