Tom Hopkins: The 'SEISmic' shift going almost unnoticed

CGT deferral opportunities

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The power of seed investing and its hugely generous tax reliefs are not being fully exploited by advisers - and clients could be missing out, argues Tom Hopkins

If you had a suitable client who might be interested in probably the most generous, government approved, tax break in the world, would you know what it is? It seems few advisers do because - unlike its big brother the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) - they have certainly not yet not fully embraced the Seed EIS or ‘SEIS'. Perhaps it is understandable, given the SEIS tax break is relatively new but, still, the unique scheme is coming up for its fifth anniversary and increasingly investors are getting used to the mechanics - just like EIS - and the various strategies it offers. It is ...

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