(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer. Origin of emptor. 1870-1875. 1870-75; < Latin: buyer, equivalent to em(ere) to buy + -tor -tor, with intrusive -p-. Examples from the Web for emptor.
Taxes. Because rent is considered income, it is taxable to the extent that your income is taxable. For example, if your income (including rent) minus any allowable exemptions and deductions is still taxable, then your rent is taxable. However, if you also use the rental property as your home, and you rent it out less than 15 days out of the year, then the rent you collect is not considered part of your income.
Dividends from UK companies are paid out of profits after corporation tax (Corporation tax is at 20% but decreases to 19% from 1 April 2017 - split periods have pro-rata applied). Dividend income is taxable on UK residents at the rate of 7.5% for basic rate payers, 32.5% for higher rate tax payers and 38.1% for additional rate payers.