Report and pay Capital Gains Tax on UK property

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Overview

You may have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you make a profit (‘gain’) when you sell (or ‘dispose of’) property that’s not your home. For example, buy-to-let properties, land or inherited property.

In most cases you do not need to pay the tax when you sell your main home.

You must report and pay any Capital Gains Tax due on the sale of a UK property within;

• 30 days of selling it, if the completion date was between 6 April 2020 and 26 October 2021
• 60 days of selling it, if the completion date was on or after 27 October 2021

How to report and pay the tax

You’ll need to create a Capital Gains Tax on UK property account before you can report and pay the tax using this service.

If you’re a resident or representing a trust, you can use this service to:

• report the disposal of UK residential property or land made from 6 April 2020
• pay any tax you might owe for that disposal
• view and change your previous returns

If you’re a non-resident you must use this service to report sales or disposals from 6 April 2020 of:

• residential UK property or land
• non-residential UK property or land
• mixed use UK property or land
• rights to assets that derive at least 75% of their value from UK land (indirect disposals)

You can also use this service to pay any tax you might owe for your disposals, and view and change your previous returns.

If you’re a non-resident, you must report all sales or disposals of UK property, even if you have no tax to pay or have made a loss.

Before you start

To use this service, you’ll need to sign in with your HMRC online username and password. If you do not have sign in details you can create them when you first register.

You can contact HMRC if you need help accessing the service.

Get the following information ready:

• property address and postcode
• date you got the property
• date you exchanged contracts when you were selling or disposing of the property
• date you stopped being the property’s owner (completion date)
• value of the property when you got it
• value of the property when you sold or disposed of it
• costs of buying, selling or making improvements to the property
• details of any tax reliefs, allowances or exemptions you’re entitled to claim
• property type, if you’re a non-resident

If you’re an agent

Find out how to report your client’s Capital Gains Tax on UK property disposals.

If you’re representing a trust

The trust must be registered. You’ll need the trust’s Self Assessment Unique Taxpayer Reference or Trust Registration Number.

If you’re a capacitor or personal representative

A capacitor is someone who helps someone else deal with their tax. A personal representative is someone responsible for settling the affairs of someone who has died.

To use this service for another person you’ll need to:

• sign in to your own Capital Gains Tax on UK property account or create one if you do not have one
• start a new return from your account
• select that you’re completing the return for someone else or someone who has died
• enter the person’s full name and, if available, one of the following:
• their National Insurance number
• their Self Assessment Unique Taxpayer Reference
• their Capital Gains Tax on UK property account number
• provide evidence that you have the authority to act on their behalf, for example a lasting power of attorney (LPA) document

The details you provide must match the details we hold about the person.

If you’re a personal representative, you’ll also need to provide the date the person you’re representing died.

You should download or print a copy of the return for your records. This is because once the return has been sent to HMRC it will not be available online to view or amend online.

Example

Mr Andrews died on 20 April 2020. Mr Smith is the personal representative for Mr Andrews’ estate. Before he died Mr Andrews had agreed to sell his UK residential investment property.

Mr Andrews exchanged contracts on 15 April 2020 before he died. After he died Mr Smith completed the property sale. Capital Gains Tax was due.

To report and pay the tax, Mr Smith signed into his own Capital Gains Tax on UK property account. Mr Smith started a new return and selected he was completing the return for someone who had died. Mr Smith entered the details, checked and sent the return, and paid the Capital Gains Tax due.

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