USE CASE · CAPITAL GAINS TAX
Capital gains tax, compared across multiple jurisdictions.
Capital gains tax is rarely a single number. Holding period, asset class, source, residency, and exit rules each move the rate. Heed shows you the full picture, side by side, with alerts when we publish a verified change.
- UK capital gains, higher rate20%
- Belgium, shares held privately0%
- Both moved: the UK on 30 October 2024, Belgium on 1 January 2026.
With Heed
- UK capital gains, basic and higher rate18% / 24%
- Belgium, financial assets above €10,000 a year10%
- Matched changeEnactedUK halves capital gains relief on share sales to employee-ownership trusts from 26 November 2025
An example. The rules and changes in it are real ones from Heed's data.
The problem
Where it goes wrong.
- 01
A 0% headline rate often hides a holding-period requirement, a source rule, or an exit charge that wipes out the saving.
- 02
Comparing CGT across countries needs more than a Wikipedia table. Substance, treaty position, and asset type all bend the rate.
- 03
Rates change quietly. Italy lifted crypto gains, the UK tightened the annual exemption, and most people read about it months later.
How Heed solves it
Three tools, one decision layer.
Compare capital gains, dividend, crypto and other headline rates side by side and filter by region.
Compare jurisdictionsJurisdictions at a glance
Headline CGT rates worth knowing.
A snapshot for orientation. Each country's full rules, with their official sources, live in its tax guide and in your dashboard.
- 0%Singapore0% on capital gains for individuals. Trading vs investment line matters.
- 0%United Arab Emirates0% on personal capital gains. 9% federal corporate tax above AED 375k.
- 0%Switzerland0% for private investors on movable assets. Cantonal real-estate gains tax applies.
- 24%United Kingdom24% above the basic rate band, 18% within it, on all assets since 30 October 2024. Annual exemption £3,000.
- 26%Italy26% on financial gains. Crypto gains 33% from 2026.
- 19%SpainProgressive 19%-30% on savings income. Beckham regime offers a 24% alternative on employment income.
- 20%United StatesUp to 20% federal long-term (0%, 15%, 20% brackets), plus 3.8% net investment income tax above income thresholds, plus state (CA up to 13.3%). Short-term taxed as ordinary income.
Questions
Common questions.
Straight answers. Heed is intelligence, not advice.
The matrix shows headline rates for orientation. The dashboard runs effective-rate calculations against your actual residency, asset class, and holding period, which is where the real number lives.
Yes. We track crypto, equities, real estate, business sales, and dividends as distinct asset classes because most jurisdictions treat them differently.
If the change matches your profile (your residency or your asset classes), you get an alert, once the change is verified, with citation, summary, and links into the planner so you can model the impact.
Yes. The Scenario Planner runs two or more jurisdictions in parallel and shows the after-tax delta over multiple years.
Keep reading
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One profile, several countries watched, and an alert when something that affects you actually changes.