Furnished holiday lettings businesses also qualify for Capital Gains Tax Relief

Furnished holiday lettings businesses are eligible for capital allowances on equipment in the property.  Where the business incurs finance costs such as mortgage interest, the restriction that applies to other residential property businesses does not apply to furnished holiday lettings.

It should also be noted that qualifying furnished holiday lettings businesses are eligible for a number of important reliefs from capital gains tax. “Rollover” relief would apply where the proceeds of the sale of a property are reinvested in another qualifying asset, and it is also possible to claim holdover relief on the gift of the whole or part of a property business. Note also that entrepreneurs’ relief would be available on the disposal of the furnished holiday lettings business.

As mentioned in a previous newsletter, the Office of Tax Simplification has recommended that furnished holiday lettings businesses should qualify for inheritance tax (IHT) business property relief which, if legislated, should mean no IHT payable when the business is passed on during lifetime or on death.

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