Capital Gains Tax

Before 5 April: Are Your Allowances Working Hard Enough?

As we approach the end of the 2025/26 tax year, there is a simple thing worth remembering. Most allowances reset on 6 April. If they are not used by 5 April, they are gone. Year-end tax planning is not about complex structures or aggressive strategies. It is about making sure the allowances already available to you are doing their job.

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Chancellor’s Autumn Statement 2022

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his Autumn Statement whilst being faced with a challenging economic backdrop to his first major set piece, grappling with a combination of over 11% inflation, an official recession and the need to calm markets and re-establish...

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Cryptocurrency – what is a sale – gain or income?

Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, are a type of electronic cash; designed to stand apart from any government or bank they work through a computer network. Records confirming Individual ownership of the 'coins' are stored in a digital ledger with secure transaction...

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Gifts –beware capital gains tax may be payable

The nature of a gift is that it is something that is given to someone without receiving a payment in return. Consequently, as nothing is received in return it initially seems unlikely that making a gift would trigger capital gains tax on gifts. However, unfortunately...

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Passion, positivity and perfectionism

If you’re fired up about a great business idea but don’t know where to start, we can help.