Scottish Union and National Insurance Co v Inland Revenue: 1889

In computing a life insurance company’s profits for tax purposes, the company may take the actuarial surplus as a suitable starting point for dealing with transfers from reserves.

Judges:

Lord President Inglis

Citations:

(1889) 16 R 461

Cited by:

CitedScottish Widows Plc v Revenue and Customs SC 6-Jul-2011
The taxpayer insurance company had transferred sums from accounts designated as Capital Reserves. The Revenue said that these were properly part of the profit and loss accounts for the respective tax years, and chargeable receipts.
Held: The . .
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Income Tax

Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.441621