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Continuing our series on legal and other concepts aimed at those working in tax, Malcolm Hurley, Tite & Lewis, discusses financial assistance

 
Continuing our series on legal and other concepts aimed at those working in tax Malcolm Hurley Tite & Lewis discusses financial assistance
 
The Companies Act 1985 (CA 85) ss 151 to 158 set out the infamous provisions which prohibit a company from giving financial assistance directly or indirectly for the acquisition of its own shares or of shares in its holding company.
 
Any analysis of the financial assistance rules should begin with a close reading of the wording of s 151 (see Figure 1 overleaf).
Figure 1: Meaning

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