Section 198 of the Capital Allowances Act 2001 has a major significance for property transactions. If the seller of the property has claimed capital allowances on any fixtures of the building, the tax relief enjoyed as a result might have to be paid back if the seller does not elect to ... Read More
In a separate article, we noted that sale of an industrial or agricultural building or hotel has tax implications. We found if the seller and buyer agrees to fix the price of plant and machinery forming part of the property at a higher value, the buyer benefits by being able to ... Read More
Plant and Machinery allowance is available to persons engaged in qualifying activities, which is very wide in this case. Trade, profession, vocation, office, employment and Schedule A business (property rentals etc) are all qualifying activities, for example. Persons carrying on these activities can claim capital allowances as an expense while computing ... Read More
What happens to the tax relief you got through claiming capital allowances on a building’s fixtures when the building is sold at a profit? One might feel that in such a case, the capital gains will be computed after deducting the capital allowance claims from the original cost of the property. ... Read More
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