Share purchases: tax overview

Resource type: Practice note: overview

Status: Maintained

Jurisdictions: England, Wales

This practice note very briefly lists the major tax issues which arise when structuring the sale of a company's share capital. It assumes that the target company is resident and incorporated in the UK and deals mainly with the position of UK resident shareholders.

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Resource ID: 2-372-4999
Products: PLC UK Corporate, PLC UK Finance, PLC UK Law Department, PLC UK Tax
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