{"id":1285,"date":"2010-08-15T09:36:11","date_gmt":"2010-08-15T09:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financial-fluency.co.uk\/wordpress\/"},"modified":"2019-04-02T17:51:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T16:51:33","slug":"how-to-avoid-property-tax","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.financial-fluency.co.uk\/financial-fluency-publications\/tax-publications\/how-to-avoid-property-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Property Tax: How to Avoid Property Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Avoid Property Tax<\/h1>\n

by Carl Bayley BSc ACA<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Telegraph\u201d<\/em>
\nThis useful tax guide will help you buy and sell properties and run your rentals business in a more tax efficient way.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u201cTHE INDEPENDENT”<\/em>
\nA value guide to the tax issues facing buy-to-let investors”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Do you have a home office? If so, are you claming a tax deducation for your home mortgage interest, council tax and utilities? This deducation could save you \u00a31000s every year. The guide show you how to calculate it.”<\/em>
\nTax Busting Tip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“Did you know you can somethimes claim tax relies for buy-to-let mortgage interest even if the money is used for personal reasons, for example to pay for a child’s education costs.”<\/em>
\nTax Busting Tip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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“The amount of CGT you pay depends on your income. This latest edition explains how you can save an extra \u00a33.437 per persone by timing property sales carefully.”<\/em>
\nTax Busting Tip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Contents of How to Avoid Property Tax<\/h1>\n

Chapter 1 What is Property Tax?<\/strong>
\n1.1 Knowing Your Enemy
\n1.2 What Taxes Face a Property Investor?
\n1.3 Which Taxes Are Most Important?
\n1.4 How Does Property Tax Compare with Tax on Other Types of Income?
\n1.5 What about Capital Taxes?
\n1.6 Dealing with Revenue and Customs<\/p>\n

Chapter 2 What Kind of Property Investor Are You?<\/strong>
\n2.1 Introduction
\n2.2 Does it Matter What Kind of Property You Invest In?
\n2.3 Property Investment (or Property Letting)
\n2.4 Property Development
\n2.5 Property Trading (or Property Dealing)
\n2.6 Property Management
\n2.7 Casual Property Income
\n2.8 Advantages and Disadvantages of Investment or Trading
\n2.9 The Boundary Between Investment and Trading
\n2.10 \u2018Mixed\u2019 Property Businesses
\n2.11 Other Property-Based Trades
\n2.12 Husbands, Wives and Civil Partners
\n2.13 Joint Ownership & Property Partnerships<\/p>\n

Chapter 3 How to Avoid Income Tax<\/strong>
\n3.1 Introduction to Income Tax
\n3.2 Basic Principles of Income Tax
\n3.3 Income Tax Rates
\n3.4 Calculating the Income Tax Due
\n3.5 Tax Returns
\n3.6 Registering a New Property Business
\n3.7 Non-Residents, etc
\n3.8 Claiming Deductions
\n3.9 Administrative Expenses
\n3.10 Capital Allowances<\/p>\n

Chapter 4 Avoiding Income Tax on a Property Investment Business<\/strong>
\n4.1 The Taxation of Rental Income
\n4.2 Deductible Expenditure
\n4.3 When is a Property a Rental Property?
\n4.4 Interest and Other Finance Costs
\n4.5 Legal and Professional Fees
\n4.6 Repairs and Maintenance
\n4.7 Training and Research
\n4.8 Capital Allowances for Letting Businesses
\n4.9 Furnished Lettings
\n4.10 Rent-a-Room Relief
\n4.11 Rental Losses
\n4.12 Other Property Investment Income
\n4.13 Lease Premiums
\n4.14 Overseas Lettings
\n4.15 Non-Commercial Lettings<\/p>\n

Chapter 5 How to Avoid Tax on a Property Trade<\/strong>
\n5.1 The Taxation of Property Trading Income
\n5.2 Properties as Trading Stock
\n5.3 Work-in-Progress & Sales Contracts
\n5.4 Accounting Date
\n5.5 National Insurance
\n5.6 Trading Deductions: General
\n5.7 Trading Deductions: Specific Areas
\n5.8 Capital Allowances for Property Trades
\n5.9 Property Management Trades
\n5.10 Trading Losses<\/p>\n

