Originally posted by Underscore2
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Underscore2 is Arthur Bostrom and I claim my £5The squint, the cocked eye and clenched first are the cornerstones of all Merseyside communication from birth to grave -
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does that make compoany like Nolongerltd dodgy? They do the same thing - and surely someone who advertises like that will get caught?Comment
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Good point - you can tell I've been out of it for a whileOriginally posted by rootsnall>Basically, on dividends, you save the NI - you don't save on your tax bill (and the NI on income over £32760 is only 1%)
You are forgetting your Ltd's ( or composite's ) employers NI, 12% I think.
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Underscore,
The composite isn’t doing anything dodgy. They don’t own any extra tax. But you might.
It doesn’t matter whether you use a composite or Ltd or are simply an employee. If you are a higher rate tax payer and you get any dividend income (maybe you own a few shares) you have some extra tax to pay.Comment
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