Section 169VQ: Exchange of shares for those in another company

Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 · 1992 c. 12View on legislation.gov.uk

Part V: Transfer of business assets, business asset disposal relief and investors' relief — Chapter 5: Investors' relief

This section applies where section 135 applies in relation to an issue of shares in a company ("company B") in exchange for shares in another company ("company A").

For the purposes of sections 169VN to 169VP—

companies A and B are to be treated as if they were the same company, and
the exchange of shares is to be treated as if it were a reorganisation of that company's share capital.

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