Salary vs Dividends Optimiser — MCG Advisory

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Salary vs Dividends Optimiser

As a business owner, how you draw money from your company significantly affects how much tax you pay. This tool compares three remuneration structures and shows you the net take-home difference.

Step 1 — Your details
Pre-tax profit before any salary or dividend is paid to you
The total amount you need to draw from the company per year
Used to calculate your medical tax credit under a salary structure
Step 2 — Explore your split

Use the slider to explore different salary/dividend splits. The three scenario cards below update live as you adjust.

Salary portion 50% salary · 50% dividends
100% dividends100% salary
Tax component 100% salary Custom split 100% dividends

Net take-home comparison (R)

Net take-home comparison chart

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