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17 July 2006
Categories: Tax cases , Capital Gains
Wakefield SpC 471; Conde Nast Publications Ltd v CRC; Kittel v Belgium (Case C-439/04), Belgium v Recolta Recycling SPRL (Case C-440/04); Talacre Beach Caravan Sales Ltd v CCE (Case C-252/05); Smallwood v CRC; Marks & Spencer plc v CRC - reference to ECJ from HL 12 July 2006

No rollover

In 1995 the husband sold his shares in two companies making large capital gains. He and his wife owned shares in R Ltd a property investment company and B Ltd a trading company which was a qualifying company for TCGA 1992 s 164G (rollover relief). By April 1996 they each owned one subscriber share in R Ltd and the husband had subscribed for the remainder of the £100 share capital fully paid. He had also lent the company £900 000 as loan capital. By April 1996 the husband owned £80 and the wife owned £20 of the share capital in B Ltd and by November the share capital was 1 000 £1 shares. The husband controlled both companies. It was also agreed that the companies were connected within the meaning of s 286 that the husband was connected with...

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