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Capital Gains Tax on Share payout

  • 02-09-2015 11:46AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭


    My mum had shares in Aer Lingus and she just received a fairly substantial cheque from them.

    She is a PAYE employee so I assume she should submit a CGT form? How soon can she do this for 2015?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭HcksawJimDuggan


    As the disposal is between 1st January 2015 - 30th November 2015, the CGT amount will have to be paid by 15th December 2015.

    The CGT return will not be required to be filed until 31st October 2016 and is included as part of the Form 12 as your mother is a PAYE worker. She won't be able to complete this until she receives a P60 from her employer for 2015 as these details are also required on the Form 12.

    The above assumes your mother is not a self assessed individual in which case the form to be completed is Form 11 (PAYE workers with non-PAYE income of more than €3,174 are regarded as self assessed individuals)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭Lux23


    So she should just hand over 40% of what she got and then file the return next year?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭HcksawJimDuggan


    CGT rate is 33% and is charged on the gain that arose from the share sale. An allowance is given for the original cost of the shares and depending on year of purchase can be indexed to factor in inflation. Also, the first €1,270 of taxable gains in a tax year are exempt from CGT.

    Might be best to get in contact with an accountant/tax advisor as there is more to it than just handing over a percentage of what she got.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,574 ✭✭✭✭Geuze


    Lux23 wrote: »
    So she should just hand over 40% of what she got and then file the return next year?

    CGT is paid on gains, not gross proceeds from the sale.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,798 ✭✭✭Mr. Incognito


    Just get an accountant to file it for you and do the calculations


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