

Where gains arise on the EIS investment, taper relief is available. It is available to individuals and trustees.

This relief is limited to the amount being invested into the EIS and can be claimed by investors whose interest in the company does not exceed 30%.

The EIS offers several different kinds of tax relief, available both to direct investors and investors through a managed EIS fund or portfolio service. The tax reliefs available under the EIS are intended to offer investors some incentive to counterweigh those risks. Investment in companies that are not listed on a stock exchange often carries a high risk of loss of capital, and low market liquidity means that it may be difficult or time consuming to sell or realise the investment.
