Accountants and CGT

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I'm in the process of selling a house and I know I will be liable for capital gains tax. I've checked the gov.uk website and it seems way too complicated for me to do myself as I lived there, it was rented out due to moving away with my OH job then we continued to let it once he left and bought a separate house for our now bigger family.
I'm looking for advice about finding an accountant and whether there are specialists for CGT or if this is something that all accountants do. I know it needs to be paid quickly after the sale goes through and I'm worried about not getting it right.
Thanks for any advice.

Firstly, you need to register for a CGT on property account via your Govt Gateway account. This takes time and the service is not slick so start that first.

www.tax.service.gov.uk/capital-gains-tax-uk-property/start/report-pay-capital-gains-tax-uk-property?_ga=2.246359751.210212050.1593425268-1541962485.1578003980

Secondly, look for an accountant or chartered tax adviser who is qualified and has experience of CGT. The rules are a bit clearer now that they used to be but you will have some relief for times when you were in occupation and for other conditions that may apply.

Not all accountants are CGT specialists. Most will "dabble" and will be perfectly competent with simple CGT matters, but if there's anything particularly complex or unusual, you'd be better with either a specialist or a larger firm with a larger tax department who'll have staff with more experience. I've been a chartered accountant for over 30 years with my own "one man" practice - I know my limits - I will do probably 50% of potential CGT cases that approach me, but willingly pass the other 50% to more specialist tax advisors. General accountants aren't really tax specialists - you may be better looking for a CIOT (chartered institute of taxation) member -they have a directory on their website.

@Antonov @user1497207191
Thanks for your advice. I'll get on the govt gateway and sort that out now.