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28 April 2005
Issue: 4005 / Categories: News , Capital Gains
Offshore Funds Guide Prosecutions Office Negligible values

Negligible values

The Revenue has accepted the following securities as having negligible value during February and March 2005 for the purposes of a claim under TCGA 1992, s 24(2).

Company

Security

Effective date

The Yorkshire Group plc

all

7.10.04

Yorkshire Group plc

all

7.10.04

Futurerival plc

ord 10p

11.1.99

Courts plc

all

15.2.05

United Milk plc

£1 ord

12.11.03

St David's Investment Trust plc

all

24.6.04

Where the value of shares has become negligible, an allowable loss may be established by the owner claiming that they are treated as being sold and reacquired, either on the date of the claim or at a specified time within the two tax years prior to the date of claim.
See www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk.cgt.negligible_list.htm for the full list of negligible value securities.

Offshore Funds Guide

The Revenue has published its new offshore funds manual.
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk

Prosecutions Office

The Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office became the newest component of the UK's criminal justice system on 18 April 2005. Created by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, the new Prosecutions Office will be responsible for prosecuting all HM Revenue and Customs' criminal cases.
David Green QC is director of the new office and it is superintended by the Attorney General.
Attorney General's Office press release dated 18 April 2005.

 

Issue: 4005 / Categories: News , Capital Gains
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