Susan made the following purchases of ordinary shares in Semicycle plc: 

In January 2022, the company went into liquidation and Susan received a first distribution of £2 per share. The market value of an ordinary share in Semicycle plc just after this distribution was £1. Compute the allowable loss arising in January 2022. 

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Date 11 January 2012 20 January 2018 No of shares 1,500 1,140 Cost 4,800 5,700