What would I keep if I sold?
Selling your business? See the tax and what you'd keep, with Business Asset Disposal Relief.
Your answer
Enter the sale price to see what you'd keep.
About this calculator
For owners thinking about selling their company or business.
What happens to your answers
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How it’s worked out
The gain is the price less what you paid and the sale costs. Business Asset Disposal Relief taxes the first £1 million of gains over your lifetime at 18%. Other gains are taxed at 18% within your basic-rate band and 24% above it, after the £3,000 tax-free allowance.
Worked example
Selling for £2,000,000, you'd pay about £407,256 Capital Gains Tax and keep £1,542,744.
Share sale · qualifies for Business Asset Disposal Relief · income £60,000
| Sale price | £2,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Less what you paid for the shares, and fees | − £50,100 |
| Gain | £1,949,900 |
| At 18% with Business Asset Disposal Relief | £1,000,000 |
| Tax-free allowance | − £3,000 |
| At 24% | £946,900 |
| Capital Gains Tax | £407,256 |
| You keep (after fees and tax) | £1,542,744 |
Worked out using 2026/27 Capital Gains Tax rates and Business Asset Disposal Relief.
Questions people ask
What about an Employee Ownership Trust?
Selling to an Employee Ownership Trust has its own relief. Our sister firm Exit Better specialises in it.
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