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Capital Allowances

Mitigating tax liabilities is an important aspect for any tax payer, but it is little known that incurring expenditure on purchasing, refurbishing or constructing surgery premises can give rise to substantial tax relief.

How can we help you?

A key problem surrounding Capital Allowances is lack of knowledge. In general, tax relief is not well understood by many in the construction industry, and specific surveying and construction expertise, with a thorough understanding of the legislation, is necessary to maximise the allowances. Some accountants will pick this up and bring in the relevant expertise, but there are many that are unaware of the different skills base required to analyse construction cost data and will likely not claim all that can be.

Past expenditure can also potentially uncover unclaimed tax relief, so overall there is a substantial financial benefit when incurring expenditure on your surgery premises.

The tax savings are given over a period of time, but utilising any qualifying energy efficient and water saving technologies in the build specification will provide 100% tax relief in the first year.

In addition where new premises are being built there is also the potential to recover a percentage of the VAT.

GP Surveyors work with an affiliate company to ensure that our clients are getting the appropriate tax relief. Please contact GP Surveyors on 0845 143 0019 for more details.

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It's a fact!

Did you know
  • Purchasing your current surgery premises from the PCT could result in about 20% of the purchase price being tax deductible. For example, say you purchase your existing premises from the PCT for £1m, which will mean about £80,000 of tax savings will be available to a personal 40% tax payer.
  • Refurbishing existing premises, which involves cost associated with renewal of building systems and fit outs can often be as much as 75% becoming tax deductible.
  • Constructing new premises can be in the region of 30% -45% of the construction costs becoming tax deductible. For example a £1.5m build programme produces say £450,000 in capital allowances and at a 40% tax rate this equates to a personal tax saving of £180,000.

 

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