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Venture capital income tax relief schemes

From 6 April 2008 the limit for income tax relief on Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) investments has been raised from £400,000 to £500,000 in the tax year by any one individual.

Also, the list of specifically excluded trades for the three available reliefs, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), the Corporate Venturing Scheme (CVS) and the Venture Capital Trust (VCT) Scheme, has been extended to include shipbuilding and coal and steel production. This will mean that companies whose trade consists substantially of these activities will no longer qualify under these three schemes for any relief.

Our view
We welcome any increase on the income tax limit which provides relief to individuals, while also promoting investment in small business.