Navigating Capital Gains Tax Changes In 2025 & Beyond

With capital gains tax rates set to rise - reaching 14% for disposals on or after 6 April 2025 and increasing further to 18% in April 2026 - business owners, investors, and legal advisers are under pressure to complete transactions before these deadlines. 

Coupled with cooling interest rates and the deployment of significant capital reserves by businesses, this creates a perfect storm of heightened M&A activity, demanding faster, smoother, and more secure deal processes. Legal advisers and their clients must navigate these changes while ensuring compliance, mitigating risk, and safeguarding reputations. 

This guide explores the urgency created by the impending tax hikes, the challenges of accelerating transactions, and how a technology-driven payment solutions can help close deals efficiently and securely.