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I have a limited company. I want to make my wife a director

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I have a limited company. I want to make my wife a director and pay her dividends. She earns 45K salary. How much tax will she have to pay on the dividends and how do we pay it?
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Dividends up to 5K are tax free this tax year, but the concession drops to 2K in 18/19. Dividends no longer have tax deducted, you pay on self assessment at the end or every tax year. Your wife must be a shareholder to receive dividends and you must receive them too parri passu with your shareholding, although you can refuse them. Dividends do not count in the Corporation Tax (CT) computation.

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Customer: replied 6 months ago.
Thanks for that. I was hoping for a bit more information.After the 5K how much tax will she have to pay on her self assessment.
What are the % she will pay. If I pay her 30K dividends for the year for example.

What other income does she have?

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Customer: replied 6 months ago.
45K salary
Customer: replied 6 months ago.
Could you please answer my questions above, I think i closed it before you could answer.

Thank you for your support.

45K - 11.5K = 25K = 58.5K. Total tax would be 25K @ 40% [10K] and 32.5K @ 20% [6.5K], total 16.5K tax due.

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Customer: replied 6 months ago.
Thank you

Delighted to have been of assistance.

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