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You will almost certainly need to draw a basic level of income to cover your personal requirements, regardless of the cost, and it will also be necessary to retain sufficient profits within the company to cover its future needs.  \nThe tax rules are constantly changing. Just because you have drawn profits in oneway in the past, does not mean that this still continues to be the best approach. Company tax rates have fallen considerably in recent years, and the forthcoming unified corporate rate of 20% will be in effect from 2015 onwards. Another development is the introduction of the statutory residence test, which can make establishing non-UK residence status a more feasible retirement strategy than it previously was.  \nSalary and bonuses  \nDirectors of owner-managed or family companies often draw low levels of salary, typically between £7,500 and £9,500 a year. This is because salary and bonuses attract NICs. Employer NICs at the rate of 13.8% kick in once annual remuneration exceeds £7,956 and there is no upper earnings limit. Employee NICs are 12% on earnings between £7,956 and £41,865, and 2% thereafter. So the combined NIC cost is up to 25.8%, although at least the employer portion can be deducted in calculating your company’s taxable profits.  \nIt is normally advisable to draw a minimum salary so that you do not lose any entitlement to social security benefits. You currently need 30 years of contribution to qualify for the maximum state pension (possibly increasing to 35 years under the proposed single-tier state pension) .  \nYou are deemed to have made NICs once your annual earnings reach £5,772; so taking a salary between £5,772 and £7,956 gives you the necessary pension entitlement without any NIC cost. But you will need to run a PAYE scheme with the associated problems of reporting payroll in real time. However, you might decide to draw a higher level of salary than this bare minimum for the following reasons:  \nl The national minimum wage is over £12,500 a year and your remuneration should not be less than this if you have an employment contract with your company. You could avoid this requirement by not having an employment contract, but the additional tax cost of moving to this level of remuneration would not normally be significant because most of it would be covered by the income tax-free personal allowance of £10,000 .  \nl A low level of remuneration might limit the amount of tax relief that you could receive on your personal pension contributions. This would not be a problem if your company makes the pension contributions.  \nl A low level of remuneration could lead to difficulties if you want a mortgage to buy a property. However, lenders are becoming increasingly aware of how owner/managers extract profits from their companies so this should not be quite the problem that it was a few years ago.  \nDrawing profits from a company  \nAlthough employing your spouse or civil partner can be a good way of extracting some profit from your company, do not forget that the salary might impact on a claim for tax credits or universal credit.  \nl If there is a chance that your company could be classified as a personal service company under the IR35 rules, you might decide to take a high level of salary in order to forestall HMRC taking an interest in your company. The NICs cost could be high, but it might well be worthwhile if you avoided the full force of the IR35 rules being","cbCaijn0SH6HIZo4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijn0SH6HIZo4","pdf",645058,"English","# KEY GUIDE: Drawing profits from a company\n## Focus point\n## Drawing profits from a company\n## Salary and bonuses\n## Employing family members\n## Dividends","[{\"question\":\"What salary level is commonly considered optimal when drawing profits from a company?\",\"answer\":\"The guide notes that between £7,500 and £9,500 is typically the optimum level, given the NICs costs that rise with higher remuneration.\"},{\"question\":\"Why do tax rules make profit extraction planning change over time?\",\"answer\":\"It states that tax rules are constantly changing, including falling company tax rates and the introduction of the statutory residence test, which can affect retirement strategy.\"},{\"question\":\"How are dividends treated compared with salary or bonuses for NICs purposes?\",\"answer\":\"It explains that dividends have the main advantage that no NICs are payable, making dividends often more attractive than salary or bonuses.\"}]","Drawing profits from a company - Key guide | PDF",1792831561]