An individual may realise an asset on the death of another person, by way of transfer of ownership of the asset.

Required:
What are the taxation rules on such transactions?
(5 marks)

    Where an individual realises an asset on the death of another person by way of transfer of ownership of the asset, the following taxation rules apply:

  • The individual is treated as deriving an amount in respect of the realisation equal to the market value of the asset at the date of death.
  • The person who acquires the asset is treated as incurring an expenditure of an amount equal to the market value of the asset at the date of transfer.

(5 marks)