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Contractual Option Interests And Capital Gains Tax In Nigeria, Dr Obayemi K. Olumide, Oluwaseun Viyon Ojo, Tobi Michael Babalola Aug 2015

Contractual Option Interests And Capital Gains Tax In Nigeria, Dr Obayemi K. Olumide, Oluwaseun Viyon Ojo, Tobi Michael Babalola

Oluwaseun Viyon Ojo

Capital gains are the profits realized from the sale of chargeable assets at a price which exceeds and is higher than the purchase price, and so, when a capital asset is sold, the difference between the cost price (purchase price, including acquisition costs) and the sales price (selling costs) is a capital gain or a capital loss, because a taxpayer realizes a capital gain if sales price is higher than cost of sale, while the reverse is the case for a capital loss. While substantial revenue can be realized from capital gains tax (CGT), there are challenges facing CGT in …


An Approach To The Regulation Of Spanish Banking Foundations, Miguel Martínez Jun 2015

An Approach To The Regulation Of Spanish Banking Foundations, Miguel Martínez

Miguel Martínez

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the legal framework governing banking foundations as they have been regulated by Spanish Act 26/2013, of December 27th, on savings banks and banking foundations. Title 2 of this regulation addresses a construct that is groundbreaking for the Spanish legal system, still of paramount importance for the entire financial system insofar as these foundations become the leading players behind certain banking institutions given the high interest that foundations hold in the share capital of such institutions.