If you are a commercial property owner occupier or investor, it is vital that you understand capital allowances and not assume your accountant will deal with it.
By engaging specialist capital allowances advisors, you will make sure that you are maximising your tax relief in an HMRC compliant way.
This list is provided as an example of the types of property rather than a definitive list.
In addition to capital allowances claims on the initial purchase of a commercial property, significant claims can also be available on any subsequent refurbishments.
In short, the answer is YES. When you are buying a commercial property, the capital allowances claim will be based on the purchase price for the property. This is on the assumption that no one else has previously claimed.
When purchasing a commercial property it is vital that the necessary due diligence is carried out to establish the capital allowances position. If you are not careful, you could be purchasing a property but allowing the vendor to retain the benefit of the capital allowances.
Are you aware that you can retain the Capital Allowances even though you will no longer own the property?
With the legislation changes as of April 2014, capital allowances will need to be dealt with at contract stage when selling a commercial property, otherwise they will be lost forever or potentially the sale could stall / fall through because they have not been dealt with at time of sale.
To understand the level of Capital Allowances benefit that may be available to you, speak to one of our Capital Allowance experts today, with no obligation.