Dividends7 Dec 2020 11:33
Quick heads up to anyone new to investing or those without experience of large dividends.
You get hit with tax on dividends at a much lower level than capital gains. The share price is 57.5p but if you've got a decent holding a 42.5p dividend and resulting share price of 15p is certainly not the same thing.
Say you buy £10,000 worth now and you're a higher rate tax payer. You'll purchase 17,391 shares (approx.) x dividend payment of 42.5p = £7,391.
You get a £2,000 dividend allowance, however, you'll have to pay 32.5% tax on the remaining £5,391. The result is a dividend worth £5,638.
This means you need £4,362 from the share price after the dividend just to recover your £10,000 investment. £4,362/17,391 shares = 25p to breakeven.
In my opinion there is money to be made here but for those less experienced just be a little careful.