The capital gains tax (CGT) annual exempt amount will increase to £11,300 from 6 April 2017 (2016-7:£11,100) for 2016-7 for individuals, personal representatives of deceased persons and trustees of certain settlements for the disabled. The annual exempt amount for most other trustees is £5,650.
For capital gains above the annual exempt amount the CGT rate for basic and higher rate tax payers will remain at 10 and 20 per cent respectively.
Gains on residential properties (not qualifying as your personal private residence) and carried interest (the share of profits or gains that is paid to asset managers) will remain at the 18 and 28 per cent for basic and higher rate tax payers respectively.
