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How you're taxed on dividend payments and how your income affects the amount of tax to pay
You may get a dividend payment if you own shares in a company. You can…
There were different rules for tax on dividends before 6 April 2016.…
Dividends are payments made to shareholders from company profits after Corporation Tax.
Find out what to do if EU countries have deducted tax from interest, royalty and dividend payments made into the UK.
This tax information and impact note sets out the increased rates of Income Tax applicable to dividend income.
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
From 6 April 2016 the Dividend Tax Credit will be replaced by a new Dividend Allowance in the form of a 0% tax rate on the first £5,000 of dividend income per year.
Find out how to value stocks and shares of someone who has died. How you value them depends on whether they are 'listed' or 'unlisted'.
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