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08 September 2005 / David Jeffery
Issue: 4024 / Categories: Comment & Analysis , Capital Gains , Only or main residence

DAVID JEFFERY highlights some planning points pertaining to capital gains tax main residence relief.

CAPITAL GAINS TAX has been with us for forty years and so has the only or main residence relief of what is now TCGA 1992, s 222, et seq. Of course, it is a commonplace and in most cases a straightforward relief; nevertheless, in practice there are borderline cases and opportunities for effective planning.

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