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UK Capital gains tax (CGT) is a tax on gains in capital you have made on an asset. If you sell, or sometimes even if you give away, an asset that has increased in value you may be liable to CGT on any gain (profit) you have made. This currently doesn’t apply when you sell personal belongings worth £6,000 or less, and, in most cases, it doesn’t apply to your main home.The calculation for capital gains tax is as follows:Sale price minus purchase price = capital gainSo when do you have to pay UK capital gains tax?The following situations are ones that CGT might apply.The following are circumstances where you normally wouldn’t have pay UK capital gains taxHow CGT is worked out UK capital gains tax is calculated each tax year. Tax years run from 6th April of one year until the 5th of April the next year. It is worked out against your total taxable gain after taking into account things such as:How do you pay CGTDepending on how big your business is, you might have an accountant sort this side of things out for you. However, if you receive a self assessment tax return, all you need to do is fill in the form by following the guidance notes. There is also normally other ways listed on the form of contacting them and getting help if you are having problems filling in the form.For more information on uk capital gains tax refer to
where you can see clear examples of what you need to pay capital gains tax on and approximately how much it would be.However, keep in mind that, as with anything regarding tax, it is worth getting an accountant who knows about, and perhaps specialises in, property tax to make sure you are claiming all the relief you are entitled to when it comes to capital gains tax or any other tax. The last thing you want is to be paying too much tax after all your hard work and investment.Another thing to keep in mind is that if you are an investor and you buy, then do the property up, then remortgage and after that, then rent it out, you won’t have to worry about this tax as any money you make when you remortgage is tax free. This also goes for any time you want to release equity from your portfolio (otherwise known as drawing down). So you only have to worry about this tax when you are selling.As the rules and regulations are open to change it is best to keep an eye on the current legislation regularly. the
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