Buying guides

Buying gold and silver, explained

Plain-English guides to the tax rules that affect what you pay and what you keep: VAT and Capital Gains Tax.

• TaxVAT on gold and silverWhy investment gold is VAT free, why silver carries 20%, and which bars and coins qualify.
• TaxCapital Gains Tax on gold and silverWhy Sovereigns and Britannias are free of Capital Gains Tax, and how a gain on bars is worked out.

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