"...A helpful guide..." - The Telegraph

May 2017 Edition - Fully up to date with the 2017 Budget changes.

Buy To Let ("BTL") landlords have to consider:

• Income tax
• Capital gains tax
• Inheritance tax
• Stamp duty land tax
  

on their property holdings.

In this book we look at tax planning techniques that all BTL landlords can consider to reduce the amount of these taxes they pay.

What is included in this Book?

Subjects covered include:

A look at the top tax deductions you can claim to reduce your rental profits; Maximising tax relief for capital expenditure; All you need to know about setting up your own property management/service company to reduce taxable profits; Changes that apply from 2017; How the new 3% SDLT surcharge will affect buy to let investors...; ... and planning for the 3% SDLT surcharge; SDLT & build to rent scenarios; Multiple dwellings relief for the larger BTL investor; Key BTL ownership considerations:
- Direct ownership (including multiple ownership)
- Corporate ownership
- Trust ownership
- Limited partnerships
- Nominee ownership
All about the ATED for corporate ownership; Tax planning for transferring investment property into or out of a company; All about the changes to the tax deduction for interest that will apply from April 2017; How to maximise the amount of interest you can deduct including the capital account rules to widen your interest deduction;
• Step by step guide to incorporating a property investment business using a property partnership
• Using a beneficial interest company trust structure to avoid the mortgage interest restriction Non UK resident companies holding UK property - will they become subject to UK corporation tax? Tax treatment of the main UK and offshore tax structures for holding UK buy to let property; How to transfer income to a spouse/child to benefit from lower rates of income tax and the HMRC forms that need to be completed; All about the withdrawal of the wear and tear allowance and how you now claim a deduction for capital costs incurred; When you can claim capital allowances and how to maximise your tax relief; How to buy UK property as a non-resident given the 2016 and 2017 changes; How to qualify for Entrepreneurs Relief on investment properties; How to get maximum relief for your rental losses; The difference between being a property developer and a property investor and how this will impact on you; Tax planning when renting out former private residences including principal private residence (PPR) relief and the latest changes; Claiming additional relief when you rent out a former main residence; When you should be reoccupying property before disposal to reduce CGT; Flat conversions and claiming PPR relief; UK tax planning for non residents investing in UK property; When you should consider using a property company to own your investment properties to reduce tax; Inheritance tax planning for BTL landlords; Key tax structures for non-residents investing in UK property; Using trusts to hold BTL property to reduce CGT and inheritance tax; How to purchase property for your children tax efficiently; Tax treatment of UK and overseas mortgages and how they can be used to reduce CGT, inheritance tax and income tax; Restructuring existing property holdings to reduce tax; Using a holding company/subsidiary group structure for large property holdings; When property investors can be taxed on capital gains as income; Tax planning for non doms holding UK BTL property, including when to de-envelope and how to do it; IHT planning for BTL investors; And much more...