Finance Act 2005

FA 1996

16 After paragraph 6C of Schedule 9 to FA 1996 insert—

“Restriction on bringing into account debits resulting from revaluation

6D (1) No debit shall be brought into account for the purposes of this Chapter as a result of the revaluation of an asset representing a creditor relationship of a company, except—

(a) an impairment loss, or

(b) a debit resulting from a release by the company of any liability under the relationship.

(2) No credit may be brought into account for the purposes of this Chapter in respect of the reversal of—

(a) a debit disallowed by sub-paragraph (1),

(b) a debit that in a period of account beginning before 1st January 2005 was disallowed for tax purposes—

(i) because of the assumption required by paragraph 5(1) above, or

(ii) because the exceptions in section 74(1)(j) of the Taxes Act 1988 did not apply.

(3) The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to revaluation of an asset includes any case where a provision or allowance is made by the company reducing the carrying value of the asset or of a group of assets including the asset in question.

(4) This paragraph does not affect the debits to be brought into account in respect of exchange gains or losses.

(5) This paragraph does not apply if fair value accounting is used.”.