Utmost Wealth Solutions has expressed renewed concerns of the need to plan for UK CGT going forward as the impacts of non-dom reform and CGT tax receipts dig in, particularly for HNWIs.
Recent HMRC Capital Gains Tax receipts data for the new financial year suggest the UK Chancellor received £191 million in April, a rise of 22% or £35 million compared to the first month last year (£156 million), and marking the highest ever first month of the year.
Meanwhile, Utmost Wealth Solutions found that CGT receipts for the 2024/25 Tax Year had come in £2.6 billion below the Office of Budget Responsibility’s 2024 Autumn Budget’s forecast of £15.7 billion.
Moreover, the OBR’s estimates at the 2025 Spring Statement found that CGT receipts over the remainder of the decade (2025/26 to 2029/30) would come in £20.6 billion under the forecasts made just a few months prior at the Autumn Budget. The OBR states that this predominantly driven by “updated data on the composition of liabilities” with a smaller impact from the re-classification of some carried interest receipts to income tax.
However, CGT is still estimated to raise £25.5 billion by 2029/30 – nearly twice current levels – as the wealth transfer accelerates and the Autumn Budget reforms begin to impact receipts.
Simon Martin, Head of Technical Services at Utmost Wealth Solutions, said: "Given the significant reforms to the Capital Gains Tax regime, the most recent data will be a disappointment for the Treasury’s revenue-raising ambitions."
"The latest updates from the OBR at the 2025 Spring Statement put CGT receipts on a similar trajectory to the 2024 Spring Budget so there are serious questions around whether Chancellor Reeves’ Autumn Budget reforms will achieve their stated aims.
"Nonetheless, we are still seeing significant and growing demand from clients for financial planning and advice services. CGT receipts are still predicted to nearly double by the end of the decade and HNWs will be keen to understand whether and how the new regime will impact them."
