CGT reliefs Flashcards
Rollover relief
defers payment of tax on gains on disposal of qualifying business asset whilst trade is carried on as rolled over into base cost of replacement asset
Rollover relief - Qualifying business assets
Land and buildings
Yes - if occupied and used for trade purposes
Rollover relief -Qualifying business assets
Fixed plant and machinery
Yes
Rollover relief - Qualifying business assets
Ships aircraft and hovercraft
Yes
Rollover relief - Qualifying business assets
Satellites, space station and space craft
es
Rollover relief - Qualifying business assets
Goodwill
Yes - for sole traders and partners, not for companies
Rollover relief - asset must be acquired in
1-3 years of disposal of the first asset
Claim for rollover relief must be made within
the later of four years of the end of the tax year in which the gain is realised or new asset acquired
Rollover relief - depreciating assets
Gain not rolled over by reducing cost, but deferred until crystallises on earliest of:
- disposal of replacement
- 10 years after replacement acquired
- Date replacement asset ceases to be used in trade (not on death)
Gift relief
claim may be made for gain arising on gift of business asset to be deferred until recipient disposes of asset at later date
Gift relief - qualifying assets
Assets used in business carried on by donor’s personal company (>5% voting rights)
Yes
Gift relief - qualifying assets
shares / securities in trading company where unquoted or donor’s personal company
Yes
Gift relief - qualifying assets
gift of shares / securities where donee is company
No
How does gift relief work
deemed cost of acquisition (MV at date) reduced by amount of gain that would have been chargeable, causing higher gain in future
Restriction on gift relief on shares in a personal company gain =
gain * Chargeable business assets/Chargeable assets
Gift relief - Any excess of actual consideration over base cost is
immediately chargeable, remaining gain subject to gift relief