This week, in the last of our three-part series on the valuable tax reliefs available from EIS investments, we look at the capital gains tax (CGT) exemption. Conditions for the exemption to apply In order to get the CGT exemption, the taxpayer must have been eligible...
In our last Tax Tuesday, we considered EIS reinvestment relief (linked here) whereby an investment in shares in a qualifying EIS company can be used to defer a capital gain so it only ultimately comes into charge on the sale of the EIS shares themselves. This week we...
This week we look at a valuable capital gains tax (CGT) relief which enables a gain on the sale of any asset to be deferred by reinvesting the gain into qualifying Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) shares. Assuming various conditions are met, the deferred gain only...
Currently the rate of corporation tax is a flat 19% of taxable profits. As part of the government’s plan to recover financially from COVID, from 1 April 2023 the rate of corporation tax will increase to 25% for companies with taxable profits of over £250,000 per...
We have written in previous Tax Tuesday pieces about the value of the various tax reliefs which are available to entrepreneurs here in the UK. However, the complexity of the tax legislation means it is all too easy to inadvertently miss out on these reliefs if...
With the end of the tax year (5 April) fast approaching, taxpayers are well advised to consider whether any action can be taken before the year end to optimise their tax position. Some of the more common points to bear in mind are as follows. 1. Salary for spouse...
