What Happens When Your Broker Closes — Protecting Your Tax Records
What happens to your shares and tax records if your broker shuts down. FSCS protection, record retention, and how to protect yourself before it happens.
Common CGT Mistakes That Trigger HMRC Enquiries
The most common Capital Gains Tax mistakes that land UK investors in trouble with HMRC. How to avoid them and what happens if you get it wrong.
CGT When You Leave the UK — What Happens to Your Shares?
What happens to your Capital Gains Tax obligations when you leave the UK. The temporary non-residence trap, the 5-year rule, and planning before you go.
How to Keep CGT Records — What HMRC Expects and for How Long
What records HMRC expects you to keep for Capital Gains Tax, how long to keep them, and what happens if you lose them. Practical advice for UK share investors.
Tastytrade UK Tax Guide — Capital Gains Tax on Stocks and Options
How to calculate UK Capital Gains Tax on Tastytrade trades. Covers stocks, options chains, assignments, and the CSV export process for UK investors.
What Is Capital Gains Tax? A Plain English Guide for UK Beginners
Plain English explanation of UK Capital Gains Tax for absolute beginners. What it is, when you pay it, and what’s exempt. No jargon, no assumptions.
Freetrade Capital Gains Tax UK — GIA Trades, ISA Exemptions, and How to Report
How to calculate UK Capital Gains Tax on Freetrade trades. Covers GIA vs ISA, exporting your order history, and applying HMRC share matching rules.
Trading 212 Capital Gains Tax UK — How to Calculate and Report Your CGT
How to calculate and report UK Capital Gains Tax from Trading 212. Export your CSV, understand GIA vs ISA, and apply HMRC share matching rules.
Options Capital Gains Tax in the UK — How HMRC Taxes Calls, Puts, and Assignments
How UK Capital Gains Tax applies to stock options — including calls, puts, assignments, exercises, and expiries. Covers HMRC treatment under TCGA 1992 s.144.
Bed and ISA — How to Reduce Capital Gains Tax on Your Shares Legally
How the Bed and ISA strategy works step-by-step. Legally reduce your UK Capital Gains Tax by moving investments from a GIA to an ISA.