Drake v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 17 Jan 2022

Capital Gains Tax – Agreement for Grant of Lease On Payment of Premium – taxpayer paid deposit at time of contract as part payment of premium due on completion – taxpayer defaulted on next stage payment of premium and so contract rescinded – was the lost deposit an allowable loss? – Hardy (Upper Tribunal), Lloyd-Webber (First-tier Tribunal) and Underwood (Court of Appeal) considered –
Held: the Tribunal was bound by the decision of the Upper Tribunal in Hardy – appeal dismissed

Citations:

[2022] UKFTT 25 (TC)

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Capital Gains Tax

Updated: 26 April 2022; Ref: scu.675620