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Dividends –
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From April 2016 the Dividend Tax Credit will be
replaced by a new tax-free Dividend Allowance.
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The Dividend Allowance means that you won’t have
to pay tax on the first £5,000 of your dividend income, no matter what
non-dividend income you have.
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You’ll pay tax on any dividends you receive over
£5,000 at the following rates:
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7.5% on dividend income within the basic rate
band
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32.5% on dividend income within the higher rate
band
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38.1% on dividend income within the additional
rate band
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Personal Allowance: £11,000
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Basic Rate Limit: £32,000
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Higher Rate Threshold: £43,000
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Additional rate band:Over £150,000
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Note wording of the
treaty -2. However, such dividends may also be taxed in the Contracting
State of which the company paying the dividends is a resident and according to
the laws of that State, but if the recipient is the beneficial owner of the
dividends the tax so charged shall not exceed:
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(a) 5 per cent of the gross amount of the
dividends if the beneficial owner is a company which controls, directly or
indirectly, at least 10 per cent of the voting power in the company paying the
dividends;
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(b) 15 per cent of the gross amount of the
dividends in all other cases.
