Corporation Tax Act 2010

Restrictions on relief U.K.

679 Restriction on debits to be brought into account U.K.

(1) This section has effect for the purpose of restricting the debits to be brought into account for the purposes of Part 5 of CTA 2009 (loan relationships) in respect of the company's loan relationships.

(2) The debits to be brought into account for the purposes of Part 5 of CTA 2009 for—

(a) the accounting period beginning immediately after the change in ownership, or

(b) any subsequent accounting period,

do not include relevant non-trading debits so far as amount A exceeds amount B.

(3) Amount A is the sum of—

(a) the amount of those relevant non-trading debits, and

(b) the amount of any relevant non-trading debits which have been brought into account for the purposes of that Part for any previous accounting period ending after the change in ownership.

(4) Amount B is the amount of the taxable total profits of the accounting period ending with the change in ownership.

(5) For the meaning of “relevant non-trading debit”, see section 730.

680 Restriction on the carry forward of non-trading deficit from loan relationships U.K.

(1) This section has effect for the purpose of restricting the carry forward of a non-trading deficit from the company's loan relationships under Part 5 of CTA 2009 (loan relationships).

(2) Subsection (3) applies if the non-trading deficit in column 1 of row 4 of the table in section 685(2) is apportioned in accordance with section 685(2) to the first notional accounting period.

(3) None of that non-trading deficit may be carried forward to—

(a) the accounting period beginning immediately after the change in ownership, or

(b) any subsequent accounting period.

681 Restriction on relief for non-trading loss on intangible fixed assets U.K.

(1) This section has effect for the purpose of restricting relief under section 753 of CTA 2009 (treatment of non-trading losses) in respect of a non-trading loss on intangible fixed assets.

(2) Relief under section 753 of CTA 2009 against the total profits of the same accounting period is available only in relation to each of the notional accounting periods considered separately.

(3) A non-trading loss on intangible fixed assets for an accounting period beginning before the change in ownership may not be—

(a) carried forward under section 753(3) of that Act to an accounting period ending after the change in ownership, or

(b) treated under that section as if it were a non-trading debit of that period.

682 Restriction on the deduction of expenses of management U.K.

(1) This section has effect for the purpose of restricting deductions for expenses of management.

(2) Any amounts which—

(a) are, or are treated as, expenses of management referable to the actual accounting period, and

(b) are apportioned to either of the two notional accounting periods in accordance with section 685,

are treated for the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 16 of CTA 2009 (companies with investment business) as expenses of management referable to that notional accounting period.

(3) Any allowances which are apportioned to either of the notional accounting periods in accordance with section 685 are treated for the purposes of section 253 of CAA 2001 and section 1233 of CTA 2009 (companies with investment business: excess capital allowances) as falling to be made in that notional accounting period.

(4) In calculating the taxable total profits of an accounting period of the company ending after the change in ownership, no deduction may be made under section 1219 of CTA 2009 (expenses of management of a company's investment business) by reference to—

(a) expenses of management deductible for an accounting period beginning before the change, or

(b) allowances falling to be made for such an accounting period.

683 Disallowance of UK property business losses U.K.

(1) This section has effect for the purpose of restricting relief under sections 62 and 63 for a loss made by the company in a UK property business before the change in ownership.

(2) Relief under section 62(3) is available only in relation to each of the notional accounting periods considered separately.

(3) A loss made in an accounting period beginning before the change in ownership may not be—

(a) carried forward under section 62(5)(a) or 63(3)(a) to an accounting period ending after the change in ownership, or

(b) treated in relation to that accounting period as mentioned in section 62(5)(b) or 63(3)(b).

684 Disallowance of overseas property business losses U.K.

(1) This section has effect for the purpose of restricting relief under section 66 for a loss made by the company in an overseas property business before the change in ownership.

(2) A loss in the business made in an accounting period beginning before the change in ownership may not be used under section 66(3) to reduce the profits of the business of an accounting period ending after the change in ownership.