Do you have any quoted shares standing at a profit? If so, there’s a way you can make use of your tax-free Capital Gains Tax allowance for 2007/8 and get a cash handout from the Taxman. Too good to
be true?
Published 15.05.2007
Tax and financial advisors are working hard on ways to escape the new higher rates of income tax that will apply from next April. These include ideas to make use of lower Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
rates. Is this something you should consider?
Published 10.07.2009
Years ago you could lower your Capital Gains Tax bill by selling shares one day and buying them back the next. This so-called “bed and breakfasting” (B&B) was so effective that HMRC blocked it,
but is there a safe way around it?
Published 18.03.2013
Some of your shares have performed well but now you need the funds elsewhere. Should you sell them before this tax year ends?
Published 16.02.2006
The end of the tax year is just a few weeks away and if you don’t use your Capital Gains Tax annual exemption by then, it could, one day, cost you thousands of pounds in tax. How can you avoid this
problem?
Published 05.02.2010
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 effect of the so-called “Boris bounce” on the stock market has faded but values of some shares have held up. If you want to cash in how do you work out the optimum number of shares to sell to
ensure your gains are exempt?
Published 04.02.2020
In his recent speech, the new Chancellor has hinted at what’s to come in his emergency Budget. An increase in Capital Gains Tax is certain, but can you escape the rise by selling now, or is it
already too late?
Published 26.05.2010
Where you personally own your company’s trading premises, charging it rent can give you a tax-efficient income. However, this could mean losing out on entrepreneurs’ relief (ER) when it’s sold. How
do you choose between the two?
Published 31.05.2012
The new tax year starts in April 2024, at which time the capital gains tax (CGT) annual exemption will be cut by half. How can you use your current exemption to reduce tax on later gains?
Published 05.03.2024