23 Oct 2026 · 13 min read
Tax on Earn-Out Payments: How Each Payment Is Taxed, and When
Learn how earn-out payments from a UK business sale are taxed, when each tranche falls due, and how to keep the gain at capital rather than income rates.
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Practical guides to the tax relief, grants and savings UK businesses are owed.
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22 Oct 2026 · 13 min read
Tax When Selling a Business UK: How Cash, Deferral and Loan Notes Land Differently
Learn how cash up front, deferred consideration and loan notes change the capital gains tax you pay when selling a business UK, with a worked example.
21 Oct 2026 · 14 min read
Share Sale or Asset Sale: Which Structure Leaves You Better Off?
Learn how a share sale or asset sale changes the tax a UK seller keeps, why buyers push the other way, and the rates applying from April 2026.
20 Oct 2026 · 15 min read
Capital Gains Tax When Selling a Business: How the Bill Is Worked Out and What the Seller Keeps
Learn how capital gains tax is worked out when selling a business: 2026/27 rates, allowances and reliefs, and what the seller is left holding.
17 Oct 2026 · 13 min read
Business Asset Disposal Relief: Who Qualifies When Selling Your Company
Learn how Business Asset Disposal Relief works for company sellers: the 18% rate, the £1 million limit and the conditions for claiming.