1/ No, companies do not benefit from AEA, but they benefit from indexation allowance. 2/ Yes, the terms chargeable gains and taxable gains are interchangeable.
Answer 1 – correct Answer 2 – For an individual chargeable gains are reduced by the AEA to give taxable gains
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