RE: DIVIDEND REINVEST9 Jun 2023 19:12
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very sensable..... of course it should be capital return using common sense, however amc have called it a dividend so on a dealing account you will owe them tax should they interpret dividend as dividend, and if you are a long therm holder that means paying 33 percent tax on a LOSS.
The problem with the advice previously (from the two experinced knowledgable posters) tick the cap box on tax form, refer to xxx casesin law, is that is way above my pay grade. I guess it will cost lots for an accountant or higher to argue your case.
Its possible this board will dissapear soon, and you are then completely on your own.
Investigations by hmrc are a real pain, you cant generally speak to an inspector, you are speaking to their more junior staff, they haven a clue on this sort of stuff and corrspondance gets heavier and heavier, loooong delays, you can put your life on hold for 3 months!
Very very sad amc didnt look at the consequences for shareholders of the typoe of words they used.
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