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Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 59D, 59DA and cross-heading substituted for s. 59D (with effect in accordance with s. 117(4)(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1998 (c. 36), Sch. 19 para. 29(2); S.I. 1998/3173, art. 2
(1)Corporation tax for an accounting period is due and payable on the day following the expiry of nine months from the end of that period.
(2)If the tax payable is then exceeded by the total of any relevant amounts previously paid (as stated in the relevant company tax return), the excess shall be repaid.
(3)The tax payable means the amount computed in accordance with paragraph 8 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998.
(4)Relevant amounts previously paid means any of the following, so far as relating to the accounting period in question—
(a)any amount of corporation tax paid by the company and not repaid;
(b)any corporation tax refund surrendered to the company by another group company;
(c)any amount by which the sums available for set off under Step 4 of the calculation in paragraph 8 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998 (amounts set off against overall tax liability) exceeds the amount against which they may be set off under that provision;
(d)any amount treated as corporation tax paid in respect of profits of the company [F2by virtue of regulations under section 559A] of the principal Act (deductions from payments to sub-contractors).
(5)This section has effect subject to section 59E.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in s. 59D(4)(d) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 40(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 40(3)
(1)This section applies where a company has paid an amount of corporation tax for an accounting period and the circumstances of the company change, so that the company has grounds for believing that the amount paid exceeds its probable tax liability although that liability has not been finally established.
(2)The company may, by notice given to an officer of the Board, claim repayment of the excess.
No such claim may be made before the date which under section 826 of the principal Act (interest on overpaid tax), subject to regulations under section 826A of that Act, is the material date in relation to that tax.
(3)The notice must state—
(a)the amount which the company considers should be repaid, and
(b)its grounds for believing that the amount paid exceeds its probable tax liability.
(4)If the company has appealed against an amendment of an assessment, or an assessment, relating to the tax liability in question, and the appeal has not been finally determined, it may apply to the Commissioners to whom the appeal stands referred for a determination of the amount which should be repaid to the company pending determination of the liability.
(5)Any claim under subsection (2) or application under subsection (4) shall be heard and determined in the same way as an appeal.
(6)If the company makes an application under section 55(3) or (4) (application to postpone payment pending determination of appeal), that application may be combined with an application under subsection (4) above.
(7)If a company makes a claim or application under this section before it has delivered a company tax return for the period in question, any deductions under section 559 of the principal Act (deductions from payments to certain subcontractors) shall be disregarded in considering whether the amount paid by the company exceeds its probable tax liability.
(8)This section has effect subject to section 59E.]
(1)The Treasury may by regulations make provision, in relation to companies of such descriptions as may be prescribed, for or in connection with treating amounts of corporation tax for an accounting period as becoming due and payable on dates which fall on or before the date on which corporation tax for that period would become due and payable apart from this section.
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, regulations under this section may make provision—
(a)for or in connection with the determination of amounts of corporation tax which are treated as becoming due and payable under the regulations;
(b)for or in connection with the determination of the dates on which amounts of corporation tax are treated as becoming due and payable under the regulations;
(c)for or in connection with the making of payments to the Board in respect of amounts of corporation tax which are treated as becoming due and payable under the regulations;
(d)for or in connection with the determination of the amount of any such payments as are mentioned in paragraph (c) above;
(e)for or in connection with the determination of the dates on which any such payments as are mentioned in paragraph (c) above become due and payable;
(f)for or in connection with any assumptions which are to be made for any purposes of the regulations;
(g)for or in connection with the payment to the Board of interest on amounts of corporation tax which are treated as becoming due and payable under the regulations;
(h)for or in connection with the repayment of amounts paid under the regulations;
(i)for or in connection with the payment of interest by the Board on amounts paid or repaid under the regulations;
(j)with respect to the furnishing of information to the Board;
(k)with respect to the keeping, production or inspection of any books, documents or other records;
(l)for or in connection with the imposition of such requirements as the Treasury think necessary or expedient for any purposes of the regulations;
(m)for or in connection with appeals in relation to questions arising under the regulations.
(3)Regulations under this section may make provision—
(a)for amounts of corporation tax for an accounting period to be treated as becoming due and payable on dates which fall within the accounting period;
(b)for payments in respect of any such amounts of corporation tax for an accounting period as are mentioned in paragraph (a) above to become due and payable on dates which fall within the accounting period.
(4)Where interest is charged by virtue of regulations under this section on any amounts of corporation tax for an accounting period which are treated as becoming due and payable under the regulations, the company shall, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, be liable to a penalty not exceeding twice the amount of that interest.
(5)Regulations under this section—
(a)may make such modifications of any provisions of the Taxes Acts, or
(b)may apply such provisions of the Taxes Acts,
as the Treasury think necessary or expedient for or in connection with giving effect to the provisions of this section.
(6)Regulations under this section which apply any provisions of the Taxes Acts may apply those provisions either without modifications or with such modifications as the Treasury think necessary or expedient for or in connection with giving effect to the provisions of this section.
(7)Regulations under this section—
(a)may make different provision for different purposes, cases or circumstances;
(b)may make different provision in relation to companies or accounting periods of different descriptions;
(c)may make such supplementary, incidental, consequential or transitional provision as appears to the Treasury to be necessary or expedient.
(8)Subject to subsection (9) below, regulations under this section may make provision in relation to accounting periods beginning before (as well as accounting periods beginning on or after) the date on which the regulations are made.
(9)Regulations under this section may not make provision in relation to accounting periods ending before the day appointed under section 199 of the Finance Act 1994 for the purposes of Chapter III of Part IV of that Act (corporation tax self-assessment).
(10)In this section—
“modifications” includes amendments, additions and omissions;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under this section.
(11)Any reference in this section to corporation tax includes a reference—
(a)to any amount due from a company under section 419 of the principal Act (loans to participators etc) as if it were an amount of corporation tax chargeable on the company;
(b)to any sum chargeable on a company under section 747(4)(a) of the principal Act (controlled foreign companies) as if it were an amount of corporation tax;
[F4(c)to any sum chargeable on a company under section 501A(1) of the principal Act (supplementary charge in respect of ring fence trades) as if it were an amount of corporation tax chargeable on the company].]
Textual Amendments
F3S. 59E inserted (31.7.1998) by Finance Act 1998 (c. 36), s. 30(1)
F4S. 59E(11)(c) added (24.7.2002) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 92(2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 59E restricted by Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1), s. 826(7E) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 4 para. 5(5)(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1998 (c. 36), Sch. 4 para. 5(4); S.I. 1998/3173, art. 2)
Valid from 11/07/2019
Schedule 3ZC makes provision enabling a company that is liable to pay corporation tax arising in connection with certain transactions to defer payment of the tax by entering into a CT payment plan.]
Textual Amendments
F5S. 59FB inserted (retrospective and with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 4(1)(a) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2020 (c. 14), Sch. 7 para. 1
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