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Negligible value. HMRC has recently agreed that securities, e.g. shares, in Carillion plc have been worthless (HMRC calls this “negligible value”) since 15 January 2018. This means that if you own shares etc. in the company you can claim a capital gains tax loss for 2017/18 equal to the price you paid for them, even though you still hold the shares. For more information, contact us