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Event report: CenTax makes party conferences debut
CenTax was represented at both Labour and Conservative party conferences this autumn by Dr Arun Advani, who took part in two panel discussions.
Policy Brief: Ten Key Facts about Carried Interest
The Centre for the Analysis of Taxation (CenTax) has published a new policy brief, Ten Key Facts about Carried Interest.
Carried interest (or “carry” for short) is one of the main forms of pay in the private equity industry. The tax treatment of carried interest is highly controversial. The paper is believed to be the first independent study on this topic. The authors provide new quantitative evidence on carry recipients using representative data, to help set high-profile anecdotes in context.
Policy Report: Reforming the Taxation of Carried Interest: Revenue Modelling
In this new Policy Report, CenTax assesses how much revenue could realistically be raised from increasing the tax rate on carried interest. This debate has so far been distorted by a lack of quantitative evidence on key characteristics of the carry population relevant to their mobility, with public discourse instead driven exclusively by anecdotes and assertions from industry insiders. This report aims to provide a corrective based on analysis of de-identified tax data covering all individuals who received carried interest between 2017-2023.
Policy Report: Inheritance Tax reliefs: time for reform?
This new Policy Report looks at Inheritance Tax (IHT) reliefs and their role in driving differences in effective tax rates across estates. While IHT nominally applies at a flat rate of 40% to estates over £325,000, most estates do not pay anywhere near this thanks to the proliferation of allowances, exemptions and reliefs.
News release: A quarter of £10 million+ estates pay less than 9% Inheritance Tax
A new CenTax report finds that a quarter of estates worth over £10 million pay less than 9% Inheritance Tax, thanks to uncapped exemptions and reliefs.
One in six estates worth over £10 million currently pay an effective tax rate of less than 4%, even among estates not eligible for the (uncapped) spouse exemption, whilst another quarter pay close to the 40% headline rate of Inheritance Tax (IHT). These huge disparities are driven by the use of allowances, exemptions and reliefs, including Business Relief, Agricultural Relief.
News release: Reform Capital Gains Tax to make it fairer and more efficient – and raise £14bn
Reforming Capital Gains Tax would raise £14bn while making most Capital Gains Tax payers better off and boosting growth., finds a new report from CenTax. The report marks the first independent analysis of potential CGT revenues using the same data available to government.
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The Centre for the Analysis of Taxation (CenTax) is dedicated to improving public understanding of tax policy and helping to design better a better tax system, by generating evidence that is rigorous and relevant to policymakers and the public. CenTax is led by Dr Arun Advani (Warwick) and Dr Andy Summers (LSE). CenTax is supported by core funding from the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust and Thirty Percy Foundation