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Free tools and references for UK business owners. Bookmark them, share them, and if the numbers raise a question, ask us.
First-year deadlines for new companies
Enter your incorporation date and get every first-year deadline worked out, then download them all to your calendar.
Open the calculator → CalculatorDirector take-home calculator
Enter your company's expected profit and see the most tax-efficient way to pay yourself in 2026/27, with every step of the working shown.
Open the calculator → CalculatorSole trader vs limited company
Would you keep more as a sole trader or through a company in 2026/27? Enter your profit and what you need to live on, and see both side by side.
Open the calculator → CalculatorDividend tax calculator
Your 2026/27 dividend tax band by band at the new rates, how much more you can take before the higher rate, and exactly when the bill is due.
Open the calculator → CalculatorSalary take-home calculator
Gross to net for 2026/27 with pension, student loan and National Insurance, plus what a salary really costs an employer.
Open the calculator → CalculatorPension vs dividends for directors
Company profit into your pension, or dividends invested yourself? See what each grows to after every tax, year by year.
Open the calculator → CalculatorCompound interest calculator
How your savings grow with interest on interest, including tax on interest, rising deposits and inflation.
Open the calculator → ReferenceKey dates and deadlines
Every HMRC and Companies House deadline in one place, with a year-at-a-glance timeline.
See the dates → ReferenceUK tax rates 2026/27
Income Tax, National Insurance, dividends, Corporation Tax, VAT and capital gains, sourced from HMRC.
See the rates →