CG10110 - About this manual

The legislation relating to the taxation of chargeable gains is in the (鈥淭颁骋础92鈥).

This manual contains explains HMRC鈥檚 interpretation of relevant legislation and why. It is written primarily for professionals such as HMRC staff and accountants as well as people who hold HMRC to account such as agents and journalists. The guidance is not comprehensive and does not provide a definitive answer in every case. HMRC publishes amended or supplementary guidance if there鈥檚 a change in the law or in the department鈥檚 interpretation of it.

Throughout this manual legislative references are to the TCGA92, unless otherwise stated.

The main way to get to the capital gains manual pages you need is by making use of the contents pages.We strongly recommend that you study the contents pages of each chapter of the manual to make sure that the further detail is not taken out of context. If you aren't on a contents page, you can find contents by selecting the 鈥楥ontents' link at the top of each page.

As well as the capital gains manual, there are also a number of other sources of guidance produced by HMRC which may be able to assist you. These include: