Capital Gains Tax relief on gifts and similar transactions (Self Assessment helpsheet HS295)
Find out how gifts are treated for Capital Gains Tax.
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This guide explains how gifts are dealt with for Capital Gains Tax purposes.
It gives information about:
- Hold-over Relief
- gifts to charities
Updates to this page
Last updated 11 October 2024 + show all updates
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Information about keeping the original form when making a claim for hold-over relief has been removed.
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The helpsheet for the tax year 2024 to 2025 has been added and the version for tax year 2020 to 2021 has been removed.
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HS295 Capital Gains Tax, relief on gifts and similar transactions (2023) has been added. The helpsheet for 2019 has been removed.
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HS295 Capital Gains Tax, relief on gifts and similar transactions (2022) has been added. Helpsheets and claim forms for 2017 and 2018 removed.
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HS295 Capital Gains Tax, relief on gifts and similar transactions (2021) has been added.
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Information about coronavirus (COVID-19) has been added to the 'how to claim Hold-over Relief' section.
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The helpsheet has been added for the tax year 2019 to 2020.
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Request to give details of the HM Revenue and Customs office has been removed from the Claim for Hold-over Relief form.
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The helpsheet has been added for the tax year 2018 to 2019.
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The helpsheet and claim form have been added for the tax year 2017 to 2018.
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The helpsheet and claim form have been added for the tax year 2016 to 2017.
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Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2016 to 2017.
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Rates, allowances and duties have been updated for the tax year 2015 to 2016.
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Republished to correct formatting errors on the claim form at the end of the helpsheet.
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First published.