In the fourth of basics mini-series for the EIS Navigator we discuss Venture Capital Trust (VCT) tax reliefs. Mercia manage the three Northern VCTs, so we asked their head of investor relations, Paul Mattick, to come on and explain how they work. VCTs are the most popular of the tax advantaged schemes, so it's great to get someone with such deep knowledge to explain the reliefs.

The topics we cover in the discussion include:

what is income tax relief?
what are the limits on the tax relief
how offer periods interact with that
what is the tax position on dividends
what dividend strategies do we see in the market
whether capital gains is payable

As well as explaining the reliefs, Paul brings in a few important nuances which will help many investors. Enjoy!

Links

Mercia Asset Management - https://mercia.co.uk/

HMRC page on Venture Capital Trusts: https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/venture-capital-schemes-manual/vcm50000

HMRC page on tax reliefs for venture schemes: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/venture-capital-schemes-tax-relief-for-investors

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Bio

Paul Mattick

Head of Sales and Private Investor Relations, Mercia Asset Management

Dr Paul Mattick heads the Sales and Investor Relations team for the Mercia EIS Funds and VCTs. He works directly with private clients and advisers to build the EIS fund raising capacity of Mercia. Paul oversees the administration and development of the EIS funds, and ensures that investors receive a high level of service, much of which is delivered through Mercia’s award-winning Investor Centre.

Paul has a variety of experience in early-stage businesses (including being a founder), and formerly worked at another leading EIS fund manager, where he built close relationships with top tier clients, and significantly grew both fund and single company assets under management. Paul has a PhD and Post-Doctorate from the University of Oxford and a 1st Class Bachelor of Science from the University of Leeds.

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