Share sale profit before tax calculator UK
Work out trading profit from purchase and sale prices, share count and transaction charges. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.
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Trading profit before tax
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Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Not a CGT return calculation. Include your actual transaction taxes in charges; share-matching rules, losses and allowances are excluded.
How the share sale profit before tax calculator uk works
Profit = shares × (sale price − purchase price) − transaction costs.
Data basis: mathematical formula using your inputs. Example prices and rates are illustrative, not current market quotes.
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Worked example: share sale profit before tax
This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.
- Shares sold
- 100
- Purchase price per share (£)
- 5
- Sale price per share (£)
- 6
- Combined dealing fees and charges (£)
- 10
Trading profit before tax: £90.00
Profit = shares × (sale price − purchase price) − transaction costs.
Share sale profit before tax: questions answered
What does the share sale profit before tax calculation include?
Profit = shares × (sale price − purchase price) − transaction costs. Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Not a CGT return calculation. Include your actual transaction taxes in charges; share-matching rules, losses and allowances are excluded.
Using your result
Example inputs are a starting point. Replace them with your figures and select Calculate result. Results are rounded for display; calculations use unrounded values.
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