8 articles tagged with Calc Capital Gains Tax.
How to declare capital gains on your Self Assessment. Shares, crypto, second properties, the £3,000 annual exemption, 60-day property reporting, pooling rules and worked examples for 2025/26.
Selling a second home or BTL property in the UK? You pay CGT at 18% or 24% on the gain, after the £3,000 annual exemption. Plus the 60-day reporting rule. Worked examples
UK CGT on shares is 18% (basic rate band) or 24% (higher rate band) after the £3,000 annual exemption. Here's how Section 104 pooling works, when to report, and how 'Bed and ISA' avoids tax
From January 2025 UK crypto exchanges report user activity to HMRC. Here's how crypto is taxed — CGT, income tax on staking and airdrops, pooling rules, and what enforcement looks like in 2026
From April 2024 the UK aligned CGT on residential property and other assets at 18% basic / 24% higher. Side-by-side worked examples on a £40,000 share gain and a £40,000 BTL gain — same headline rate, different reliefs, different reporting deadlines.
Bed-and-ISA looks like a clever loophole — sell a holding, repurchase it inside your ISA, lock in tax-free growth. But the 30-day rule, frozen £3,000 CGT allowance and reduced dividend allowance change the maths. Here's what actually works in 2025/26.
Section 24, 5% SDLT surcharge, 24% CGT, vanishing CGT allowance, lower yields and tighter EPC rules — the maths on selling a BTL in 2026. A full worked example on a £250,000 property bought for £180,000.
The 2025/26 UK tax year ends 5 April 2026. Use-it-or-lose-it allowances: £20k ISA, £4k LISA, £60k pension, £3k CGT, £3k IHT gifts, Marriage Allowance backdate. Step-by-step checklist.