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Find out how venture capital schemes work, who can apply and what tax reliefs are available for your investors.
Find out if your proposal to raise investments could qualify for a venture capital scheme and what you need to apply for advance assurance.
Find out about tax reliefs available to individuals who invest in certain companies, social enterprises, or Venture Capital Trusts.
Find out how to raise money for research, development or innovation using the Enterprise Investment Scheme or a Venture Capital Trust.
If your company wishes to use a venture capital scheme to encourage investment, it must meet the permanent establishment condition.
Statistics on the number of investors claiming tax relief on their VCT investments.
Government to discuss with venture capitalists how to work best with them to harness their ideas, adopt transformative technologies and address various challenges.
Information on the different types of Venture Capital Schemes and how they work.
The Science and Technology Venture Capital Fellowship is a career development programme for investment professionals with a focus on science and technology.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money, and how to submit your compliance statement.
Venture capital schemes provide tax relief to individuals investing in smaller, higher risk companies.
This tax information and impact note will clarify the law on when rights for investors to convert a share from one class to another do not affect a company’s eligibility for the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and the Enterprise Investment...
This tax information and impact note deals with the amendment of the definition of relevant investment for the Enterprise Investment Scheme, Venture Capital Trusts and Social Investment Tax Relief announced at Autumn Budget 2017.
Working Ventures UK was an employer-led organisation which advises the Government on labour market policies and performance. Its principle objective was to help disadvantaged people move from poverty into jobs that contribute to business productivity and growth. WVUK ceased operations...
This tax information and impact note deals with changes to Venture Capital Trusts to encourage high growth investment announced at Autumn Budget 2017.
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