Updated for 2026/27

Limited company tax calculator

Use this page when you want the direct company-to-personal take-home estimate without switching tools or spreadsheet tabs.

Estimates only, not financial or tax advice. Important remuneration or filing decisions should be checked against GOV.UK guidance or with a qualified accountant.

Company profit Director salary Dividends available Personal take-home

Limited company tax calculator

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Tax year 2026/27
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£53,529 personal take-home / year £4,461/mo
Monthly take-home
£4,461
Total tax estimate
£21,471
Effective rate
28.63%
Personal take-home£53,529
Personal taxes£7,843
Employer NI£1,136
Corporation tax£12,493
Company pension£0
Retained cash£0
Use the result as an extraction-planning baseline, then check the edge cases with your accountant if the structure decision matters.
Result summary

Estimated company and personal outcome

Post-tax profit
£48,801.46
Dividends available
£48,801.46
Dividends paid
£48,801.46
Personal take-home
£53,528.69
Detailed breakdown

What the estimate includes

Employer NI£1,135.50
Corporation tax£12,493.04
Dividend tax£7,842.77
Salary tax and employee NI£7,842.77
Total tax estimate£21,471.31
Monthly personal take-home£4,460.72
Tax components

Company and extraction split

Director salary£12,570.00
Company pension contribution£0.00
Salary income tax£0.00
Employee NI£0.00
Retained company cash£0.00
Methodology

How this estimate works

The calculator starts with company profit before salary, subtracts director salary, employer NI and any company pension contribution, then applies corporation tax. It estimates dividend tax and personal taxes to give you a joined-up company-plus-person result rather than a single isolated tax figure.

FAQ

Common questions

Does this replace an accountant or payroll software?

No. It is a planning calculator designed to help with structure and extraction decisions, not a filing system.

Why show retained company cash separately?

If you choose dividends below what the company could pay, the remainder stays in the company. Showing that cash separately avoids overstating personal extraction.

Is this financial or tax advice?

No. It is a scenario-planning tool. Important decisions should be checked with official guidance or a qualified adviser.