54(1)In paragraph 6 of Schedule 28A to that Act (amounts in issue for the purposes of section 768B of that Act), after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs—U.K.
“(da)the amount (if any) of the adjusted Case III profits and gains or non-trading deficit of the company for that accounting period;
(db)the amount of any non-trading debit (other than one within sub-paragraph (dc) or (dd) below) that falls to be brought into account for that accounting period for the purposes of Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 (loan relationships) in respect of any debtor relationship of the company;
(dc)the amount of any non-trading debit given for that accounting period by section 83(3) of the Finance Act 1996 (carried forward deficit not set off against profits);
(dd)the amount of any non-trading debit given for that accounting period by paragraph 13 of Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 1996 (transitional adjustment for past interest) in respect of any debtor relationship of the company;”.
(2)In Part II of that Schedule, after paragraph 6 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“6AFor the purposes of paragraph 6(da) above, the amount for any accounting period of the adjusted Case III profits and gains or non-trading deficit of a company is the amount which, as the case may be, would be—
(a)the amount of the profits and gains chargeable under Case III of Schedule D as profits and gains arising from the company’s loan relationships, or
(b)the amount of the company’s non-trading deficit on those relationships for that period,
if, in computing that amount, amounts for that period falling within paragraph 6(db) to (dd) above were disregarded.”
(3)In paragraph 7(1) of that Schedule (apportionment for the purposes of section 768B)—
(a)in paragraph (b), after “in paragraph 6(c) above,” there shall be inserted “ or in the case of the non-trading debit mentioned in paragraph 6(dc) above, ”;
(b)in paragraph (c), after “6(d)” there shall be inserted “ , (da) ”; and
(c)after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—
“(d)in the case of any such debit as—
(i)is mentioned in paragraph 6(db) above,
(ii)falls to be brought into account for the purposes of Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 in accordance with an authorised accruals basis of accounting, and
(iii)so falls to be brought into account otherwise than on the assumption, specified in paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 9 to that Act, that the interest to which it relates does not accrue until it is paid,
by reference to the time of accrual of the amount to which the debit relates;
(e)in the case of any such debit as—
(i)is mentioned in paragraph 6(db) above,
(ii)falls to be brought into account for the purposes of Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 in accordance with an authorised accruals basis of accounting, and
(iii)so falls to be brought into account on the assumption mentioned in paragraph (d)(iii) above,
by apportioning the whole amount of the debit to the first part of the accounting period being divided;
(f)in the case of any such debit as is mentioned in paragraph 6(dd) above, by apportioning the whole amount of the debit to the first part of the accounting period being divided.”
(4)For Part IV of that Schedule (excess overdue interest) there shall be substituted the following Part—
9(1)This paragraph has effect in a case to which section 768B applies for determining the debits to be brought into account for the purposes of Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 (loan relationships) for—
(a)the accounting period beginning immediately after the change in the ownership of the company; and
(b)any subsequent accounting period.
(2)The debits so brought into account shall not include the debits falling within paragraph 11 below to the extent (if at all) that the aggregate of—
(a)the amount of those debits, and
(b)the amount of any debits falling within that paragraph which have been brought into account for the purposes of that Chapter for any previous accounting period ending after the change in the ownership,
exceeds the profits for the accounting period ending with the change in the ownership.
(3)The reference in sub-paragraph (2) above to the profits is a reference to profits after making all deductions and giving all reliefs that for the purposes of corporation tax are made or given against the profits, including deductions and reliefs which under any provision are treated as reducing them for those purposes.
10(1)This paragraph has effect in a case to which section 768C applies for determining the debits to be brought into account for the purposes of Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 (loan relationships) for—
(a)the accounting period beginning immediately after the change in the ownership of the relevant company; and
(b)any subsequent accounting period.
(2)The debits so brought into account for any such accounting period shall not include the debits falling within paragraph 11 below to the extent (if at all) that the amount of those debits exceeds the modified total profits for the accounting period.
(3)The reference in sub-paragraph (2) above to the modified total profits for an accounting period is a reference to the total profits for that period—
(a)reduced, if that period is the period in which the relevant gain accrues, by an amount equal to the amount of the total profits for that period which represents the relevant gain; and
(b)after making all deductions and giving all reliefs that for the purposes of corporation tax are made or given against the profits, including deductions and reliefs which under any provision are treated as reducing them for those purposes, other than any reduction by virtue of paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 8 to the Finance Act 1996.
