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SCHEDULES

Schedule 17AU.K. Group Relief: Claims

Consent to surrenderU.K.

10(1)A claim shall require the consent of the surrendering company.

(2)A consortium claim shall require the consent of each member of the consortium in addition to the consent of the surrendering company.

(3)Consent to surrender shall be of no effect unless, at or before the time the claim is made, notice of consent is given by the consenting company to the inspector to whom the surrendering company makes its returns under section 11 of the Management Act.

(4)Notice of consent to surrender, in the case of consent by the surrendering company, shall be of no effect unless it contains the following particulars—

(a)the name of the surrendering company;

(b)the name of the company to which relief is being surrendered;

(c)the amount of relief being surrendered;

(d)the accounting period of the surrendering company to which the surrender relates;

(e)the tax district references of the surrendering company and the company to which relief is being surrendered.

(5)Where notice of the surrendering company’s consent to surrender is given to the inspector after the surrendering company has made a return under section 11 of the Management Act for the period to which the relief being surrendered relates, the notice shall be of no effect unless the surrendering company at the same time amends the return.

(6)Where consent to surrender relates to a loss in respect of which relief has been given under section 393(1), notice of consent to surrender, in the case of the surrendering company, shall be of no effect unless, at the same time as giving the notice to the inspector, the company amends its return under section 11 of the Management Act for the period, or, if more than one, each of the periods, in which relief for the loss has been given under section 393(1).

(7)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (6) above relief under section 393(1) shall be treated as given for losses incurred in earlier accounting periods before losses incurred in later accounting periods.

(8)A claim shall require to be accompanied by a copy of the notice of consent to surrender given for the purposes of this paragraph by the surrendering company.

(9)A consortium claim shall in addition require to be accompanied by a copy of the notice of consent to surrender given for the purposes of this paragraph by each member of the consortium.

11(1)This paragraph applies in relation to claims under paragraph 5 above.

(2)In the case of consent to surrender by the surrendering company, consent which relates to relief which is the subject of more than one claim under paragraph 5 above shall be of no effect unless it specifies an order of priority in relation to the claims.