Reference no: EM132082421
Question: UK (Capital gain tax question )
Froster has chargeble gains of £15,000 for the tax year 2016-17,and capital loss of £500.
His wife Fiorren sold a piece of land for £10,000 in December 2016., which was part of a larger plot purchased in 1995 for £3,000 and not used for private residence. The remaining part of the land had a value of £30,000 in December 2016.
Froster's taxable income is £31,800 for the tax year 2016-17.
Fiorrin's taxable income is £12,000 for tax year 2016-17.
Required: (1) Compute the capital gains tax liabilities for both Froster and Fiorrin for 2016-17.
(11) Explain the treatment of capital gains for spouses or civil partners and what happens to any unused annual exemption for capital gains tax purposes. Show all the workings.