Enter company profit to see the full tax picture: corporation tax on company profits, then income tax, employer NI and dividend tax on what you extract personally.
Updated for 2026/27. Uses UK corporation tax, dividend tax and PAYE assumptions. Estimates only — not tax advice.
Calculate company tax Read the guidesCalculate corporation tax, director salary, employer NI, dividend tax and personal take-home from a UK limited company. 2026/27 rates. Free online tool.
Updated for 2026/27. Written and reviewed by James Whitfield against current GOV.UK and HMRC guidance · Editorial standards · Methodology. Estimates for planning only — not tax, accounting or financial advice.
Figures reviewed for the 2026/27 tax year (last updated July 2026). Source: GOV.UK.
This calculator follows money the whole way through a UK limited company for 2026/27: from company profit, through corporation tax, out as a director salary and dividends, and finally into your pocket after personal tax. It is the flagship overview tool, so it shows every layer at once rather than isolating one step. Corporation tax is charged at 19% up to £50,000 of profit, 25% above £250,000, and an effective 26.5% marginal rate in between.
The key difference from a sole trader calculator is that a company is a separate legal person. Profit is taxed first inside the company, then taxed again when you extract it. A sole trader has one layer of income tax and National Insurance; a company director deals with corporation tax, then income tax on salary, then dividend tax on dividends paid from post-corporation-tax profit. That two-stage structure is why the breakdown here is layered.
Reading the output top to bottom: profit reduced by a deductible salary, corporation tax on what remains, then your personal position built from a £12,570 salary plus dividends within the basic-rate band. Each figure feeds the next, so changing the salary changes the corporation tax, the dividend room and the final take-home together.
A limited company must keep its finances separate from personal accounts. These accounts are free to open.
Companies House now charges £100 to register a limited company online (up from £50 in February 2026). Same-day digital registration is £156. You can register directly at gov.uk or through a formation agent.