CG15190 - Expenditure: enhancement expenditure: example
In March 1985, Mr T buys for £20,000 (including expenses) a plot of land. This does not form part of a garden within TCGA92/S222. He lays out on it a tennis court at a cost of £5,000. In April 1990, he does away with the tennis court and builds in its place a swimming pool at a cost of £7,500. In February 1992 he sells the land for £35,000 (after deduction of expenses).
The £5,000 which he spent on the tennis court is not allowable because it is not reflected in the state of the land on its disposal. The computation is therefore as follows:
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£ |
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Net sale proceeds |
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35,000 |
Less |
Cost of land |
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20,000 |
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Cost of swimming pool |
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7,500 |
27,500 |
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Unindexed gain |
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7,500 |
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Less |
Indexation |
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March 1985 - |
February 1992 |
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20,000 x 0.469 |
9,380 |
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April 1990 - |
February 1992 |
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7,500 x .090 |
675 |
10,055 |
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Allowable Loss |
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(2,555) |
NOTE: The demolition of a tennis court is not the `entire loss, destruction, dissipation or extinction of an asset' within TCGA92/S24 (1), see CG13118+, because it is not an `asset': it is only part of an asset, the land. And it is not within Section 24(3), see CG15770+ because it is not a building or a structure in the nature of a building.
