We explain eis and seis tax relief in plain English, handle it correctly, and make sure you claim every relief you are entitled to, all at a fixed fee.
EIS and SEIS Tax Relief
The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) offer generous tax relief to people who invest in qualifying early-stage companies, income tax relief, capital gains reliefs and loss relief, in exchange for taking the risk.
We make sure you claim the full EIS or SEIS income tax relief, capital gains deferral or exemption, and loss relief if an investment fails, and handle the reporting, so you get every relief these schemes offer.
SEIS offers 50 per cent income tax relief and EIS 30 per cent on qualifying investments, plus capital gains reliefs and downside loss relief, making them among the most generous reliefs available, but the claims and conditions are strict.
The Detail That Matters
The Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme offer some of the most generous tax reliefs available, income tax relief, capital gains reliefs, and loss relief, for backing qualifying early-stage companies. But the claims and conditions are strict.
SEIS gives 50% income tax relief and EIS 30% on qualifying investments (up to annual limits), and both can be carried back a year. So a £10,000 EIS investment can cut your income tax bill by £3,000.
EIS lets you defer a capital gain by reinvesting it, and SEIS can exempt half of a reinvested gain. Growth in the shares themselves is free of Capital Gains Tax if held for the qualifying period.
If a qualifying investment fails, loss relief lets you set the loss (net of income tax relief) against your income or gains, sharply cushioning the downside, one reason these schemes suit higher-rate investors.
The company, the shares and the holding period must all qualify, and you need the certificate before claiming. We make sure every relief is claimed correctly and nothing is missed.
These reliefs are generous but under-claimed and easy to get wrong: investors often claim the income tax relief but miss the capital gains reliefs, or the valuable loss relief when an investment fails.
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How We Help
We claim your EIS (30 per cent) or SEIS (50 per cent) income tax relief on qualifying investments, including carrying it back a year where beneficial.
We apply the capital gains deferral (EIS) or reinvestment exemption (SEIS), and the tax-free growth on the shares, so your gains are sheltered.
If a qualifying investment fails, generous loss relief cushions the blow. We claim it so your downside is reduced.
All the forms, calculations and correspondence handled on your behalf, so you never have to decode HMRC's rules or sit on hold.
A clear fixed fee quoted after a free call, your position explained in plain English, and never a surprise bill.
We act quickly, and where earlier years are involved we put those right too, reclaiming refunds or minimising penalties.
EIS and SEIS reliefs are generous but under-claimed and easy to get wrong, missing the carry-back, the CGT reliefs or the loss relief. We make sure you get every relief the schemes offer.
Recent Client Outcome
An investor who had backed several early-stage companies had claimed only the basic income tax relief and missed the capital gains and loss reliefs.
What we did. We claimed the full SEIS and EIS income tax relief (including carrying some back a year), applied the capital gains reliefs on gains they had reinvested, and claimed loss relief on an investment that had failed.
The outcome. The combined income tax, capital gains and loss reliefs substantially improved their after-tax position, well beyond the basic relief they had been claiming.
Claiming every relief the schemes offer, not just the headline income tax relief, made their investing far more tax-efficient.
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