Key business tax changes made by the Finance Act 2008

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Status: Published on 29-Jul-2008

Jurisdictions: England, Wales

In this article, we summarise the key business tax changes made by the Finance Act 2008, which received Royal Assent on 21 July 2008. These include wide-ranging reforms of capital gains tax, capital allowances, rates of tax and the taxation of non-domiciliaries which apply from April 2008 and significant changes to HMRC information powers which are likely to come into effect in April 2009.

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Resource ID: 8-382-8201
Published: 29-Jul-2008
Products: IP&IT, PLC Cross-border, PLC UK Commercial, PLC UK Construction, PLC UK Corporate, PLC UK Finance, PLC UK Financial Services, PLC UK Law Department, PLC UK Private Client, PLC UK Property, PLC UK Public Sector, PLC UK Tax

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