5 Crusoe has contacted you following the death of his father, Noland. Crusoe has inherited the whole of his father’s
estate and is seeking advice on his father’s capital gains tax position and the payment of inheritance tax following his
death.
The following information has been extracted from client files and from telephone conversations with Crusoe.
Noland – personal information:
– Divorcee whose only other relatives are his sister, Avril, and two grandchildren.
– Died suddenly on 1 October 2007 without having made a will.
– Under the laws of intestacy, the whole of his estate passes to Crusoe.
Noland – income tax and capital gains tax:
– Has been a basic rate taxpayer since the tax year 2000/01.
– Sales of quoted shares resulted in:
– Chargeable gains of ￡7,100 and allowable losses of ￡17,800 in the tax year 2007/08.
– Chargeable gains of approximately ￡14,000 each tax year from 2000/01 to 2006/07.
– None of the shares were held for long enough to qualify for taper relief.
Noland – gifts made during lifetime:
– On 1 December 1999 Noland gave his house to Crusoe.
– Crusoe has allowed Noland to continue living in the house and has charged him rent of ￡120 per month
since 1 December 1999. The market rent for the house would be ￡740 per month.
– The house was worth ￡240,000 at the time of the gift and ￡310,000 on 1 October 2007.
– On 1 November 2004 Noland transferred quoted shares worth ￡232,000 to a discretionary trust for the benefit
of his grandchildren.
Noland – probate values of assets held at death: ￡
– Portfolio of quoted shares 370,000
Shares in Kurb Ltd 38,400
Chattels and cash 22,300
Domestic liabilities including income tax payable (1,900)
– It should be assumed that these values will not change for the foreseeable future.
Kurb Ltd:
– Unquoted trading company
– Noland purchased the shares on 1 December 2005.
Crusoe:
– Long-standing personal tax client of your firm.
– Married with two young children.
– Successful investment banker with very high net worth.
– Intends to gift the portfolio of quoted shares inherited from Noland to his aunt, Avril, who has very little personal
wealth.
Required:
(a) Prepare explanatory notes together with relevant supporting calculations in order to quantify the tax relief
potentially available in respect of Noland’s capital losses realised in 2007/08. (4 marks)
