Selling a second home? The clock is ticking for CGT

Selling a second home? The clock is ticking for CGT

There are approximately 1.2 million disposals of residential property every year in the UK. The majority of these are the sale of main residence, and therefore have no Capital Gains Tax (CGT) liability. However, if you own a second home or have a buy-to-let property...
Falling assets? A tax opportunity.

Falling assets? A tax opportunity.

The immediate challenge facing the world (we don’t need to mention its name) has already had, and may well continue to have, a significantly negative impact upon asset values. We are all are too well aware of this. We hope and believe that this will be a temporary...
IR35 delayed in a bid to protect economy

IR35 delayed in a bid to protect economy

During yesterday’s Budget debate, it was confirmed that the IR35 tax reforms would be delayed to April 2021. IR35, which came into effect in 2000, was introduced to tackle contractors working as disguised employees in Limited companies in order to take advantage of...
Entrepreneurs’ Relief – Still Alive!

Entrepreneurs’ Relief – Still Alive!

Tax Tuesday has mixed feelings about correctly predicting the reduction in the lifetime gain eligible for Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER), announced in last week’s Budget. Thankfully, the attractive relief has survived, albeit at a reduced level, so now is an ideal time to...
Budget 2020: What are we “getting done”?

Budget 2020: What are we “getting done”?

Download the Budget Summary A new Chancellor facing the aftermath of Britain’s departure from the EU and a virus outbreak that is causing chaos globally. It’s fair to say that not many of us envied Rishi Sunak as he presented this year’s hotly anticipated Budget...