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Chapter IPTM7365

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Vincent
Published date19 March 2016
Record NumberIPTM7365
CourtHM Revenue & Customs
IssuerHM Revenue & Customs

There are certain assignments that are specifically prevented by the legislation frombeing chargeable events.

Assignments between spouses or civil partners

An assignment of all or part of the rights under a policy or contract between spousesor civil partners living together is disregarded for the purposes of the chargeable eventlegislation. This means that it does not give rise to a chargeable event, even if it isfor money or money’s worth, and neither are there any implications for calculationsof gains on later events. If an insurer is aware that an assignment between spouses orcivil partners has occurred and has no information to indicate that they do not still liveat the same address then it may assume that there is no chargeable event and that there isno need for chargeable event certificates.

Assignments by way of security for a debt or on discharge of a debt

An assignment of all or part of the rights under...

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