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Capital versus revenue expenditure toolkit

Get help if you’re a tax agent or adviser who has clients with capital or revenue expenditure to declare on Self Assessment and Company Tax Returns.

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Capital v Revenue Expenditure Toolkit: Self Assessment and company tax returns (2021 to 2022)

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Capital v revenue expenditure toolkit: Self Assessment and company tax returns (2019 to 2020)

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Find out about common errors on capital or revenue expenditure in client tax returns.

Published 1 January 2014
Last updated 8 April 2022 + show all updates
  1. The Agent toolkit for 'Capital v Revenue Expenditure Toolkit: Self Assessment and company tax returns' has been updated for 2021 to 2022.

  2. The Capital versus revenue expenditure toolkit: Self Assessment and company tax returns (2020 to 2021) has been added.

  3. The Capital versus revenue expenditure toolkit: Self Assessment and company tax returns (2019 to 2020) has been added.

  4. The Capital v revenue expenditure toolkit: Self Assessment and company tax returns (2018 to 2019) has been added.

  5. Agent toolkit for 'capital v revenue expenditure' updated for the 2017 to 2018 tax year.

  6. Question 4 of the 2016 to 2017 toolkit now refers to incidental expenditure due to buying, selling or giving away an asset.

  7. Agent toolkit for 'capital v revenue expenditure' updated for the 2016 to 2017 tax year.

  8. Agent toolkit - Capital vs Revenue Toolkit further update September 2016.

  9. Capital v revenue expenditure toolkit: Self-Assessment and company tax returns (2015 to 2016) has been added to the page.

  10. Agent toolkit for Capital v Revenue Expenditure updated for the 2014 to 2015 tax year.

  11. First published.