Business Asset Disposal Relief – forthcoming changes

tiemadmin • 12 June 2025

The BADR Capital Gains Tax rate has risen to 14% from April 2025 and will increase further to 18% in April 2026.

Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR) offers a valuable tax advantage by applying a reduced rate of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on the sale of a business, shares in a trading company or an individual’s interest in a trading partnership.

As part of the measures announced in the Autumn 2024 Budget, the CGT rate for gains eligible for BADR has increased. For disposals made on or after 6 April 2025, the CGT rate has risen from the previous 10% to a higher rate of 14%. This change is now in effect and applies to any qualifying disposals taking place within the 2025–26 tax year.

Another forthcoming increase to the CGT rate under BADR is set to take place from 6 April 2026. It will rise to 18%. This means that disposals qualifying for BADR on or after this date will face a significantly higher tax charge compared to the original 10% rate that had long been associated with the relief.

The lifetime limit for claiming BADR remains at £1 million. This means that individuals can still benefit from the relief more than once, provided the cumulative gains across all qualifying disposals do not exceed this threshold.

Changes have also been made to Investors’ Relief. Specifically, the lifetime limit for Investors’ Relief was reduced from £10 million to £1 million for qualifying disposals made on or after 30 October 2024. In addition, the CGT rates for Investors’ Relief have now been brought in line with those of BADR currently at 14% and increasing to 18% from April 2026.

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