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How you're taxed on dividend payments and how your income affects the amount of tax to pay

• How dividends are taxed

  You may get a dividend payment if you own shares in a company. You can…

• Tax on dividends before 6 April 2016

  There were different rules for tax on dividends before 6 April 2016.…

Working out and paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if you sell shares, claiming tax relief

• What you pay it on

  You may have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you make a profit (‘gain’) when…

• Work out your gain

  You’ll need to work out your gain to find out whether you need to pay…

• Selling shares in the same company

  There’s a different way of working out your cost if you’ve sold the same…

• Investment clubs

  You work out your gain differently if you’ve bought and sold shares…

• Tax relief

  You may be able to reduce or delay the amount of Capital Gains Tax you…

How and when you'll pay Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) or Stamp Duty when you buy shares electronically or using a stock transfer form

• Overview

  When you buy shares, you usually pay a tax or duty of 0.5% on the…

• Buying shares electronically

  You’ll pay Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) if you buy shares electronically…

• Buying shares using a stock transfer form

  You must pay Stamp Duty on your shares if: you buy shares through a stock…

• Special share arrangements

  You pay Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) or Stamp Duty at 1.5% if you…