Privy Council Wellington
8 July; 2 December 1996
Lord Keith of Kinkel, Lord Browne-Wilkinson, Lord Nolan, Lord Steyn and Lord Cooke of Thorndon
8 July; 2 December 1996
Lord Keith of Kinkel, Lord Browne-Wilkinson, Lord Nolan, Lord Steyn and Lord Cooke of Thorndon
Revenue — Income tax — Capital gains tax — Company investing in shares to produce income for charities — Change of policy to sell high-price low-yielding shares to reinvest for purposes of improving income — Whether selling shares part of company's ordinary business or an ordinary incident of its business — Income Tax Act 1976, ss 65(2)(a) and (e).