Try the Dividend Withholding Tax Calculator Widget
Free for any site, including commercial ones. Keep the small credit line at the bottom of the widget so readers can find the full version. Nothing is stored about the people who use it. See the disclaimer.
How to add it to your site
- Copy the code Use the copy button in the Embed code box so nothing is lost to line wrapping. It is a single iframe tag and it does not need anything else.
- Open the page you want it on In WordPress add a Custom HTML block, in Wix use the Embed HTML element, in Squarespace use a Code block, and on a hand-built site paste it straight into your HTML.
- Paste and publish The widget appears immediately. If you see an empty space instead, your editor has stripped the iframe tag, which the HTML embed guide explains how to work around.
- Adjust the look if you want to Add the parameters in the table below to the iframe URL to change the theme, the accent colour or the height. Nothing needs to be configured on our side.
Customisation options
| Parameter | Values | What it does |
|---|---|---|
theme | auto, light, dark | Default follows the reader's own system setting, so the widget looks right on a dark site and a light one without you choosing. |
accent | Six hex digits, e.g. accent=1A56DB | Recolours the header bar and the primary button to match your brand. |
header | 1 or 0 | Set to 0 to hide the title bar when your page already has a heading above the widget. |
breakdown | 1 or 0 | Set to 0 to hide the calculation breakdown for a more compact block. |
corners | 1 or 0 | Set to 0 for square corners if your design has no rounding anywhere else. |
width | full | Removes the 520px maximum so the widget stretches to its container. |
Parameters are added to the iframe URL as a normal query string, for example
/embed/dividend-withholding-tax-calculator.html?theme=dark&accent=1A56DB&header=0. The
widget builder lets you set all of them visually and hands you the finished code.
Why embed the Dividend Withholding Tax Calculator
The 20 percent dividend withholding tax is the number South African income investors most often forget to subtract. The widget takes the gross dividend and the holding size and returns the net payout in rand, with the tax shown separately. Share investing sites, tax blogs and broker help pages can all put it under the relevant explanation.
What the widget calculates
This calculator applies South Africa's Dividend Withholding Tax to a gross dividend amount, showing exactly how much tax is withheld and what you actually receive.
Enter your gross dividend and the applicable DWT rate (20% by default, or your specific reduced rate if you qualify for an exemption or treaty rate), and the calculator returns your net dividend and effective yield impact.
The embedded version keeps the inputs and the result. The full Dividend Withholding Tax Calculator on TradeAnswers adds worked examples, the method behind the numbers and a long FAQ.
Who this widget suits
Tax and accounting blogs
Readers can check their own figures against the current SARS rules where they read about them.
Payroll, HR and small business sites
A working South African tax tool inside a help page saves a support question.
Personal finance sites
A tool with the current year built in is more useful than a table that goes stale.
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