RLA Capital Gains Tax Course

Capital Gains Tax (CGT) can be a significant cost to landlords, but the many reliefs and exemptions available, as well as the tax’s numerous quirks, mean that planning ahead can save you many thousands of pounds.

Delivered by best-selling author of ‘How to Save Property Tax’ and practicing chartered accountant Carl Bayley, the course gives a detailed understanding about how CGT works and offers practical advice on what landlords can do to reduce their eventual tax bill.

Numerous worked examples are used to illustrate the main reliefs and allowances, as well as the basics of how to calculate the tax and when and how it has to be paid.

This full-day course provides an introduction to Capital Gains Tax for landlords and explores many of the most successful planning techniques available.

Course Content:

• Who pays CGT?
• When does a capital gain arise and when must it be reported?
• Calculating and paying the tax due
• Deductible expenditure
• Reliefs, exemptions and allowances and how to get the most out of them
• Special rules for furnished holiday lets
• CGT for non-UK residents
• Popular CGT planning techniques