Capital Gain Tax

Whether transferring all your shares or disposing of part of the business assets, the key question you’ll face is: how much tax will you need to pay when selling a business in the UK. This does not only involve Capital Gains Tax (CGT) but also requires careful planning around available reliefs and the compliance of the transaction structure.

One of the main advantages of setting up a limited company in the UK is that shareholders can receive income through dividends. Compared with salary, dividends are taxed at lower rates, which can reduce overall personal tax liabilities. For example, in the 2024/25 tax year, each shareholder benefits from a £500 dividend allowance. Beyond this, dividend income is taxed according to the individual’s income tax band. This means that once income exceeds the personal allowances (£

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From April onwards, various UK tax changes, along with rising household bills, have created new challenges and opportunities in personal and business financial planning. Of particular concern for foreign nationals residing in the UK is the new policy which took effect on 6 HMRC first introduced the concept of Making Tax Digital (MTD) in 2015, with the aim of phasing out paper-based tax returns and shifting to digital submissions via approved software — ushering in a system

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Changes to Employee Benefits and Key New Regulations for Businesses and Individuals. Whether you're self-employed or run a limited company, the 2025/26 tax year brings several important changes—impacting Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs), minimum wage rates, company size thresholds, and Capital Gains Tax (CGT), among others.

With the new financial year, a series of tax increases announced in last autumn’s budget came into effect. These changes impact not only income tax, corporation tax, and capital gains tax but also pension reforms, national insurance adjustments, and taxation on high earners and new UK residents’ global income.

On the 26th March 2025, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the highly anticipated Spring Budget statement.

In the UK, if you sell a property and make a capital gain, you need to pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT).

Companies House can now utilise their new powers to inspect and supervise company registration names. 

Many British companies are likely familiar with Research and Development (R&D) tax relief, which is a very beneficial tax allowance.