Capital Taxes Planning

21st March 2016

Budget 2016: New CGT planning opportunities.
George Osborne’s latest Budget heralded an unexpected reduction in CGT, lopping 8% off both the 18% and 28% rates. But not for residential property- George continued his attack on residential landlords. However, it may well be that sales of other assets are now best deferred until post 5 April 2016.

The date of sale for CGT purposes is the date on which contracts are exchanged – with shares, this is the bargain date, rather than the settlement date. The tax point is deferred when contracts are conditional, until the contractual conditions are fulfilled.

Disclaimer - All information in this post was correct at time of writing.
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