Limited company tax calculator
Enter your turnover, expenses and the salary you draw. The calculator shows Corporation Tax on the profit, the tax on your salary and dividends, and what you keep.
Your take-home from the company
£60,487
Total tax of £29,513 across the company and you, 32.8% of profit.
- Profit before director's payTurnover less expenses
- £90,000
- Director's salary
- − £12,570
- Employer's National Insurance
- − £1,136
- Taxable profit
- £76,295
- Corporation Tax (with marginal relief)
- − £16,468
- Profit after taxPaid out as dividends
- £59,826
- Income tax on salary
- − £0
- Employee National Insurance
- − £0
- Dividend tax
- − £11,909
- Take-home paySalary plus dividends after all personal tax
- £60,487
VAT is ignored because it is collected for HMRC rather than a cost to the company. Pension contributions, benefits in kind and capital allowances are not modelled.
Figures used, 2026/27
- Corporation Tax 19% to £50,000, 25% from £250,000, marginal relief between
- Employer's NI 15% above £5,000; Employment Allowance £10,500
- Dividend rates 10.75%, 35.75% and 39.35%; allowance £500
- Personal allowance £12,570; employee NI 8% and 2%
- VAT, pensions, benefits in kind and capital allowances not modelled
England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Rates reviewed . An estimate, not advice: your own position may differ.
How the calculator works
The company's taxable profit is turnover less allowable expenses, less the director's salary and the employer's National Insurance on it. Corporation Tax is charged at 19% on profit up to 50,000 pounds, 25% above 250,000 pounds, and an effective rate between the two with marginal relief.
What is left after Corporation Tax can be retained in the company or paid out as dividends. The calculator can show either. Dividends are taxed in your hands at 10.75%, 35.75% or 39.35% depending on your total income, after a 500 pound dividend allowance, and carry no National Insurance.
A salary of 12,570 pounds uses your personal allowance and earns a State Pension qualifying year with no income tax or employee National Insurance. The company pays 15% employer's NI on the amount above 5,000 pounds unless it can claim the Employment Allowance, and the salary and NI are both deductible for Corporation Tax.
VAT is left out because it is collected on behalf of HMRC and is not a cost to the company. Employer pension contributions, which are deductible and free of both NI and income tax at the point of payment, are not modelled; they are often the most efficient next step once salary and dividends are set.
Frequently asked questions
Corporation Tax of 19% on profits up to 50,000 pounds, rising through marginal relief to 25% at 250,000 pounds and above. On top of that the director pays income tax and National Insurance on salary and dividend tax on dividends. The calculator shows both layers together.
Only if you leave some profit in the company. Drawing everything out, a sole trader keeps more on 2026/27 rates: about 32,900 pounds against 31,600 on 40,000 pounds of profit. Profit retained in a company is taxed at 19% to 25% rather than your marginal rate, and employer pension contributions avoid tax altogether. Compare with the self-employed calculator.
For most sole directors, 12,570 pounds. It is covered by the personal allowance, earns a State Pension year and is deductible for Corporation Tax. If the company can claim the Employment Allowance there is no employer's NI either.
Yes. Between 50,000 and 250,000 pounds of profit, marginal relief gives an effective rate that climbs from 19% to 25%. Each extra pound of profit in that band is taxed at 26.5%, which matters when deciding whether to make a pension contribution or buy equipment before year end.
VAT, pension contributions, benefits in kind, capital allowances, student loans and any other income you have. It is an estimate for planning. We model the full picture for clients each spring before dividends are declared.
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