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CHAPTER VIU.K. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESSES AND BODIES

[F2503 Letting of furnished holiday accommodation treated as a trade for certain [F1corporation tax] purposes.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 503 sidenote inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 195(5) (with Sch. 2)

F2S. 503 substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 38(2)(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1998 (c. 36), Sch. 5 para. 42 (with Sch. 5 para. 73)

F3S. 503 repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 71, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

504 Supplementary provisions.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F4S. 504 repealed (1.4.2009 with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 173, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)

[F5504ALetting of furnished holiday accommodation treated as trade for certain income tax purposesU.K.

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Textual Amendments

F5S. 504A inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 197 (with Sch. 2)

F6S. 504A repealed (6.4.2007 with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the repealing Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), Sch. 1 para. 93, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

505[F7Charitable companies]: general.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F7Words in s. 505 sidenote substituted (6.4.2007 with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), Sch. 1 para. 94(10) (with Sch. 2)

F8S. 505 repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 72, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

506[F9Charitable and non-charitable expenditure]U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F9S. 506(3) heading substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 55(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 55(2)(g)

F10S. 506 repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 73, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

[F11506ATransactions with substantial donorsU.K.

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Textual Amendments

F11Ss. 506A-506C inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 54(2)(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 54(1)

F12S. 506A repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 74, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

506BSection 506A: exceptionsU.K.

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Textual Amendments

F11Ss. 506A-506C inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 54(2)(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 54(1)

F13S. 506B repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 75, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

506CSections 506A and 506B: supplementalU.K.

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Textual Amendments

F11Ss. 506A-506C inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 54(2)(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 54(1)

F14S. 506C repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 76, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

507 The National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England and the British Museum.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F15S. 507 repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 77, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

508 Scientific research organisations.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F16S. 508 repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 78, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

[F17508A Investment trusts investing in housing.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F17Ss. 508A, 508B inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 30 para. 3 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 30 para. 1

F18Ss. 508A, 508B repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 145(2) of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 143(a), Sch. 26 Pt. 4

508B Interpretation of section 508A.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F17Ss. 508A, 508B inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 30 para. 3 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 30 para. 1

F19Ss. 508A, 508B repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 145(2) of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 143(a), Sch. 26 Pt. 4

[F20508AContemplative religious communities: profits exempt from corporation taxU.K.

(1)Subsection (2) applies in a case where members of a qualifying contemplative religious community transfer all their income and assets, or covenant all their income, to the community (“the independent community”) (and for this purpose it is irrelevant whether or not the community is part of an order or religious institution).

(2)As respects each chargeable period of the independent community, and each person who is a qualifying member of the independent community at any time in that period, the independent community shall be treated for the purposes of corporation tax as if an amount of its profits for the chargeable period equal to the relevant amount (see subsections (5) to (7)) were income of the qualifying member.

(3)Subsection (4) applies in a case where—

(a)one or more qualifying contemplative religious communities (“constituent communities”) are part of an order or religious institution (“the parent body”), and

(b)members of the constituent communities transfer all their income and assets, or covenant all their income, to the parent body.

(4)As respects each chargeable period of the parent body, and each person who is a qualifying member of a constituent community at any time in that period, the parent body shall be treated for the purposes of corporation tax as if an amount of its profits for the chargeable period equal to the relevant amount (see subsections (5) to (7)) were income of the qualifying member.

(5)For the purposes of subsections (2) and (4), the relevant amount, in relation to a chargeable period, is the amount of the annual personal allowance for persons [F21born after 5 April 1948] (see section 35 of ITA 2007) for—

(a)the tax year which begins in the chargeable period, or

(b)if no tax year begins in the chargeable period, the tax year which is current when the chargeable period begins.

(6)But, if the chargeable period is less than 12 months, the relevant amount is—

where—

  • P is the number of days in the chargeable period;

  • A is the amount determined under subsection (5) in relation to the chargeable period.

(7)If, during the chargeable period, an individual ceases to be a qualifying member of the independent community or a constituent community (otherwise than on death), the relevant amount, in relation to the chargeable period and that qualifying member, is—

where—

  • Q is the number of days in the chargeable period for which the individual is a qualifying member of the independent community or constituent community;

  • P is the number of days in the chargeable period;

  • B is the amount determined under subsection (5), or subsections (5) and (6), in relation to the chargeable period.

(8)So far as the exemption from corporation tax conferred by this section calls for repayment of tax, no repayment shall be made except on a claim made by the independent community or parent body.

(9)In a case where a member of an independent community or constituent community—

(a)has transferred or covenanted income to the community (in the case of an independent community) or the parent body (in the case of a constituent community), and

(b)has income for a tax year which does not exceed 20% of the annual personal allowance for persons [F21born after 5 April 1948] (see section 35 of ITA 2007) for that tax year,

the member is, for the purposes of this section, to be taken to have transferred or covenanted all his or her income for that tax year to the community or parent body.

