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FTT holds LLP ‘in business’ (not trading) under TCGA s 59A; loan note transfers by members were tax-neutral capital contributions, not disposals (GCH Corporation Ltd & ors v HMRC)

Published on: 28 October 2024

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GCH Corporation Ltd and others v HMRC [2024] UKFTT 922 (TC)

Gregory Hutchings (GH), who held senior posts at Tomkins plc (Tomkins) until 2000, served as trustee of three family trusts (the Trusts). The Trusts and GCH Corporation Ltd (the Company), which GH controlled, amassed sizeable holdings in Tomkins. Once a potential takeover of Tomkins was announced, GH sought advice on disposing of the Trusts’ and the Company’s shares and chose to incorporate GCH Active LLP (the LLP). The LLP carried out limited activity; nevertheless, it acquired five unrelated shareholdings (two sold shortly afterwards), funded by what was later recorded as a £200,000 loan from GH. When the takeover of Tomkins completed, the Trusts exchanged all their Tomkins shares, and the Company part of its holding, for loan notes issued by the purchaser (the Notes). Thereafter, the Trusts and the Company...

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