Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 section 174

Taxation of dealer's receipts on purchase of shares by issuing company or by its subsidiary

Section 174 sets out the tax treatment where a company buys back its own shares (or its parent company's shares) from a share dealer, ensuring the proceeds are taxed as trading income rather than as a distribution.

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