Capital gains tax rates are at their lowest ever. So if you’re selling your company and expect to make a gain you probably won’t want to consider high-risk schemes to save tax. Are there any no-risk
strategies you can use instead?
Published 01.11.2017
To a degree tax rules allow you and your spouse or civil partner to decide the most tax-efficient way to split your joint income. But could doing so work against you when you sell the asset and make
a capital gain?
Published 16.12.2021
When couples split up the last thing on their minds is likely to be the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) implications of their actions. What are the traps concerning the joint assets (e.g. the matrimonial
home) and how can they be avoided?
Published 09.05.2008
Having decided to go your separate ways, one of the financial aspects yet to be sorted out is the family company. If you leave this to the last minute there could be Capital Gains Tax to pay. So what
should you be doing now?
Published 15.03.2007
February and March are the months to think about year-end capital gains tax (CGT) planning. If you want to reduce a capital gain you’ve already made during 2015/16 or avoid increasing it, what are
your options?
Published 24.02.2016
It might suit you to give a share of your assets to your spouse, to make use of their tax-free allowances or lower tax rates. But dividing the asset might not be capital gains tax (CGT) efficient.
How can you get the best of both worlds?
Published 01.11.2013
The 2011 Budget is just weeks away and there’s speculation that another increase in Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is on the cards. With this in mind and the stockmarket on the rise when is the right time
to cash in on gains?
Published 19.01.2011
The end of the 2011/12 tax year is nearly upon us. If you have investments potentially liable to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) you should be thinking about tax planning. Can giving investments to other
members of your family play a part?
Published 05.03.2012
As part of your Inheritance Tax (IHT) planning you want to give away assets to younger members of your family, but you’ll be liable to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) as if you had sold the assets at their
full value. What are the ways around this?
Published 28.06.2011
In March 2023 the Chancellor announced that the capital gains tax (CGT) exemption would be cut in half in April 2023 and the same again in 2024. What steps can you take to counter this
indirect tax hike?
Published 12.06.2023