RE: Portfolio Review3 Jun 2024 16:07
I'm not a tax expert so take anything I say with a pinch of salt, but my understanding is that the current UK CGT allowance is £3000. If you bought 10,000 shares for £1 each and they then went up to £2 per share, meaning you're showing a paper profit of £1 per share, you could sell 1500 shares before you pay CGT, because the £3000 Capital Gain is within the yearly allowance. If you sold 5000 shares in the current tax year, to recoup your full initial £10,000, you'd incur CGT on the £7000 above the £3000 allowance.