Posts Tagged ‘stamp duty’

Falling Property Values – An Upside?

Monday, July 26th, 2010

The value of most assets has fallen dramatically in the last eighteen months – for most of us this is bad news, however, if you are considering transferring wealth to the next generation it is good news.
Passing assets on to the next generation either on death or by gift can trigger the following taxes: Capital [...]

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Tax, Facts and Figures

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

CAPITAL ACQUISITIONS TAX
The rate of capital acquisitions tax is being increased from 22% to 25% in respect of gifts or inheritances taken from midnight on 7 April 2009.
The current tax free thresholds are being reduced by 20% as follows:

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