Free tool

Corporation Tax savings calculator

See how much Corporation Tax a pension contribution could save your company this year - and how the same money could grow tax-free inside a SSAS.

Your free calculation

How much Corporation Tax could your company save?

Three quick inputs and a short eligibility check per director. We will show your saving the moment we know it is accurate.

Use the post-salary, pre-corporation-tax profit figure from your most recent accounts. Type any number or use the sliders.

How much profit do you expect this year? £
£50k£1.5m

Trading profit - last year's figure, this year's estimate, or a projection.

How many directors are in the company?
min 1max 5

Each director's contribution capacity is calculated separately.

How much do you plan to draw as dividends? £
£0£800k

Cash drawn as dividends limits how much can go into the pension.

With £200,000 profit, your company can distribute about £150,750 after Corporation Tax - leaving roughly £69,047 of cash headroom for pension contributions.

HMRC lets you carry forward up to 3 years of unused pension allowance - but only if you were a member of a registered scheme in those years. Three quick questions per director.

Directors confirmed: 0 of 2
Awaiting eligibility
Finish the eligibility questions to see your saving

We will not show a saving until each director's eligibility is confirmed - HMRC requires registered scheme membership in each year you carry forward from.

Year 1 saving
£-
5-year saving
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How we got here

Awaiting eligibility

How the calculator works

The figures compare two routes for the same surplus profit. Contributing it into a SSAS removes this year's Corporation Tax on that amount and lets it grow tax-free inside the scheme. Leaving it in the company means it is taxed as profit first, and any later growth is taxed again.

  • Corporation Tax saved: the contribution at the 25% main rate.
  • Inside a SSAS: the full amount growing tax-free at your chosen rate.
  • Kept in the company: the amount after Corporation Tax, growing at a rate reduced for tax on gains.

It is a guide to the scale of the opportunity, not a personal recommendation. The next step is a short call to apply it to your own company's position.

See what it means for your company

A free, no-obligation 15-minute call to turn the number into a plan.