Finance Act 2002

Roll-over relief: transitory interaction with relief on replacement of business asset U.K.

132 (1) In relation to the disposal after commencement of an asset that is both—

(a) an asset of a class specified in section 155 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (assets qualifying for roll-over relief on replacement of business asset), and

(b) an intangible fixed asset,

the period specified in section 152(3) of that Act (period within which new assets must be acquired) does not include, and may not be extended so as to include, any period after commencement.

(2) Subject to that, relief may be claimed in such a case either under Part 7 of this Schedule (roll-over relief on realisation and reinvestment) or under section 152 or 153 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, or partly under Part 7 and partly under section 152 or 153.

(3) For the purposes of any such claim under section 152 or 153 any expenditure on other assets within the meaning of Part 7 shall be treated as if it were an amount applied as mentioned in section 152(1).

(4) For the purposes of any such claim under Part 7 any amount applied as mentioned in section 152(1) shall be treated as if it were expenditure incurred on other assets.

(5) Classes 4 to 7 in section 155 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12) (goodwill and various types of quota) shall cease to have effect for the purposes of corporation tax as regards the acquisition of new assets that are chargeable intangible assets.

(6) References in this paragraph to the disposal of an asset have the same meaning as in that Act.