Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992

[F1106A Identification of securities: general rules for capital gains tax.U.K.

(1)This section has effect for the purposes of capital gains tax (but not corporation tax) where any securities are disposed of by any person.

(2)The securities disposed of shall be identified in accordance with the following provisions of this section with securities of the same class that have been acquired by the person making the disposal.

(3)The provisions of this section have effect in the case of any disposal notwithstanding that some or all of the securities disposed of are otherwise identified—

(a)by the disposal, or

(b)by a transfer or delivery giving effect to it;

but where a person disposes of securities in one capacity, they shall not be identified under those provisions with any securities which he holds, or can dispose of, only in some other capacity.

(4)Securities disposed of on an earlier date shall be identified before securities disposed of on a later date; and, accordingly, securities disposed of by a later disposal shall not be identified with securities already identified as disposed of by an earlier disposal.

(5)Subject to subsection (4) above, if within the period of thirty days after the disposal the person making it acquires securities of the same class, the securities disposed of shall be identified—

(a)with securities acquired by him within that period, rather than with other securities; and

(b)with securities acquired at an earlier time within that period, rather than with securities acquired at a later time within that period.

(6)Subject to subsections (4) and (5) above, securities disposed of shall be identified with securities acquired at a later time, rather than with securities acquired at an earlier time.

(7)Subsection (6) above shall not require securities to be identified with particular securities comprised in a section 104 holding or a 1982 holding.

(8)Accordingly, that subsection shall have effect for determining whether, and to what extent, any securities should be identified with the whole or any part of a section 104 holding or a 1982 holding—

(a)as if the time of the acquisition of a section 104 holding were the time when it first came into being; and

(b)as if 31st March 1982 were the time of the acquisition of a 1982 holding.

(9)The identification rules set out in the preceding provisions of this section have effect subject to subsection (1) of section 105, and securities disposed of shall not be identified with securities acquired after the disposal except in accordance with that section or subsection (5) above.

(10)In this section—

  • “1982 holding” has the same meaning as in section 109;

  • “securities” means any securities within the meaning of section 104 or any relevant securities within the meaning of section 108.

(11)For the purposes of this section securities of a company shall not be treated as being of the same class unless they are so treated by the practice of a recognised stock exchange, or would be so treated if dealt with on that recognised stock exchange.]

Textual Amendments

F1S. 106A inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 124(7) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1998 (c. 36), s. 124(1) (with s. 124(8))

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Ss. 104-114 modified by The Personal Equity Plan Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/469), reg. 27(2) (as substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 1998/1869, regs. 1(1), 12)

C2S. 106A modified by The Personal Equity Plan Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/469), reg. 27(3) (as substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 1998/1869, regs. 1(1), 12)