The value shifting rules1 are anti-avoidance provisions without which it would be possible for value to be shifted (from one asset to another) or extracted in some way without triggering a tax charge on the value shifted or extracted2. This could result in allowable losses being artificially inflated or chargeable gains artificially reduced when there is a disposal of the asset whose value has been artificially reduced.
There are three value shifting rules3:
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•ÌýÌýÌýÌý the general provisions where value has shifted from one asset to another in certain circumstances (see C2.115)
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•ÌýÌýÌýÌý the tax-free benefits rules (see below)
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•ÌýÌýÌýÌý disposal of shares or securities by a company (see D2.352A)4
Other value shifting-type anti-avoidance rules include the close company asset transfer rules in TCGA 1992, s 125 (see D1.919) and the depreciatory transactions within group companies rules in TCGA 1992, s 176 (see D2.350).
Value shifting—tax-free benefit rules
The tax-free benefit rules apply to the disposal of an asset where its value has been
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