Expert support to minimise tax and maximise the value of your assets
Selling or passing on assets should feel like progress, not pressure. Whether you are disposing of property, shares, or business assets, Capital Gains Tax can become complicated fast. With the right strategy, you can stay compliant while significantly reducing your tax bill and unlocking more value from your hard work. We give you clarity, confidence, and expert guidance, so every decision supports your wider goals for growth, legacy, and financial freedom.
What is Capital Gains Tax?
Hint... It's when your asset has grown in value and HMRC wants a slice
Maximise your gain
Capital Gains Tax applies when you profit from selling or transferring assets. Smart planning ensures more of that gain stays with you.
Avoid unexpected tax bills
CGT is full of rules and reliefs. We make sure you never overpay or risk penalties from HMRC.
Plan with purpose
With the right timing and structure, CGT becomes part of your long term financial strategy.
Capital Gains Tax matters to business owners, property investors, and anyone selling or passing on valuable assets. Our service identifies opportunities to reduce CGT through allowances, reliefs, exemptions, and strategic timing. If you are planning to sell, restructure, transfer ownership, or gift assets, specialist support can protect more of the value you have built and free up funds for your next chapter.
What are the benefits of Capital Gains Tax support?
Protect more of your profit when selling assets
The right CGT strategy keeps more money in your pocket and removes confusion and stress from major financial decisions.
Working with Harland gives you:
• Clear guidance on available reliefs, exemptions, and allowances
• Strategic timing advice to minimise your tax bill
• Confidence before selling, gifting, or restructuring assets
• Reduced risk of penalties or HMRC disputes
• Peace of mind knowing that every decision supports your long term financial plans
Why choose Harland Accountants for Capital Gains Tax services in Cornwall?
Business owners choose Harland because they want more than a transaction. They want insight. Expect proactive advice, a strategic approach to CGT, support navigating complex rules, regular communication in plain English, and tax planning that aligns with your personal and business goals. You can feel confident you are in safe hands and that your financial decisions are supporting your future, not limiting it. Meet the experts behind your support >
FAQs
Yes, CGT normally applies when you sell business assets or the business as a whole. With proper planning, reliefs such as Business Asset Disposal Relief may reduce your tax bill significantly.
Yes, CGT applies to most properties except your primary home. We help identify allowable deductions and timing strategies to minimise the gain.
There are legal reliefs, exemptions, and structuring options that can reduce or remove CGT. The key is planning before the transaction takes place.
Ideally before you sell, gift, or transfer an asset. Last minute decisions often mean missed tax savings.
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A sale, a gift, a transfer to someone else, or receiving compensation such as an insurance payout for damage or loss.
Some disposals must be reported and paid within 60 days. We support you through the rules to avoid penalties.
Yes, even gifts can trigger CGT. Planning can minimise or restructure the gain.
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Couples have individual allowances and there are opportunities to transfer between spouses before disposal to reduce CGT.
Yes. CGT and inheritance tax planning work best together. Coordinating both ensures the most efficient outcomes.
Fees depend on the complexity of your assets. We provide clear upfront pricing and no surprises.
Ready to take your financial future to the next level?
Planning a sale, transfer or ownership change doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. With expert Capital Gains Tax support, you can move forward with clarity and confidence while staying true to your long term goals.
If you are new to Harland, book a discovery call to get started. If you’re an existing client, email us or speak to your Client Manager to continue the conversation.
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