Trivial benefits have their own tax exemption, which if used wisely can be used to treat employees. The exemption can also be used by personal and family companies as part of a tax-efficient profit extraction strategy. Nature of the exemption The exemption applies if all of the following conditions are met: The cost of providing

A popular profit extraction strategy is to pay a small salary and to extract further profits as dividends. Why pay a salary? There are a number of benefits of paying a small salary in order to take money out of a personal or family company for personal use. Reason 1 If a salary is paid

If you have a personal or family company, taking dividends is a popular and tax-efficient way to extract profits. However, while they remain tax efficient, recent tax changes have eroded some of the advantages. What do you need to know when planning your dividend extraction strategy for 2023/24? Impact of corporation tax changes From 1