SECTION 19A OF the TMA 1970 is a fairly narrow information power. As such the issue of a section 19A notice is unlikely to be a disaster provided that it is appealed against within the 30 day time limit. Information falls within s 19A only if it meets all of three conditions:
IT WAS MY own fault. Scanning through eBay just before going to sleep is never as relaxing as studying the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 but I could not have envisaged the consequences. 'Mr and Mrs Line are here to see you', said the receptionist in that careful tone that implied so much more.
I WAS INTERESTED to read the recent articles in Taxation by Mike Truman under the titles 'Flatly Incredible' (14 July 2005, page 406) and 'Flatly incredible II' (8 September 2005, page 621). These concerned the position where an asset is used partly for business purposes and partly for non-business purposes as far as capital gains tax taper relief is concerned.