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Issue:
4441
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Categories:
Comment & Analysis
, entrepreneur's relief
, share buybacks
, Capital Gains
Phased completion can affect other shareholders’ relief
KEY POINTS
- Share buybacks using multiple completion dates can be advantageous for vendors.
- The disadvantage of an upfront tax payment will be outweighed by a reduced tax rate.
- The reduced overall shareholding level can affect those with small shareholdings.
- Examples illustrate the potential problems.
- The importance of a properly maintained share register.
As we grow accustomed to working with the capital gains tax entrepreneurs’ relief provisions it seems that hardly a month goes by without a new practical point arising. This article highlights one matter that arose recently.
Although with the benefit of hindsight such points may appear blindingly obvious they can so easily be overlooked; consequently the matters discussed here may seem small but should not be described as nit-picking. There is...
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