Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970

271 Charge to tax on certain disposals of Guaranteed Stock issued at a discount

(1) Section 27(3) of the [1965 c. 25.] Finance Act 1965 (gains and losses on certain Guaranteed Stock disregarded for purposes of tax on chargeable gains if within the exempt price range) shall not apply in the case of a disposal by a company unless the disposal of the securities occurs more than twelve months after their acquisition.

(2) Paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 7 to that Act (conversion of certain Guaranteed Stock) shall not apply to a disposal of, or of part of, the new holding unless the disposal occurs more than twelve months after the acquisition of the converted securities.

(3) The rules of identification in paragraph 8 of Schedule 7 to this Act shall apply for the purposes of this section and where this section applies in relation to any disposal, paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 7 to the Finance Act 1965 (pooling of securities: exclusion of those subject to tax under Case VII of Schedule D) shall apply as if that disposal had been chargeable to income tax under Case VII of Schedule D (tax on short-term gains).

(4) Where under section 273 below the companies disposing of and acquiring an asset are to be treated as if the consideration were of such amount that neither a gain nor a loss accrues on the disposal, the company acquiring the asset shall be treated for the purposes of the preceding provisions of this section as acquiring it at the time when the other acquired it.