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Your total capital gains tax (CGT) owed depends on two main components:
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:
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
You can earn up to £12,300 in investment profits every year by claiming the Capital Gains Tax allowance. It’s automatically applied when you file your Self Assessment. If you make less than £12,300, you don’t need to declare it.
Not actually sure what CGT is? Watch this 10(ish) second video about how it all works: when you pay it, what you pay it on, and how to tackle it.
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