We like to think of ourselves as a country that encourages entrepreneurial spirit. Tax incentives for investors are one of the mechanisms to reward those prepared to back smaller non-quoted businesses and start-ups. Entrepreneurs’ Relief (ER) has been at the heart of that endeavour - but is now under critical scrutiny. In the lead up to the General Election, there are again renewed attempts to scrap a relief which allows business owners to pay a reduced 10 percent rate of capital gains tax on up to £10 million of qualifying lifetime gains. This compares favourably to the standard 20 percent rate on other share and busi...
The end of Entrepreneurs’ Relief?
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