(10)For the purposes of this section a contemplative religious community is a “qualifying” contemplative religious community if—

(a)the community is established in the United Kingdom,

(b)the members of the community live and practise their religion in a communal establishment, and

(c)the community is not a charity, but the religion that is professed by the members of the community does not prevent the community from being a charity.

(11)In this section—

  • member”, in relation to a religious community, means an individual who—

    (a)

    is living in the community, and

    (b)

    has taken vows or made equivalent commitments (whether probationary or not);

  • qualifying member”, in relation to a religious community, means a member of the community who—

    (a)

    has been a member of the community for a period of at least six months, and

    (b)

    has transferred all his or her income and assets, or covenanted all his or her income, to the community (in the case of an independent community) or the parent body (in the case of a constituent community).

Textual Amendments

F20Ss. 508A, 508B inserted (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with art. 6(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/157), arts. 1, 6(1)

F21Words in s. 508A(5)(9)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 4(8) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 4(7)

508BContemplative religious communities: gains exempt from corporation taxU.K.

(1)Subsection (2) applies if, as respects a chargeable period—

(a)section 508A(2) applies in relation to an independent community,

(b)the profits of the independent community in the chargeable period are less than the total of the amounts that fall to be treated as income of the qualifying members of the community in accordance with section 508A(2), and

(c)the independent community has chargeable gains in the chargeable period.

(2)As respects the chargeable period and each qualifying member of the independent community, the community shall be treated for the purposes of corporation tax as if the relevant amount of its chargeable gains for that period were income of the qualifying member.

(3)Subsection (4) applies if, as respects a chargeable period—

(a)section 508A(4) applies in relation to a parent body,

(b)the profits of the parent body in the chargeable period are less than the total of the amounts that fall to be treated as income of the qualifying members of the constituent communities in accordance with section 508A(4), and

(c)the parent body has chargeable gains in the chargeable period.

(4)As respects the chargeable period and each qualifying member of a constituent community, the parent body shall be treated for the purposes of corporation tax as if the relevant amount of its chargeable gains for that period were income of the qualifying member.

(5)For the purposes of subsections (2) and (4), the relevant amount, in relation to a qualifying member of the independent community or a constituent community, is the smaller of—

(a)the shortfall in profits, and

(b)the average gain.

(6)The shortfall in profits is the difference between—

(a)the relevant amount determined under section 508A(5) to (7) in relation to the qualifying member, and

(b)the amount that has actually been treated as the income of the qualifying member.

(7)The average gain is—

where—

  • G is the amount of the chargeable gains which the independent community or parent body has in the chargeable period;

  • N is the number calculated by adding together the relevant value for each qualifying member of the independent community or constituent communities who, under section 508A(2) or (4), falls to be treated as having income.

(8)For the purposes of calculating “N” in subsection (7)—

(a)the relevant value for a qualifying member is 1;

(b)but, if section 508A(7) applies in relation to the qualifying member, the relevant value for that member is—

where Q and P have the same meanings as in section 508A(7).

(9)So far as the exemption from corporation tax conferred by this section calls for repayment of tax, no repayment shall be made except on a claim made by the independent community or parent body.]

Textual Amendments

F20Ss. 508A, 508B inserted (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with art. 6(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/157), arts. 1, 6(1)

509 Reserves of marketing boards and certain other statutory bodies.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F22S. 509 repealed (1.4.2009 with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 176, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)

510 Agricultural societies.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F23S. 510 repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 79, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

[F24510A European economic interest groupings.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F24S. 510A inserted (retrospective to 1.7.1989) by Finance Act 1990 (c. 29), Sch. 11 paras. 1, 5

F25S. 510A repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 80, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

511 The Electricity Council and Boards, the Northern Ireland Electricity Service and the Gas Council.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F28S. 511(7) repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 81, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

512 Atomic Energy Authority and National Radiological Protection Board.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F29S. 512 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 46(4)(c)-(e) of the repealing Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2005 (c. 22), s. 46(2)(c)(d), Sch. 11 Pt. 2(12), Note (with s. 46(7)); and s. 512(2) repealed (6.4.2006) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 42 Pt. 3, Note (with Sch. 36)

513 British Airways Board and National Freight Corporation.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F30S. 513 repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 82, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

514 Funds for reducing the National Debt.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F31S. 514 repealed (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the repealing Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 200, Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)

515 Signatories to Operating Agreement for INMARSAT.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F32S. 515 repealed (6.4.2007 with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the repealing Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), Sch. 1 para. 102, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

516 Government securities held by non-resident central banks.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F33S. 516 repealed (6.4.2007 with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the repealing Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), Sch. 1 para. 103, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

517 Issue departments of the Reserve Bank of India and the State Bank of Pakistan.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F34S. 517 repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 83, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

518 Harbour reorganisation schemes.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F35S. 518 repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 84, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

519 Local authorities.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F36S. 519 repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 85, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

[F37519A Health service bodies.U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F38S. 519A repealed (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 86, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)

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