Most tax effective director’s salary and dividends for 2025-2026

You may wish to change how you pay a director’s salary and dividends due to the changes to Employer’s National Insurance Contributions (NICs) announced in the October budget. NICs are not payable on dividends so despite salaries being tax deductible, the optimum balance between paying a salary and a dividend may have shifted – depending on how many directors are in your business. If you are a director or shareholders of a small, limited company, read on to find out more.

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Launching October: Variable direct debit for your PAYE and national insurance liabilities

Functionality to allow employers to set up a recurring direct debit to pay PAYE and national insurance liabilities will launch early in October. HMRC have announced that a variable payment plan for PAYE and NIC liabilities will be available. The existing system allows only a single payment to be made by direct debit.

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