Guidance

Foreign tax credit relief and capital gains (Self Assessment helpsheet HS261)

Find out about the foreign tax credit relief available against your capital gains.

Documents

HS261 Working Sheet (2018)

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HS261 Working Sheet (2017)

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HS261 Working Sheet (2016)

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HS261 Working Sheet (2015)

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Details

This guide will help you to work out foreign tax credit relief available against your capital gains. It explains the relief under the terms of a Double Taxation Agreement.

From 6 April 2019 HS261 has been merged with Relief for Foreign Tax Paid: HS263 Self Assessment helpsheet.

Published 4 July 2014
Last updated 10 July 2019 + show all updates
  1. The helpsheet and working sheet have been added for the tax year 2017 to 2018.

  2. The helpsheet and working sheet have been added for the tax year 2016 to 2017.

  3. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2016 to 2017.

  4. Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2015 to 2016.

  5. First published.