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What personal possessions (chattels) you need to pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on, how to work out your gain
You may have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you make a profit (‘gain’) when…
Your gain is usually the difference between what you paid for your…
You don’t have to pay Capital Gains Tax on personal possessions with a…
If you sell all or part of a set to the same person for less than £6,000,…
Guidance on the duties and powers housing authorities have to protect the personal property of an applicant who is homeless.
Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
Value the estate of someone who's died so that you can get probate: work out if tax is due, check how to report the estate's value, complete the correct form.
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing inherited goods into the UK.
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
How to account for VAT if your business allows goods and services to be used for temporary or permanent private use.
This notice provides a glossary of Scottish land law terms.
Tax and reporting rules for employers who make assets available to employees
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
Find out if Inheritance Tax is due on assets transferred in or out of a trust and on certain trusts at each 10 year anniversary.
This measure deals with the amendments to the list of permitted property for personal portfolio bonds introduced by regulations.
Rules and guidance on the handling of personal belongings that prisoners are allowed so that they are managed safely and effectively.
How an obliged entity can make a report if there’s a material discrepancy between the information it holds about a person with significant control (PSC) or registrable beneficial owner of an overseas entity, and the information on the Companies House...
This tax information and impact note provides the government with a power to update the list of specified permitted property by regulations.
Find out if you can declare personal goods orally or by conduct.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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