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Posted Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:04:51 GMT by Matteo
Hello, I would like to buy foreign bonds with a foreign broker, for example Italian government bonds. It is clear to me the taxes implications on the interest, but not on the capital gain. E.g. I buy a bond for a price of 95 today. The bond has an issue price of 99.68 and a face value (at maturity) of 100. Can I ask you if I would need to pay the CGT on the 100-95 or 100-99.98? Or if having an issue price lower than the face value implies that this is an income rather than a capital gain?
Posted Thu, 02 May 2024 15:40:34 GMT by HMRC Admin 19 Response
Hi,

These would be classed as deeply discounted securities and you can see guidance here:

SAIM3010 - Deeply discounted securities

Thank you.

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