Hi ACTS,
Please have a look at HS343 and the working sheet, regarding the accrued income scheme
Accrued Income Scheme (Self Assessment helpsheet HS343).
CG54500 advises that the Accrued Income Scheme (AIS) changes the basis on which interest accrued up to the date of sale of most marketable securities is taxed.
Instead of forming part of the sale proceeds or purchase price charged to Capital Gains Tax it is now treated as income.
Have a look at SAIM4000 +
SAIM4000 - Accrued Income Scheme: overview and contents.
The broad aim of the scheme is to adjust the CGT disposal consideration and acquisition costs to exclude amounts covered by the AIS.
The guidance surrounding the calculation and when accrued income is assessable applies to that income only and not the profit/loss on the disposal of the bond.
Therefore, your example is correct in part. The accrued income would be chargeable in the tax year in which the applicable interest period ends.
Most securities other than shares are within the scope of AIS. However, many of the securities covered by the scheme will be exempt from CGT because they are Gilts or
Qualifying Corporate Bonds (QCB).
Treasury Bonds/Gilts are treated as Deeply discounted securities and as such are not chargeable to CGT but rather as income.
SAIM 3070 refers.
The charge on any profit/loss applies to the tax year in which the disposal occurs.
Thank you.