99Surrendering of losses and other amountsU.K.
(1)This section applies if a company has one or more of the following for an accounting period—
(a)a trading loss (see section 100),
(b)a capital allowance excess (see section 101),
(c)a deficit within Chapter 16 of Part 5 of CTA 2009 (non-trading deficit on loan relationship),
(d)amounts allowable as qualifying charitable donations (see Part 6),
(e)a UK property business loss (see section 102),
(f)management expenses (see section 103), and
(g)a non-trading loss on intangible fixed assets (see section 104).
(2)The company may surrender the losses and other amounts under this Chapter so far as the losses and other amounts are eligible for corporation tax relief (apart from this Part).
(3)Subsection (2) applies in relation to losses and other amounts within subsection (1)(a) to (c) even if the company has other profits in the accounting period mentioned in subsection (1) from which the losses and other amounts could be deducted.
(4)But so far as losses and other amounts are within subsection (1)(d) to (g), subsection (2) is subject to the restriction in section 105.
(5)Subsection (2) is also subject to—
(a)sections 106 to 110 (which place further restrictions on what the surrendering company may surrender),
(b)sections 432 and 433 (which restrict relief for expenses treated as incurred under Chapter 3 or 4 of Part 9), and
(c)sections 887 and 888 (which restrict relief in certain cases involving partnership losses in a business of leasing plant or machinery).
(6)Under paragraph 70(1) of Schedule 18 to FA 1998, the company surrenders losses or other amounts, so far as eligible for surrender under this Chapter, by consenting to one or more claims for group relief in relation to the amounts (see Requirement 1 in section 130).
(7)In this Part, in relation to losses or other amounts within subsection (1) that a company has for an accounting period—
“the surrenderable amounts” means the losses or other amounts so far as eligible for surrender under this Chapter,
“surrendering company” means the company that has the losses or other amounts, and
“the surrender period” means the accounting period for which the company has the losses or other amounts.