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Accounting Service
Paying Yourself and Employees
Paying Yourself and Employees
Salary versus dividends, payroll setup and the tax you pay.
Paying Directors: Salary vs Dividends
Why you combine salary and dividends
The optimal director salary for 2026/27
How dividend tax works
The legal requirements before paying a dividend
How to tell us you want to pay a dividend
Paying a spouse or family member
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Your Payslip and National Insurance
How to read your payslip
Understanding your tax code
Employee and employer National Insurance
Director National Insurance contributions: the annual earnings method
The Employment Allowance: who qualifies and what it saves
Dividends: Legal Process
How to declare an interim dividend
What to do if you take money without a declared dividend
Dividends when there are multiple shareholders
Recording dividends in Xero
Dividends and Self Assessment
How often you can pay dividends
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Payroll Essentials for New Directors
Your first payroll: what to expect
Notifying us of salary changes
Paying HMRC: the PAYE payment reference
What to do with your payslip each month
Leaving employment to run your company
Hiring and Employment Status
Hiring your first employee: the full checklist
Employee or contractor: getting status right
The risks of treating workers as self-employed
The true cost of employing someone
