GIM5000 - Taxation of the investment return

This section covers one of the more unusual features of the taxation of general insurers, namely the treatment of investment income and gains. See GIM4000+ for the broad framework of the taxation of general insurance.


GIM5010

General overview

GIM5020

The general rule: investment income treated as trading receipt

GIM5030

Exceptions to the general rule: investment income not always taxed as trade profits

GIM5040

UK dividends and other distributions: history and basic rule

GIM5050

UK dividends and other distributions exemption: dividend stripping: distributions made before 1 April 2008

GIM5055

UK dividends and other distributions exemption: dividend stripping: distributions made on or after 1 April 2008: preference share lending

GIM5060

Interest and foreign dividends

GIM5070

Interest and foreign dividends: income received under deduction of tax

GIM5080

Use of trading losses against investment income

GIM5090

Corporate and government debt: accounting periods ending after 31 March 1996: introduction

GIM5100

Corporate and government debt: accounting periods ending after 31 March 1996: rules for insurance companies

GIM5110

Corporate and government debt: exchange differences: accounting periods ending after 31 March 1996 and beginning before 1 October 2002

GIM5120

Corporate and government debt: exchange differences: accounting periods ending after 31 March 1996 and beginning on or after 1 October 2002

GIM5130

Financial instruments: accounting periods beginning before 1 October 2002

GIM5140

Derivative contracts: accounting periods beginning on or after 1 October 2002

GIM5150

Investment gains: accounting periods beginning before 1 January 2002: gains and losses on equities and other non-debt assets

GIM5160

Investment gains: accounting periods beginning before 1 January 2002: portfolio assets and trading stock

GIM5170

Investment gains: accounting periods beginning before 1 January 2002: portfolio assets and trading stock: periods ending before 1 April 1996

GIM5180

Investment gains: accounting periods beginning before 1 January 2002: the realisation basis

GIM5190

Investment gains: accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2002: transition from realisation basis: change of accounting basis

GIM5200

Investment gains: accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2002: transition from realisation basis: transitional measures

GIM5210

Investment gains: accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2002: transition from realisation basis: transfers of business

GIM5220

Investment gains: accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2002: transition from realisation basis: identification of part realisations

GIM5230

Investment gains: structural assets

GIM5240

Investment gains: paper for paper exchange of assets

GIM5250

Investment gains: paper for paper exchange of assets: section 473 ICTA 1988

GIM5260

Investment gains: portfolio assets: anti avoidance provisions

GIM5270

Investment gains: portfolio assets: exchange differences

GIM5280

Investment gains: land and property