Andrew Berry v HMRC: UTTC 25 Feb 2011

UTTC Tax avoidance – Income Tax – Discounts – Gilt strips – Computation of loss -Scheme designed to create excess of amount paid for the strip over the amount payable on transfer – Excess represented by ‘premium’ for grant by taxpayer of call option – Whether option price to be added back in determining amount payable on the taxpayer’s transfer – Yes – Appeal dismissed – Para 14A Sch 13 FA 1996.

[2011] UKUT 81 (TCC), [2011] BTC 1623, [2011] STC 1057, [2011] STI 636
Bailii
England and Wales

Income Tax

Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.440804