The Chancellor confirmed in the Autumn Statement the following rates of income tax on dividend income which will remain through 2022/23 and into the 2023/24 year as well:
- ordinary rate 8.75%
- upper rate 33.75%
- additional rate 39.35%
The dividend allowance - the amount of dividend income a UK tax resident individual can receive tax-free in a tax year - will reduce from £2,000 currently to £1,000 from 6 April 2023, and only £500 from 6 April 2024.
The rate of tax payable on overdrawn directors' loan accounts ("section 455 tax") will remain at 33.75%, in line with the upper rate of tax on dividend income.
The above rates and thresholds apply throughout the UK.
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