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Capital Gains Manual

CG54210 - Qualifying corporate bonds: relevant discounted securities: meaning

FA96/SCH13/PARA3

A relevant discounted security is a security, whenever issued, where

  • taking the security as at the time of issue, and
  • assuming redemption in accordance with its terms,

the amount payable on redemption is, or might be, an amount which would involve a `deep gain'.

FA96/SCH13/PARA3 (2)

Certain assets are specifically not relevant discounted securities. These are

  • shares in a company
  • life assurance policies
  • capital redemption policies
  • excluded indexed securities, see CG54215+
  • gilt-edged securities, other than gilt strips, see CG54224
  • certain securities issued under a prospectus, see CG54227.

For advice on what is or might constitute a deep gain, see IM1538+.