Getting paid. Shareholder Salary or PAYE?
06 Oct 2022
In an ever-evolving business landscape, ensuring proper compensation for shareholders and employees remains crucial. This article explores the two primary payment methods for business shareholders: shareholder salaries and PAYE (Pay As You Earn). It outlines the advantages and potential challenges of each approach, helping you determine which option best aligns with your unique circumstances. By understanding these payment structures, you can make informed decisions that optimise both compliance and financial benefits for your business.
Despite our struggles with uncertainty in recent years, one thing that never changes is the need to pay our workforce and shareholders. Shareholder and pay as you earn (“PAYE”) salaries are two primary ways to pay a shareholder of your business. Finding the method for you ultimately comes down to what method best fits your unique situation. This article provides insight into the challenges and problems you could encounter, and which method could help combat those scenarios.
PAYE
Paying shareholders via a PAYE salary is a quick and simple method. The benefit of this method comes in the form of its ease of paying tax on your earnings. Taxpayers receiving PAYE salaries can rely on their income tax being paid on a monthly basis at the same time the business files its monthly employer deduction forms with the IRD. This eliminates the risk of provisional tax compliance issues and simplifies one’s tax position by ensuring up-to-date tax payments to minimise income tax liabilities. Any PAYE salary pa
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