Capital Gains Tax Act, 1975

PART II

Taxation of Capital Gains

Taxation of capital gains and rate of charge.

3.—(1) Tax shall be charged in accordance with this Act in respect of capital gains, that is, in respect of chargeable gains computed in accordance with this Act and accruing to a person on the disposal of assets.

(2) The tax, to be known as capital gains tax, shall be assessed and charged for the year 1974-75 and for subsequent years of assessment in respect of chargeable gains accruing in those years, and shall be so charged in accordance with the following provisions of this Act.

(3) Subject to section 6, the rate of capital gains tax shall be 26 per cent.