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Question 3a note 1
Tax rates
TX 2016 Tax Rates and Allowances
Jerome made the following gifts to family members during the tax year 2014–15:
(1) On 28 May 2014, Jerome made a gift of a house valued at £187,000 to his wife. Jerome’s uncle had originally purchased the house on 14 July 1995 for £45,900. The uncle died on 12 June 2004, and the house was inherited by Jerome. On that date, the house was valued at £112,800. Jerome has never occupied the house as his main residence.
Required:
(a) Calculate Jerome’s chargeable gains for the tax year 2014–15.
Note: You should ignore inheritance tax. (7 marks)