Finance Act 2006

120 Calculation of profits

(1) This section provides for the calculation of profits for the purposes of sections 107(8), 115(2), 119(1) and 123(c).

(2) Section 21A of ICTA (calculation of profits of Schedule A business) shall apply (to profits of any kind).

(3) Paragraph 2(3) of section 15(1) ICTA (Schedule A: disregard of credits and debits from loan relationships and derivative contracts) shall not apply in respect of—

(a) a loan relationship if or in so far as it relates to tax-exempt business,

(b) a hedging derivative contract if or in so far as it relates to tax-exempt business, or

(c) embedded derivatives if or in so far as the host contract is entered into for the purposes of tax-exempt business.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)—

(a) a derivative contract is hedging in relation to a company if or in so far as it is acquired as a hedge of risk in relation to an asset,

(b) a designation of a contract as wholly or partly hedging for the purposes of a company’s accounts shall be conclusive, and

(c) “embedded derivatives” and “host contract” have the meanings given by paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 26 to FA 2002 (derivative contracts).

(5) Profits shall be computed without regard to items giving rise to credits or debits which would be within Schedule 26 to FA 2002 (derivative contracts) but for paragraph 4(2)(b) (exclusion of share-based and unit-trust-based contracts).

(6) Income and expenditure relating partly to tax-exempt business and partly to non-tax-exempt business shall be apportioned reasonably.

(7) Section 3(1) of CAA 2001 (claims for capital allowances) shall not apply; and any allowance which the company could claim under that section shall be made automatically and reflected in the calculation of profits.