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The tax-friendly schemes are not suitable for everyone
With VCTs set to raise £1bn this year, selling tax breaks to investors is clearly big business
The Enterprise Investment Scheme and venture capital trusts come with a string of tax breaks — and social benefits
HMRC rule change on low-risk schemes sees drop in funding for first-time applicants
No fresh policy announcements, but future consultations and forecast changes could have an impact
Sector hit by negativity among retail investors
Number of schemes open to investment down by 17 per cent over year
The risks are high but returns are rich if you spot the next big thing
Plan could expand the ways investors apply tax relief
Fund to be focused on ‘knowledge-intensive businesses’ under Spring Statement proposals
Funds that invest in pubs, films and self-storage likely to be hit
Stamp duty, enterprise investment schemes and the economy in the spotlight
Tax relief boost for ‘knowledge-intensive’ companies
Enterprise Investment Schemes and IHT relief on Aim shares in the spotlight
Increasing use of crowdfunding platforms adds to popularity of EIS
One-third of media EIS schemes fail to break even, relying on tax relief for a return
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