How does »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës ÀǶâ work? When you have to »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â and what the CGT Ψs and allowances are for second homeowners, landlords and Åê»ñ²Ès?

»ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës ÀǶâ is ħ¼ý¤¹¤ëd on Íø±×¡Ê¤ò¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ës from »ñ»ºs ÈÏ°Ïing from ³ô to second homes, buy-to-let ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»ºs and personal ½êÍ­¡¿Æþ¼ês.

It is ÅÁÅýŪ¤Ë ŬÍѤ¹¤ëd at lower Ψs than ½êÆÀÀÇ because the »ñ»ºs in question tend to be those on which people are taking a ´í¸± - whether an entrepreneurial one, or ·Ðͳ¤Ç Åê»ñs held outside Isas and ǯ¶âs.

¸ÛÍÑ income and Ãù¶â Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£ are more Êݾڡʿ͡Ëd, and so ÀǶâd °Û¤Ê¤Ã¤Æ and more ¤Ò¤É¤¯.

Capital gains tax is levied on assets ranging from shares to second homes, buy-to-lets and personal possessions

»ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës ÀǶâ is ħ¼ý¤¹¤ëd on »ñ»ºs ÈÏ°Ïing from ³ô to second homes, buy-to-lets and personal ½êÍ­¡¿Æþ¼ês

Your main home that you live in, known as your ¼çÍפʡ¿Ä¹¡¿¼çÈÈ »äŪ¤Ê ½»µï, is ÌȽü¤µ¤ì¤¿ from CGT. That, ²Ã¤¨¤ë an ǯ¼¡¤Î ÀǶâ-²òÊü¤¹¤ë¡¿¼«Í³¤Ê allowance that until April 2023 was ¡ò12,300, has meant CGT is typically ħ¼ý¤¹¤ëd on wealthier taxpayers.

However, ²á·ã¤Ê ºï¸º¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës to the CGT allowance - to ¡ò6,000 in spring 2023 and ¡ò3,000 from April 2024 - make it ɬÁ³Åª¤Ê that m any more people will have to »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â it in ̤Íè.?

»ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës ÀǶâ is ħ¼ý¤¹¤ëd on your Íø±×¡Ê¤ò¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ës

»ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës ÀǶâ is paid on the Íø±×¡Ê¤ò¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ës when you sell an »ñ»º - what it sells for, ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ what you paid for it or it was ²ÁÃ͡ʤ¬¤¢¤ë¡Ë when acquired.

Depending on the »ñ»º there are µßºÑs ÍøÍѤǤ­¤ë and each person has a »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës ÀǶâ allowance, which is ¸½ºß¡¿°ìÈÌ¤Ë ¡ò3,000, to Á껦¤¹¤ë against their ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës.

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'If an »ñ»º was transferred to you as a gift, then the value at °Üž will be the valuation for ¼èÆÀ¡¿Çã¼ý,' says This is Money's ÀǶâ ÀìÌç²È Heather Rogers.

'When the »ñ»º is left to you through a will, then the probate value will be the value you are ¤ß¤Ê¤¹d to have acquired it for.'

Rogers Äɲ乤ës: 'You can deduct costs of ¼èÆÀ¡¿Çã¼ý and ½èʬ if ´ØÏ¢¤·¤¿ - the ¹­¤¤ÃÏ½ê ¥¹¥Ñ¥¤¡¿¼¹¹Ô´±'s and solicitor's ÎÁ¶âs on sale, for example. You can also deduct costs where you have spent money and have Äɲ乤ëd value to the »ñ»º.'

Regarding CGT Ψs, if you're a higher or Éղà Ψ taxpayer (40 per cent or 45 per cent ¤½¤ì¤¾¤ì) the CGT Ψ is 24 per cent on ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës from µï½»¤Î ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º and 20 per cent on ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës from other chargeable »ñ»ºs.

For basic Ψ taxpayers (20 per cent), if your taxable ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ë ²Ã¤¨¤ë your total taxable income Íî¤Á¤ë within the basic ½êÆÀÀÇ ¶Ø»ß¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd of ¡ò12,571 to ¡ò50,270, the CGT Ψ is 18 per cent on µï½»¤Î ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º and 10 per cent on other ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës.

If the ÎÌ is higher, the CGT Ψ is 24 per cent on µï½»¤Î ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º and 20 per cent on other ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës.

The À¯ÉÜ has more ¡Ê·Ù»¡¤Ê¤É¤Ø¤Î¡ËÌ©¹ð¡¤¹ðÁʡʾõ¡Ë on CGT Ψs here.

Rogers explains how to carry º£¸å »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ losses to Á껦¤¹¤ë them against »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës here.

And she looks at which types of personal ½êÍ­¡¿Æþ¼ês, referred to in this ¾õ¶· as 'chattels', are liable for CGT and which are ÌȽü¤µ¤ì¤¿ here.

What do buy-to-let landlords need to know about CGT?

When you come to sell your buy-to-let ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º, there will be »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës ÀǶâ to »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â on any Íø±×¡Ê¤ò¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ë.

It ŬÍѤ¹¤ës to any ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º which is not your main home - your ¼çÍפʡ¿Ä¹¡¿¼çÈÈ »äŪ¤Ê ½»µï - ´Þ¤àing »äŪ¤Ê second homes ƱÍͤË.

CGT is ħ¼ý¤¹¤ëd at the Ψs explained above, but as ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës are Äɲ乤ëd to income to ÇÛ㤹¤ë a total ÎÌ this means that in practice most landlords making decent Íø±×¡Ê¤ò¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ës should »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â the 24 per cent Ψ.

There are two µßºÑs you can get on your CGT Ë¡°Æ, but they are both ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ generous than they once were.

First, there is a »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës ÀǶâ À¯¸¢ ÆÃ¤Ë for '¶öȯ¤Î' landlords, who once lived in a ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º before going on to let it out.

If a landlord rents out a ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º that was once their main home, »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës ÀǶâ only ŬÍѤ¹¤ës on the ÎÌ the home went up in value while they weren't living there.

Landlords can also Äɲ乤ë an extra nine months ¤Î¾å¤Ë the ÎÌ of time they lived at the ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º - this is known as the 'final period ¹µ½ü'.

As an example of how this ºîÉÊ,? a landlord who has owned their ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º for 10 years and lived in it for two would?be ÀǶâd on seve n years and three months of »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës ? the 10 years, minus the two years residency ²Ã¤¨¤ë the ¸º¤º¤ëd nine months' µßºÑ.

Ten tips for buy-to-let landlords?

Another ½ÅÍ×¤Ê CGT allowance to be aware of is 'lettings µßºÑ'.

When a landlord sells their former home after renting it out, up to ¡ò40,000 of their ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ë can be ÌȽü¤µ¤ì¤¿d from »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës ÀǶâ - but this now ŬÍѤ¹¤ës only if they?lived in the ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º with their tenants.

°ìÊý¡¿¹ç´Ö, you can ¸º¤º¤ë your CGT Ë¡°Æ by deducting some of the expenses associated with buying and managing a ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º.

You may also be able to Á껦¤¹¤ë losses on other ½êͭʪ¡¿»ñ»º¡¿ºâ»º against your »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ës ÀǶâ Ë¡°Æ.

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