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New queries, issue 4239

19 January 2010
Issue: 4239 / Categories: Forum & Feedback
Potential pre-owned asset charge; timing of tax on repayable commission; builder’s travel expenses; overnight hotel expenses

All manor of tax

In January 2004 our client and his wife purchased a large dilapidated manor house with quite a few acres of land in Somerset for £1 000 000 subsequently incurring £500 000 improvement costs.

At the same time the wife’s parents sold their house and gave £500 000 to their daughter who used part of this to purchase the manor.

Her parents purchased another property which they lived in for a year before moving into rented accommodation. Six months later they felt they could no longer look after themselves and considered moving into a residential home but instead were invited to move into the manor with their daughter and son-in-law.

They do not occupy any exclusive accommodation in the house although they do have their own kitchen and bathroom.

The parents’ remaining assets comprise approximately £500 000 of cash and investments....

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