Finance Act 2011

10 Plant and machinery writing-down allowances U.K.

(1) Part 2 of CAA 2001 (plant and machinery allowances) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 56 (amount of allowances and charges), in subsection (1) for “20%” substitute “ 18% ”.

(3) In section 104D (writing-down allowances: special rate expenditure)—

(a) in subsection (1) for “10%” substitute “ 8% ”, and

(b) after that subsection insert—

“(1A) But, in relation to special rate expenditure incurred wholly for the purposes of a ring fence trade in respect of which tax is chargeable under section 330(1) of CTA 2010 (supplementary charge in respect of ring fence trades), the amount of the writing-down allowance to which a person is entitled for a chargeable period is 10% of the amount by which AQE exceeds TDR.”

(4) Accordingly—

(a) in the heading for section 104D, after “at” insert “ 8% or ”, and

(b) in sections 56(2)(a) and 104E(1)(a), before “10%” insert “ 8% or ”.

(5) Part 10 of Schedule 22 to FA 2000 (companies within tonnage tax: capital allowances in respect of ship leasing), as it has effect (by virtue of section 57(9) of this Act) in relation to expenditure incurred before 1 January 2011, is amended as follows.

(6) In each of the following provisions, for “20%” (in each place) substitute “ 18% ”

(a) paragraph 94(3)(a) and (4),

(b) paragraph 95(4),

(c) paragraph 97(2) and (3),

(d) paragraph 98(8), and

(e) paragraph 99(2) and (5).

(7) In each of the following provisions, for “10%” substitute “ 8% ”

(a) paragraph 94(3)(b) and (4),

(b) paragraph 95(4),

(c) paragraph 97(2), (3) and (4),

(d) paragraph 98(8), and

(e) paragraph 99(2).

(8) The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to—

(a) chargeable periods beginning on or after the relevant day, and

(b) chargeable periods beginning before, and ending on or after, the relevant day.

(9) But in respect of a chargeable period within subsection (8)(b), they have effect as if—

(a) in section 56(1) of CAA 2001 and the provisions of Schedule 22 to FA 2000 mentioned in subsection (6), references to 18% were references to X%, and

(b) in section 104D(1) of CAA 2001 and the provisions of Schedule 22 to FA 2000 mentioned in subsection (7), references to 8% were references to Y%.

(10) For the purposes of subsection (9)—

(11) Where X or Y would be a figure with more than 2 decimal places, it is to be rounded up to the nearest second decimal place.

(12) In subsection (10)—

• BRD is the number of days in the chargeable period before the relevant day,

• ARD is the number of days in the chargeable period on and after the relevant day, and

• CP is the number of days in the chargeable period.

(13) The relevant day is—

(a) for corporation tax purposes, 1 April 2012, and

(b) for income tax purposes, 6 April 2012.