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what is the tax treatment of scrip dividends in the uk?
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the hmrc website would explain it better to you. there is a lot of factors and conditions involved, so refer to the hmrc website for clarification. if your question had more details, it could have been easy to pinpoint the exact answer. do i declare the value of shares as income why would you do that ? you haven't generated income from that yet(sold it to make a profit/loss), so how can that be declared as income.
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