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Whose Purpose Is It?

ANDREW WHITE MA, FCA considers the meaning of the word 'purpose' in determining whether shares qualify as business assets for taper relief.

There can be little doubt that the introduction of taper relief in 1998, while welcome in many respects, has added an additional layer of complexities to an already difficult area of tax law.

10 October 2001
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