Calculate UK dividend tax by CALENDAR year for NL tax return

**SeanT** · 16 October 2017, 13:01

Originally posted by bluepaneko View Post

I have a house in the Netherlands, work in Ireland Monday to Thursday, but still bill from my UK limited company. I am having trouble with my NL 2016 tax return. The UK accountant for my limited company is unable to tell me the tax I paid on my dividends for 2016 calendar year (i.e. NL tax year) as they only calculate the tax by the UK tax year dates. Is this a problem anyone has experience with? Thanks in advance.

Your accountant can't do basic maths? tulip.

**Eirikur** · 16 October 2017, 13:52

Originally posted by bluepaneko View Post

I have a house in the Netherlands, work in Ireland Monday to Thursday, but still bill from my UK limited company. I am having trouble with my NL 2016 tax return. The UK accountant for my limited company is unable to tell me the tax I paid on my dividends for 2016 calendar year (i.e. NL tax year) as they only calculate the tax by the UK tax year dates. Is this a problem anyone has experience with? Thanks in advance.

You must know what dates you received the dividends don't you? it's that simple. What can be the problem here except you and your accountant don't know how to add up?

**northernladuk** · 16 October 2017, 13:56

Living in Netherlands, working in Ireland but using UK Limited... Is that even a viable model? Must be if the OP is doing it but sounds very weird.

**Lance** · 16 October 2017, 13:58

Originally posted by Eirikur View Post

You must know what dates you received the dividends don't you? it's that simple. What can be the problem here except you and your accountant don't know how to add up?

I was going to answer something similar.
What he wants is the tax paid on it though.

If, like me, OP has sporadic dividends it's quite a challenge to determine how much tax is paid if the tax year doesn't match. If there are 12 equal payments then it's simple.

If sporadic I'd calculate a figure pro-rata. Not a lot of choice really.

**bluepaneko** · 17 October 2017, 04:15

Originally posted by Lance View Post

I was going to answer something similar.
What he wants is the tax paid on it though.

If, like me, OP has sporadic dividends it's quite a challenge to determine how much tax is paid if the tax year doesn't match. If there are 12 equal payments then it's simple.

If sporadic I'd calculate a figure pro-rata. Not a lot of choice really.

Yes, you're right - sporadic dividends and also the rates changed part way through the calendar year. I'll do two pro-ratas for the two rates. Thanks.

**northernladyuk** · 17 October 2017, 07:23

What taxes do you pay in Ireland?

**northernladuk** · 17 October 2017, 08:59

Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post

What taxes do you pay in Ireland?

Ominous, but not unexpected silence.

Calculate UK dividend tax by CALENDAR year for NL tax return