Main home relief: Periods of absence halved to 9 months<\/strong><\/h3>\nIf you have lived in your property for the whole time you have owned it there is no capital gains tax due when you sell or transfer the home.\u00a0 This relief is called principal private residence relief (PPR).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The relief is only available for the periods of time you lived in the property (bar a few exemptions).\u00a0 The final 9 months of ownership is always treated as though you lived in the property, also if you left the property for work then in some circumstances this period is also covered.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
If you have moved out of the family home and have been out of the home for more than 9 months then there may be capital gains tax due when you sell or transfer your share of the home.<\/p>\n
\nWho does this potentially impact?<\/strong><\/p>\nThis will impact you if you moved out of the family home and have been (or will be) out of the property for more than 9 months before the property is sold or transferred.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nAction needed:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you been out of the main home for over 9 months and are selling the property you may have a capital gains tax liability on sale and should seek tax advice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If you have been out of the main home for over 9 months and are transferring the property to your ex-spouse you may be able to make a s.225B election which would treat the property as though you have been living there for the purposes of PPR relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
You should seek advice to see if your circumstances meet the requirements for the relief.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Main home relief: Lettings relief<\/strong><\/h3>\nPrior to 6 April 2020 if you had lived in a property as your main home at some point and then let the property out you could claim PPR relief (as above) and also lettings relief for the period of time the property was rented.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This relief is now only available if you also lived in the property at the same time as the tenant.<\/p>\n
\nWho does this potentially impact?<\/strong><\/p>\nThis will impact you if you rented out your main home at some point and would have claimed lettings relief on that period of time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nAction needed<\/strong><\/p>\nIf the above applies to you and you had a capital gains tax calculation done in the prior tax year, it may no longer be accurate and should be updated to reflect the new changes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
BADR: The new Entrepreneurs Relief<\/strong><\/h3>\nFrom 22 March 2020, the lifetime limit of \u00a310,000,000 for Entrepreneur\u2019s Relief was reduced to \u00a31,000,000 and the exemption is now known as Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is a lifetime limit and means the first \u00a31,000,0000 of disposals are taxed at the lower rate of capital gains tax (10%), any gains above \u00a31,000,000 are taxable at 20%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
BADR is available (broadly) to individuals who are disposing of shares or assets in a private limited trading company. The individual must own at least 5% of the overall share capital and have held the shares for at least 24 months prior to the disposal. (See a blog from Stowe Family Law\u2019s forensic accountancy team\u00a0here for more information.)<\/a><\/p>\n\nWho does this impact?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nThis will impact you if you are transferring shares from a private ltd company after the tax year of separation, or if you are selling shares from a private ltd company and you would qualify for BADR.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nAction needed:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\nIf you are transferring shares or assets in an unquoted company to your spouse after the end of the tax year of separation, even if the transfer value is under \u00a31,000,000 you should consider that the transfer will use up some of your \u00a31,000,000 lifetime allowance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
As always, it is vital to check that you will qualify for the relief before factoring the lower capital gains tax rate into your computations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n
Who does this potentially impact?<\/strong><\/p>\n This will impact you if you moved out of the family home and have been (or will be) out of the property for more than 9 months before the property is sold or transferred.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Action needed:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n If you been out of the main home for over 9 months and are selling the property you may have a capital gains tax liability on sale and should seek tax advice.\u00a0<\/p>\n If you have been out of the main home for over 9 months and are transferring the property to your ex-spouse you may be able to make a s.225B election which would treat the property as though you have been living there for the purposes of PPR relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n You should seek advice to see if your circumstances meet the requirements for the relief.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Prior to 6 April 2020 if you had lived in a property as your main home at some point and then let the property out you could claim PPR relief (as above) and also lettings relief for the period of time the property was rented.\u00a0<\/p>\n This relief is now only available if you also lived in the property at the same time as the tenant.<\/p>\n Who does this potentially impact?<\/strong><\/p>\n This will impact you if you rented out your main home at some point and would have claimed lettings relief on that period of time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Action needed<\/strong><\/p>\n If the above applies to you and you had a capital gains tax calculation done in the prior tax year, it may no longer be accurate and should be updated to reflect the new changes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n From 22 March 2020, the lifetime limit of \u00a310,000,000 for Entrepreneur\u2019s Relief was reduced to \u00a31,000,000 and the exemption is now known as Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n This is a lifetime limit and means the first \u00a31,000,0000 of disposals are taxed at the lower rate of capital gains tax (10%), any gains above \u00a31,000,000 are taxable at 20%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n BADR is available (broadly) to individuals who are disposing of shares or assets in a private limited trading company. The individual must own at least 5% of the overall share capital and have held the shares for at least 24 months prior to the disposal. (See a blog from Stowe Family Law\u2019s forensic accountancy team\u00a0here for more information.)<\/a><\/p>\n Who does this impact?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n This will impact you if you are transferring shares from a private ltd company after the tax year of separation, or if you are selling shares from a private ltd company and you would qualify for BADR.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Action needed:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n If you are transferring shares or assets in an unquoted company to your spouse after the end of the tax year of separation, even if the transfer value is under \u00a31,000,000 you should consider that the transfer will use up some of your \u00a31,000,000 lifetime allowance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n As always, it is vital to check that you will qualify for the relief before factoring the lower capital gains tax rate into your computations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n
Main home relief: Lettings relief<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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BADR: The new Entrepreneurs Relief<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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