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UK investment tax, minus the strain
Made a profit from selling RSUs but shedding tears from the hassle of the tax implications?
We created this one-stop-shop to help you navigate UK investment tax. Think calculators, guides, tax tips, and more. Click through the tabs below for tax help, made for you.
Your situation
Tax and profit
- Your profit from
shares£20,000Incl. £12,300 tax-free CGT allowance? - Capital Gains Tax to pay£1,413
- Profit after tax£18,587
How your capital gains tax is calculated
Your total capital gains tax (CGT) owed depends on two main components:
- How much you earn in total
- What type of assets you sell
Your overall earnings determine how much of your capital gains are taxed at 10% or 20%.
Our capital gains tax rates guide explains this in more detail.
In your case where capital gains from shares were £20,000 and your total annual earnings were £69,000:
Capital gains tax (CGT) breakdown
You pay no CGT on the first £12,300 that you make
You pay £127 at 10% tax rate for the next £1,270 of your capital gains
You pay £1,286 at 20% tax rate on the remaining £6,430 of your capital gains
UK investment tax made simple
Confusing tax jargon and lengthy employee contract to sift through? No sir-ee. Understand what tax you owe (and why) in plain, simple language. We’ve hand-selected our most popular articles for employees paid with RSUs here.
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Did you know? 🤔
RSU stands for restricted stock option. It’s a common form of payment on top of benefits and your salary at big tech companies like Google. If you work for a startup, the equivalent of this is getting stock options.
What is Self Assessment
As a high earner (you earn over £100k), did you know you have to submit a Self Assessment? Learn what it means in 10(ish) seconds.
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