Fuck, so much for bloody self learning code.
Ahhhh, the Chumpy Gambit. 
5 Likes
Balshore had sold its shares by 2018 for an estimated Ā£27m.
On Friday, the Guardian newspaper reported he had agreed to pay a penalty as part of a seven-figure settlement. The newspaper quoted experts saying they estimated the tax bill to be about Ā£5m.
The BBC has been told the total amount paid was close to sums that have been reported elsewhere, in other words, about Ā£5m.
The BBC understands the dispute was resolved between July and September last year, when Mr Zahawi was chancellor under Boris Johnson, and that the total amount paid is in the region of about Ā£5m, including a penalty.
Donāt get this, if he sold the shares for Ā£27million he would owe Ā£5.4million in CGT, plus the 30% penalty that would be Ā£7million
1 Like
Had he simply subscribed for the shares himself, there may have been quite some reliefs available - thereās a lot available for entrepreneurs. They might be comparing to that?
Donāt you pay CGT on the gain in value ? Maybe the shares were created, or at least transferred into the trust, with some nominal value - say Ā£8million. Then the gain would be Ā£19million, the tax Ā£3.8million and the penalty a tad under Ā£1.2million.
Nominal value of 0.2p 
If he had 42.5% of the shares (Iāll use 40%) that would value them as Ā£120,000
Once you are in these rarified heights of income you donāt pay a calculated rate, you negotiate a settlement with HMRC
As was reported previously, āA settlement was agreed with HMRCā.
1 Like
Indeed which is why the pound shop accountancy above is irrelevant
As opposed to the utter wank you posted above?
WTF are you talking about?
Multi millionaires have their own rules and HMRC treat them very differently to the rest of us plebs.
ok, I bow to your infinite wisdom on these matters 
He would have qualified for Entrepreneurās Relief - first Ā£10m of gain taxed at 10% back in 2018.
Now called Business Asset Disposal Relief and first Ā£1m at 10%.
1 Like
If he hadnāt dicked about with the trust and owned the shares 50-50 with his wife he could have paid 10% on Ā£20m. Assuming he is married, I have no idea TBH.
I think you might have had to have been a full time working director to get that, so it wasnāt a wife friendly thing, generally.
But if he didnāt claim any entrepreneur reliefs then he shouldnāt get them, IMO. Should have paid tax on the whole lot.
2 Likes
The contractors favourite, MVL with entrepreneurs relief 
His shares were held by a trust and they would both have to claim ER at the same time which is what I think Adam is also saying. The application window closed for 2018 disposals in Jan 2021 so if he corrected/sorted/negotiated his ācareless mistakeā last year he had missed the window to apply for ER anyway.
Full details are here including the tax estimation
No need to be a director and no minimum hours requirement for ER. Only a 12m qualification period back then as well.
Take your point on the claim, maybe he didnāt get it. Dan Niedle has worked on the basis he did get ER.
1 Like
Fair enough, Iām 20 years out of date with this kind of stuff!
1 Like
Interesting to learn that Balshore Investments doesnāt feature at all in the register of memberās interests for Zahawi. Thatās going to take some explaining.
7 Likes