> "Matti Lamprhey" wrote...
> > > I've just sold some shares I acquired through demutualization.
> > > How do I determine their acquisition value for CGT purposes? > > >
> > > (They were Abbey, Aviva [was Norwich Union] and Friends
> > > Provident.)
> >
> > For Norwich Union, try this facility on the Aviva web site:
> >
[NOTE: I've added uk.finance -- see why below.]
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> > You can possibly do the same with the other companies. >
> Thanks, Terry -- I'll check that out.
I've done some checking, and here's what I found.
I was a bit surprised that I couldn't find anything about this in the IR's standard documentation, nor on sites like Motley Fool. A bit of googling turned up someone in uk.finance saying back in 2000 that he thought the IR regarded the acquisition value as nil in all these cases, which is what I was afraid of. I phoned the IR helpline, and their off-the-cuff answer was along the lines you suggested above -- the market value on the date of issue. But when I mentioned the other alternative they went off in a panic to check, and phoned back to say that I should indeed treat it as a nil acquisition value. How lovely.
Matti