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New UK buy-to-let calculator: yield, Section 24, CGT exit
A free UK buy-to-let calculator: gross and net yield, cashflow with Section 24, stamp duty in all three nations, personal vs company, and the CGT exit.
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Two new calculators: UK take-home pay and mortgage repayments
New: a UK salary calculator (2026/27–2024/25, Scottish bands) and a UK mortgage calculator (repayment or interest-only, overpayments). Free, no sign-in.
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Interactive Investor CGT: upload your transaction listing, get an HMRC report
UK CGT from the Interactive Investor transaction CSV: trades, gilt coupons, cash interest, currency purchases; gilt disposals CGT-exempt from the SEDOL.
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The 60% Tax Trap Between £100,000 and £125,140
The 60% tax trap: the personal allowance is withdrawn £1 per £2 above £100,000. The arithmetic, the childcare cliff and the pension escape.
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CGT Calculator: Vanguard UK to SA108 Report
Vanguard Investor UK doesn't calculate CGT. Upload your Client Transaction Listing for an HMRC-matched, SA108-ready UK capital gains report.
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Hargreaves Lansdown CGT: upload your Transaction Summary, get an HMRC report
UK CGT from the Hargreaves Lansdown Transaction Summary or Portfolio Summary CSV: dealing charges recovered, gilts matched to the DMO register for s115.
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VanEck ERI is now bundled — no more reading the figure off a PDF
VanEck UCITS ETFs ERI now applied automatically: 12 share classes, 2022–2025 periods, with the Section 104 cost uplift in the right tax years.
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