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Most regimes have moved from taxing the company on distribution to taxing dividends in the shareholder's hands, with tax withheld at a flat rate on payment. A higher-rate shareholder therefore owes a balance at filing beyond the amount withheld.
Dividend tax
Withheld = dividend × withholding rate; total = dividend × marginal rate; balance = difference
Tax figures are estimates based on the rates, caps and thresholds you enter. Real rules differ by jurisdiction and change every year, and personal circumstances alter the outcome. This is not tax or financial advice — confirm with a qualified adviser.
No. It is a credit; the dividend is added to income and taxed at your slab rate.
Usually only interest on money borrowed to acquire the shares, and often capped as a share of the dividend.