September 2008

Transferring property to a company to create a loan account

The reduction in the rate of capital gains tax means that anyone holding property assets may well look to retain personal ownership. The 18% rate of CGT looks very favourable when compared with the 22% company tax charge (in addition to the tax on…

Letting a property to reduce CGT

If you stop occupying a main residence and decide to rent it out for a period prior to a disposal what impact would this have on CGT when you eventually sold it? Well, the period that you let it for would not usually qualify for principal private…

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