BIM51530 - Builders, property dealers & developers: Income recognition: Ground rents


Rights to receive ground rents, perpetual chief rents etc, created by a trader should be dealt with, in the computation of profits and losses, in accordance with BIM51535 onwards following the cases of CIR v John Emery & Sons [1936] 20TC213, and B G Utting & Co Ltd v Hughes [1940] 23TC174.

The guidance on ground rents is arranged as follows

BIM51535Stock-in-trade
BIM51540Reversionary interest
BIM51545Improved ground rents
BIM51550Reports to CT&VAT (Technical)