SPECIAL DIVIDEND RECEIVED BY TRUSTEES TAXED AS INCOME

In the case of Trustees of Bessie Taube Discretionary Settlement Trust and others v HMRC (and related appeals) (TC00735 – 20 October 2010), the First-tier Tribunal confirmed the general rule that profits of a company that are distributed by way of dividend are received by trustees as trust income.

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