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Tax on income from friend to clear debt
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In which case, only the interest would count as taxable income, or as capital gain. Seems academic though as it appears that the loan was interest-free.Keep_pedalling said:
Unless the payment includes interest.TadleyBaggie said:Short answer: No.0 -
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You should ensure that you can document both the loan and that you are now receiving repayments of the loan. HMRC may well be interested in the payments into your account and ask for details.
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