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VCTs – annual returns of investments

20 September 2016

It was today announced at a meeting held at the AIC, that HMRC are proposing a number of changes to the annual ‘regulation 22’ return required for VCTs.

VCTs: Finance Bill amendments to allow VCTs to hold short term deposits

21 July 2016

Amendments are being made to the current Finance Bill to allow VCTs to hold short term deposits as part of their non-qualifying holdings.   The following links are to:

New guidance on Finance (No.2) Act 2015 EIS and VCT rules published

HMRC have published their guidance on the on the new EIS and VCT rules introduced last year.

Finance Bill Summer 2015

16 July 2015

The Summer Finance Bill was published on 15 July 2015. It includes a number of changes to the EIS and VCT rules, mainly to bring the legislation into line with the EU State Aid Risk Finance Guidelines which were revised last year. Further details can be found at EIS Summary and VCT Summary.

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