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Income Tax Act 2007

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131 Share loss relief

(1) An individual is eligible for relief under this Chapter (“share loss relief”) if— (a) the individual incurs an allowable loss for capital gains tax purposes on the disposal of any shares in any tax year (“the year of the loss”), and (b) the shares are qualifying shares. This is subject to subsections (3) and (4) and section 136(2). (2) Shares are qualifying shares for the purposes of this Chapter if— (a) EIS relief is attributable to them, or (b) if EIS relief is not attributable to them, they are shares in a qualifying trading company which have been subscribed for by the individual. (3) Subsection (1) applies only if the disposal of the shares is— (a) by way of a bargain made at arm's length, (b) by way of a distribution in the course of dissolving or winding up the company, (c) a disposal within section 24(1) of TCGA 1992 (entire loss, destruction dissipation or extinction of asset), or (d) a deemed disposal under section 24(2) of that Act (claim that value of the asset has become negligible). (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to any allowable loss incurred on the disposal if— (a) the shares are the subject of an exchange or arrangement of the kind mentioned in section 135 or 136 of TCGA 1992 (company reconstructions etc), and (b) because of section 137 of that Act, the exchange or arrangement involves a disposal of the shares.

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131 Share loss relief

(1) An individual is eligible for relief under this Chapter (“share loss relief”) if— (a) the individual incurs an allowable loss for capital gains tax purposes on the disposal of any shares in any tax year (“the year of the loss”), and (b) the shares are qualifying shares. This is subject to subsections (3) and (4) and section 136(2). (2) Shares are qualifying shares for the purposes of this Chapter if— (a) EIS relief is attributable to them, or (b) if EIS relief is not attributable to them, they are shares in a qualifying trading company which have been subscribed for by the individual. (3) Subsection (1) applies only if the disposal of the shares is— (a) by way of a bargain made at arm's length, (b) by way of a distribution in the course of dissolving or winding up the company, (c) a disposal within section 24(1) of TCGA 1992 (entire loss, destruction dissipation or extinction of asset), or (d) a deemed disposal under section 24(2) of that Act (claim that value of the asset has become negligible). (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to any allowable loss incurred on the disposal if— (a) the shares are the subject of an exchange or arrangement of the kind mentioned in section 135 or 136 of TCGA 1992 (company reconstructions etc), and (b) because of section 137 of that Act, the exchange or arrangement involves a disposal of the shares.

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