taxable gain

Tax

profit liable to capital gains tax a profit from the sale of an asset that is subject to capital gains tax.

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UK term chargeable gain

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Depreciation
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While the straight-line method results in the same deduction each year, the declining-balance method produces larger deductions in the first years and far smaller deductions in the later years. One result of this system is that, if the equipment is expected to be sold for a higher value at some point in the middle of its life, the declining-balance method can produce a greater taxable gain in that year because the book value of the asset will be relatively lower.
How Taxation Impacts on Liquidity Management
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is treated as an equity issue and is disregarded for tax. In the latter case it is in principle taxable as an embedded derivative. If so, a chargeable gain or allowable loss will arise when the company pays cash to the holders. The gain or loss is determined by a formula based on the difference between
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of ETFs restricts the realization of taxable capital gains.
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