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A run-down of Taxation news and analysis of recent CGT developments

MARK ROWLAND is aghast at HMRC’s late change of heart over capital gains tax on pre-April 2003 employee share options

Revenue and Customs Brief 30/09

A client agreed to purchase a property, but was unable to complete due to a lack of funds. The agreement for lease has been assigned to a new purchaser who will pay a lower amount to the vendor, with the client paying the balance of the original purchase price

An asset is sold subject to a condition. The condition was satisfied and the asset was later reacquired at the same price. Subsequently it was sold at a higher price. Is there an argument that the holding period for taper relief starts at the beginning of the first period?

By Nigel Eastaway, Keith Eamer, Diane Elliott and Shan Kennedy; £110 (plus 7.7% VAT)

The members of a professional partnership incur some business expenses individually in addition to the communal expenses paid by the partnership. How is tax relief claimed?

A company director believes that he may be able to extract funds from his limited company by means of a back-to-back loan arrangement with the director of another limited company

A client has tried to claim capital allowances in advance of the purchase of the asset by making a payment to his wife’s company, which will purchase the asset after the year end of his business. Is this plan affective?

ANDREW SEIDLER reminds advisers of the possible need for non-doms to make a timely election for capital losses

Recent sales may be entitled to tax refund

CRC v Prizedome Ltd and another, Court of Appeal, 12 March 2009

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