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The bank also did a number of bed and breakfast deals, selling and repurchasing holdings to use up Mrs Ross's capital gains tax allowance.
A bed and breakfast deal is carried out to maintain an investment portfolio while minimizing capital gains taxes. Positions are closed out at the end of the year and immediately reopened on the first day of the new financial year. Because this practice intentionally seeks to limit capital gains taxes, tax authorities work to minimize the occurrence of bed and breakfast deals.