Finance Act 1988 (c. 39)

Part III U.K. Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax

chapter IV U.K. Capital Gains

Re-basing to 1982 U.K.

F1 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 96 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch. 12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F2 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 97 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

Unification of rates of tax on income and capital gains U.K.

F3 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 98 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F4 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F4 S. 99 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F5 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F5 S. 100 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F6 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F6 S. 101 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F7 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F7 S. 102 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch. 12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F8 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F8 S. 103 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch. 12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

Married couples U.K.

F9 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F9 S. 104 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

Company migration U.K.

105 Deemed disposal of assets on company ceasing to be resident in U.K. U.K.

F10 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) In section 765 of the Taxes Act 1988 and section 482 of the Taxes Act 1970, in subsection (1), paragraphs (a) and (b) shall cease to have effect and in paragraph (c) for the words “so resident” there shall be substituted the words “ resident in the United Kingdom ”; but nothing in this subsection shall affect the operation of either section in relation to—

(a) an application for a Treasury consent made before the date of the coming into force of this section; or

(b) such a consent granted on an application so made.

(7) This section and sections 106 and 107 below shall be deemed to have come into force on 15th March 1988.

Textual Amendments

F10 S. 105(1)-(5) repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F11 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F11 S. 106 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F12 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F12 S. 107 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

Miscellaneous U.K.

F13 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F13 S. 108 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F14 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F14 S. 109 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F15 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F15 S. 110 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F16 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F16 S. 111 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F17 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F17 S. 112 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F18 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F18 S. 113 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F19 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F19 S. 114 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F20 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F20 S. 115 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

F21 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F21 S. 116 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)

117 Definition of “investment trust”. U.K.

(1) In section 842 of the Taxes Act 1988 (definition of “investment trust”)—

(a) before paragraph (a) of subsection (1) there shall be inserted—

“(aa) that the company is resident in the United Kingdom; and”

(b) for paragraph (c) of that subsection there shall be substituted—

“(c) that the shares making up the company’s ordinary share capital (or, if there are such shares of more than one class, those of each class) are quoted on the Stock Exchange; and”; and

(c) after that subsection there shall be inserted—

“(1A) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above and the other provisions of this section having effect in relation to that paragraph—

(a) holdings in companies which are members of a group (whether or not including the investing company) and are not excluded from that paragraph shall be treated as holdings in a single company; and

(b) where the investing company is a member of a group, money owed to it by another member of the group shall be treated as a security of the latter held by the investing company and accordingly as, or as part of, the holding of the investing company in the company owing the money;

and for the purposes of this subsection “group” means a company and all companies which are its 51 per cent. subsidiaries.”

(2) The repeal by the M1 Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 of section 93 of the M2 Finance Act 1972 shall be treated as not having extended to subsection (6) of that section (amendment of definition of “investment trust” in section 359 of the Taxes Act 1970).

(3) For section 266(4) of the M3 Companies Act 1985 there shall be substituted—

“(4) Subsections (1A) to (3) of section 842 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 apply for the purposes of subsection (2)(b) above as for those of subsection (1)(b) of that section.”;and for Article 274(4) of the M4 Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 there shall be substituted—

“(4) Subsections (1A) to (3) of section 842 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 apply for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b) as for those of subsection (1)(b) of that section.”

(4) Subsections (1) and (3) above shall have effect for companies’ accounting periods ending after 5th April 1988 and subsection (2) above shall have effect for companies’ accounting periods ending on or before that date.

Marginal Citations

M1 1987 c. 51.

M2 1972 c. 41.

M3 1985 c. 6.

M4 S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I. 6).

F22 118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F22 S. 118 repealed (6.3.1992 with effect as mentioned in s. 289 of the repealing Act) by Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12), ss. 289, 290, Sch.12 (with ss. 101(1), 201(3), 290, Sch. 11 paras. 22, 26(2), 27)