Chapter 6 How to Avoid Capital Gains Tax<\/strong>
\n6.1 The Importance of Capital Gains Tax
\n6.2 The Development of Capital Gains Tax
\n6.3 Who Pays Capital Gains Tax?
\n6.4 Capital Gains Tax Rates
\n6.5 What is a Capital Gain?
\n6.6 When Does a Capital Gain Arise?
\n6.7 Husbands, Wives and Civil Partners
\n6.8 The Amount of the Gain
\n6.9 Proceeds
\n6.10 Base Cost
\n6.11 Base Cost \u2013 Special Situations
\n6.12 Capital Gains Tax Reliefs
\n6.13 The Principal Private Residence Exemption
\n6.14 Private Letting Relief
\n6.15 Planning with Principal Private Residence Relief
\n6.16 Gardens and Grounds
\n6.17 Delays in Occupying a New Home
\n6.18 Temporary Absences
\n6.19 Dependent Relatives
\n6.20 Properties Held in Trust
\n6.21 What is a Residence?
\n6.22 Second Homes
\n6.23 Homes Abroad
\n6.24 Job-Related Accommodation
\n6.25 What if Part of Your Home is Not Private?
\n6.26 Letting Out Part of Your Home
\n6.27 Using Part of Your Home for Business Purposes
\n6.28 Entrepreneurs\u2019 Relief
\n6.29 The Annual Exemption
\n6.30 When is Capital Gains Tax Payable?
\n6.31 What Must I Report to HM Revenue & Customs?
\n6.32 Jointly Held Assets
\n6.33 Capital Losses
\n6.34 Leases<\/p>\n

Chapter 7 Other Taxes to Watch Out For<\/strong>
\n7.1 Stamp Duty \u2013 Introduction
\n7.2 Stamp Duty Land Tax
\n7.3 Who Pays Stamp Duty Land Tax?
\n7.4 Market Value and Mortgages
\n7.5 Linked Transactions
\n7.6 Stamp Duty Land Tax on Leases
\n7.7 Disadvantaged Areas
\n7.8 Fixtures and Fittings
\n7.9 Zero-Carbon Housing
\n7.10 First-Time Buyers
\n7.11 Stamp Duty on Shares
\n7.12 VAT \u2013 Introduction
\n7.13 VAT on Residential Property
\n7.14 VAT on Commercial Property
\n7.15 VAT on Property Management
\n7.16 Interaction of VAT with Other Taxes
\n7.17 National Insurance<\/p>\n

Chapter 8 Advanced Tax Planning<\/strong>
\n8.1 Introduction to Tax Planning
\n8.2 The Benefits of Joint Ownership
\n8.3 Using Your Spouse or Civil Partner
\n8.4 Have Your Cake and Eat it
\n8.5 Marriage, Divorce and Civil Partnerships
\n8.6 Inherited Property
\n8.7 Tax-Free Property Transfers
\n8.8 Why \u2018Let to Buy\u2019 Beats \u2018Buy to Let\u2019
\n8.9 Climbing the Ladder
\n8.10 General Elections
\n8.11 Developing Your Home
\n8.12 Something in the Garden
\n8.13 Student Loans
\n8.14 Using a Trust to Get Extra Principal Private Residence Relief
\n8.15 Furnished Holiday Lettings
\n8.16 Tax-Free Holiday Homes
\n8.17 Hotels and Guest Houses
\n8.18 Entrepreneurs\u2019 Relief on Investment Property
\n8.19 Enterprise Investment Scheme Shares
\n8.20 Sweet Shop Companies
\n8.21 Emigration
\n8.22 Flat Conversion Allowances
\n8.23 The Tender Trap: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Re-Mortgaging
\n8.24 Non-Domiciled Investors
\n8.25 Using Lease Premiums to Generate Tax-Free Receipts
\n8.26 The Rental Loss \u2013 Capital Gain Dilemma
\n8.27 Winding Down Gracefully
\n8.28 Commercial Developments in Assisted Areas
\n8.29 Rollover Relief
\n8.30 Year End Tax Planning
\n8.31 Using Your Basic Rate Band to Save Capital Gains Tax<\/p>\n

Chapter 9 Planning With More Complex Structures<\/strong>
\n9.1 Using a Property Company to Save Tax
\n9.2 Partnerships
\n9.3 Limited Liability Partnerships
\n9.4 Property Syndicates and Special Purpose Vehicles
\n9.5 Pension Schemes
\n9.6 Other Ways to Invest in Property<\/p>\n

Appendix A: Tax Rates and Allowances<\/strong><\/p>\n

Appendix B: Indexation Relief Rates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Appendix C: Short Leases<\/strong><\/p>\n

Appendix D: The European Union & The European Economic Area<\/strong><\/p>\n

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