VCM48050 - VC loss relief: special rules for share reorganisations: conversion of loan account to shares

ICTA88/S575 (2)

A person subscribing for newly issued shares may meet the subscription price by making a payment to the company. However, if the subscriber has previously lent money to the company the subscription price may be met simply by reducing the amount outstanding on the loan account.

The approach to cases in which a loan is converted to shares will depend on whether the issue is treated as a share reorganisation to which TCGA92/S127 applies. If the issue is such a share reorganisation the allowable cost of the new shares may have to be restricted if the transaction is not a bargain made at arm's length, see VCM48100. Otherwise the special rules on the satisfaction of debts will apply. These may restrict the allowable cost of the new shares to their market value when they were issued whether the transaction was a bargain made at arm's length or not, see VCM48150.