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This calculator helps you work out how much dividend tax you'll pay on the dividends you earn.
Dividends are a share of the profits a company makes, paid out to its shareholders. You can find out all the background and what you need to know in our guide to dividend tax.
To use our calculator, simply enter in the amount of dividends you have earned over the 2017/18 tax year. You'll also need to enter in your gross income for the year, so that we can correctly work out what rate of dividend tax you'll pay.
Dividend tax calculator 2017/18
Dividend tax allowance in 2017/18
You can earn up to £5,000 in dividends in the 2017/18 before you pay any dividend income tax. This allowance has fallen to £2,000 in the 2018/19 tax year.
