CGT

The Budget changes may have reduced the appeal of selling a company to an EOT but it remains a tax-efficient option, write Matthew Emms and Chris Barker (BDO).

Given the kite flying since August, you could expect the real estate industry to take a collective sigh of relief today. Many of the more radical ideas did not come to pass, such as removing the exemption from CGT on selling a main home of a higher...

There were a few points of detail in relation to capital gains taxes, which will have fairly narrow application but are still of interest. Sales to Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) will now only qualify for 50% CGT relief rather than 100%. Changes...

When I originally suggested writing this comment piece, I thought I was going to be writing about exciting changes in partnership taxation, and various other interesting developments in the world of corporate tax. That all went out the window before...

After much fevered speculation many of the most concerning Budget measures, such as an exit tax or the alignment of CGT and income tax rates, did not transpire. However, a form of mansion tax is to be introduced, (sort of) via the current council tax...

After endless pondering and a Budget Day that took forever to arrive, it was a pleasant surprise to have a succinct summary of the tax measures shortly before the speech began. A cup of tea with time to digest the key changes, fire off a few emails,...