Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 section 175

Purchase of own shares by quoted company

Section 175 provides that a share buy-back by a quoted company (or a member of its group) is not treated as a distribution, meaning the shareholder is subject to CGT rather than income tax, provided the buy-back is not part of a tax avoidance scheme.

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