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HMRC fact sheet on new dividend allowance

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    HMRC fact sheet on new dividend allowance

    Here: https://www.gov.uk/government/public...ance-factsheet

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    #2
    I'm not sure why I consider it "good news" - but I do.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Danglekt View Post
      I'm not sure why I consider it "good news" - but I do.
      I suppose at least it sets out things clearly
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        #4
        Originally posted by Danglekt View Post
        I'm not sure why I consider it "good news" - but I do.
        What's good about it? Example 6 states the £5000 allowance will be used against basic rate and not higher rate, so unless you are taking a salary all the way up to the higher rate you will get minimum use of it - you save £375 compared to if the £5000 allowance wasn't there whilst if you use it in the higher bracket you save £1625.

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          #5
          Originally posted by dynamicsaxcontractor View Post
          What's good about it? Example 6 states the £5000 allowance will be used against basic rate and not higher rate, so unless you are taking a salary all the way up to the higher rate you will get minimum use of it - you save £375 compared to if the £5000 allowance wasn't there whilst if you use it in the higher bracket you save £1625.
          At least we have confirmation that it comes on top of the personal allowance, rather than overlapping it.

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            #6
            The main useful thing from this is appreciating the part "Dividends within your allowance will still count towards your basic or higher rate bands". I can see this catching out people who assume the first 5k of divi doesn't count and then mistakenly draw 5k into the higher rate band.

            My concern - once the 7.5% tax and these mechanisms are in place it going to be really quite easy to gently ratchet it up by 0.5% or 1% in successive budgets. Taxing something that isn't yet taxed is the 'visible' bit that people notice.

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              #7
              Originally posted by jpdw View Post
              The main useful thing from this is appreciating the part "Dividends within your allowance will still count towards your basic or higher rate bands". I can see this catching out people who assume the first 5k of divi doesn't count and then mistakenly draw 5k into the higher rate band.

              My concern - once the 7.5% tax and these mechanisms are in place it going to be really quite easy to gently ratchet it up by 0.5% or 1% in successive budgets. Taxing something that isn't yet taxed is the 'visible' bit that people notice.
              It will go up in line with the CT reduction, for sure.

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                #8
                Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
                It will go up in line with the CT reduction, for sure.
                It'll go up ahead of the CT reduction.

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