SAIM5000 - Dividends and other company distributions: overview and contents

Overview

This section of the Savings and Investment Manual explains the tax treatment of dividends and other amounts distributed by a company to shareholders who are individuals.

Contents

Dividends and other company distributions
Tax credits
Stock dividends
Other distributions and dividends
UK Real Estate Investment Trusts

Dividends

SAIM5010Dividends and other company distributions: introduction
SAIM5020The charge to tax on UK dividends etc.
SAIM5030Meaning of distribution
SAIM5040Company law
SAIM5050Qualifying and non-qualifying distributions
SAIM5060UK dividends taxed as trading income
SAIM5070Distributions from OEICs and AUTs
SAIM5080Dividends from share incentive plans

Tax credits

SAIM5090Tax credits: introduction
SAIM5100Tax credits on qualifying distributions
SAIM5110Tax credits on qualifying distributions: example
SAIM5120Qualifying distributions: persons not entitled to tax credits
SAIM5130No tax credits on non-qualifying distributions
SAIM5140No tax credits on non-qualifying distributions: example

Stock dividends

SAIM5150Stock dividends: introduction
SAIM5160Stock dividends: the tax charge
SAIM5170Stock dividends: the tax charge: cash equivalent
SAIM5180Stock dividends: the tax charge: tax treated as paid
SAIM5190Stock dividends: the tax charge: example

Other distributions and dividends

SAIM5200Loans and advances by close companies to participators: amounts written off
SAIM5210Foreign dividends
SAIM5220Sale of foreign dividend coupons

UK Real Estate Investment Trusts

SAIM5300UK Real Estate Investment Trusts: introduction
SAIM5310UK Real Estate Investment Trusts: property income distributions
SAIM5320UK Real Estate Investment Trusts: other distributions
SAIM5330UK Real Estate Investment Trusts: taxation of distributions
SAIM5340UK Real Estate Investment Trusts: tax returns