CGT on Foreign Shares

[TheLastBeep]

Hi,

Question of exchange rate for CGT calculation. I sold some shares from a UK share scheme this year. Shares were purchased in 2016, when sold this year the proceeds were payed directly into my Irish account so I know the exact amount received.

My query is, what exchange rate do I use to calculate the purchase cost? I know the share price in £ at the time of purchase, so do I use an estimated exchange rate at the time to convert to € or do I use the exchange rate as of today?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Oisin19]

you would have to use the rate at the day of purchase. the central banks website have these historic daily rates.