(4)Where by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) above a debit is to any extent not brought into account for an accounting period, that debit may (to that extent) be brought into account for the next accounting period, but this is subject to the application of sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) above to that next accounting period.
11(1)A debit falls within this paragraph if it is a non-trading debit which—
(a)falls to be brought into account for the purposes of Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 in accordance with an authorised accruals basis of accounting;
(b)so falls to be brought into account on the assumption, specified in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to that Act, that the interest to which it relates does not accrue until it is paid; and
(c)apart from that sub-paragraph, would have fallen to be brought into account for those purposes for an accounting period ending before or with the change in the ownership of the company or, as the case may be, the relevant company.
(2)The debits that fall within this paragraph also include—
(a)any non-trading debit given by section 83(3) of the Finance Act 1996 (carried forward deficit from previous period not set off against non-trading profits of current period) for the post-change accounting period;
(b)any non-trading debit given by paragraph 13 of Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 1996 (transitional adjustment for past interest) in respect of any debtor relationship of the company or, as the case may be, the relevant company.
(3)The debits that fall within this paragraph also include any non-trading debit which—
(a)is not such a debit as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above;
(b)is a debit in respect of a debtor relationship of the company or, as the case may be, the relevant company;
(c)falls to be brought into account for the purposes of Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 in accordance with an authorised accruals basis of accounting; and
(d)relates to an amount that accrued before the change in the ownership of that company.
(4)In this paragraph “post-change accounting period” means the accounting period beginning immediately after the change in the ownership of the company or, as the case may be, the relevant company.
12Expressions used both in this Part of this Schedule and in Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 have the same meanings in this Part of this Schedule as in that Chapter.”
(5)In paragraph 13(1) of that Schedule (amounts in issue for the purposes of section 768C of that Act), after paragraph (e) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—
“(ea)the amount (if any) of the adjusted Case III profits and gains or non-trading deficit of the company for that accounting period;
(eb)the amount of any non-trading debit (other than one within paragraph (ec) or (ed) below) that falls to be brought into account for that accounting period for the purposes of Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 (loan relationships) in respect of any debtor relationship of the company;
(ec)the amount of any non-trading debit given for that accounting period by section 83(3) of the Finance Act 1996 (carried forward deficit not set off against profits);
(ed)the amount of any non-trading debit given for that accounting period by paragraph 13 of Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 1996 (transitional adjustment for past interest) in respect of any debtor relationship of the company;”.
(6)In Part V of that Schedule, after paragraph 13 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“13AParagraph 6A above shall apply for the purposes of paragraph 13(1)(ea) above as it applies for the purposes of paragraph 6(da) above.”
(7)In paragraph 16(1) of that Schedule (apportionment for the purposes of section 768C)—
(a)in paragraph (b), after “in paragraph 13(1)(d) above,” there shall be inserted “ or in the case of the non-trading debit mentioned in paragraph 13(1)(ec) above, ”;
(b)in paragraph (c), after “13(1)(e)” there shall be inserted “ , (ea) ”; and
(c)after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—
“(d)in the case of any such debit as—
(i)is mentioned in paragraph 13(1)(eb) above,
(ii)falls to be brought into account for the purposes of Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 in accordance with an authorised accruals basis of accounting, and
(iii)so falls to be brought into account otherwise than on the assumption, specified in paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 9 to that Act, that the interest to which it relates does not accrue until it is paid,
by reference to the time of accrual of the amount to which the debit relates;
(e)in the case of any such debit as—
(i)is mentioned in paragraph 13(1)(eb) above,
(ii)falls to be brought into account for the purposes of Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 in accordance with an authorised accruals basis of accounting, and
(iii)so falls to be brought into account on the assumption mentioned in paragraph (d)(iii) above,
by apportioning the whole amount of the debit to the first part of the accounting period being divided;
(f)in the case of any such debit as is mentioned in paragraph 13(1)(ed) above, by apportioning the whole amount of the debit to the first part of the accounting period being divided.”