Mr Andrew Berry v HMRC v HMRC [2011] UKUT 81 (TCC) (25 February 2011)
Tax avoidance – Income Tax – Discounts – Gilt strips – Computation of loss –Scheme designed to create excess of amount paid for the strip over the amount payable on transfer – Excess represented by "premium" for grant by taxpayer of call option – Whether option price to be added back in determining amount payable on the taxpayer’s transfer – Yes – Appeal dismissed – Para 14A Sch 13 FA 1996 See also: Costs