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What is a CGT asset?

Last updated 3 March 2016

Many CGT assets are easily recognisable – for example, land, shares in a company, and units in a unit trust. Other CGT assets are not so well understood – for example, contractual rights, options, foreign currency and goodwill. All assets are subject to the CGT rules unless they are specifically excluded.

CGT assets fall into three categories:

  • collectables
  • personal use assets, and
  • other assets.

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