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If you’re wondering what the Capital Gains Tax rates are in the UK this tax year, we’ve broken it down for you, so keep reading!
You need to pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you make a profit from selling valuable assets – this includes:
For the 2023/2024 tax year capital gains tax rates are:
Individuals now only have a £3,000 capital gains tax allowance. In the 2022/23 tax year, it was £12,300. This means your capital gains up to £3,000 only are tax free.
Normally you don’t have to pay any capital tax on selling your main home.
The rate of CGT differs from income tax rates and largely depends on what asset you are selling – so your shiny jewellery will probably be taxed at a different rate than your second home.
| Type of asset | Basic rate | Higher rate |
|---|---|---|
| Shares | 10% | 20% |
| Residential property | 18% | 24% |
| Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency | 10% | 20% |
| Other | 10% | 20% |
| Allowance for | Annual exempt amount |
|---|---|
| Individuals | £3,000 |
| Trusts | £3,000 |
Luckily, if you’ve made a loss by selling your asset, you can report this to HMRC and you may be entitled to tax relief. This is called allowable losses, however, there is a slight catch. You cannot claim allowable losses if:
You won’t have to pay Capital Gains Tax on all assets you sell. Assets deemed to have a lifespan of less than 50 years are less likely to incur profit, so they are referred to as wasting assets. This includes:
When you sell your business or a percentage of your business, you will have to pay Capital Gains Tax. Don’t be disheartened though! You may be entitled to a fixed CGT rate of 10% due to the business asset disposal relief – formerly known as the Entrepreneur’s Relief.
There are only two requirements to qualify for this reduction; you have to:
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The total capital gains tax (CGT) you owe depends on two things:
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 your capital gains from shares were £20,000 and your total annual earnings were £69,000:
You pay no CGT on the first £3,000 that you make
You pay £127 at 10% tax rate for the next £1,270 of your capital gains
You pay £3,146 at 20% tax rate on the remaining £15,730 of your capital gains
You need to save
to pay your £3,273.00 tax bill by 31/1/2026 which is in 666 days
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