The headline-grabbing inheritance tax (IHT) news from last week’s Budget was the introduction, from April 2017, of an additional nil rate band when a residence is passed on death to direct descendants. However this is only one part of the changes that were announced in relation to IHT and residential property, as significant changes were … Continue Reading
Our tax team has written a client alert on the extension of UK CGT to gains arising from the disposal of UK residential property after April 2015 by non-resident individuals and entities. This will extend UK CGT beyond its current scope: historically, non-UK resident individuals and companies disposing of UK property were not subject to … Continue Reading
We have seen a number of articles that refer to the risk of unclaimed capital allowances being lost as a result of the new capital allowances rules. It is estimated that there is over a billion pounds of unclaimed capital allowances in the UK. The concern is that any such unclaimed allowances could be lost … Continue Reading
There was a surprise announcement in today’s Budget in relation to “high-end” residential property. The government has significantly extended the scope of the SDLT 15% “penal” rate that applies to acquisitions of residential property by non-natural persons (i.e. corporate entities). The 15% rate currently applies to individual residential properties worth over £2,000,000. From midnight tonight the 15% … Continue Reading
