Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

[F1 Dealers in securities, banks and insurance businesses U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 468H-468R and cross-headings inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), Sch. 14 para. 2

471 Exchange of securities in connection with conversion operations, nationalisation etc. U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F2 S. 471 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 101(3) of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 1998 (c. 36), s. 101(1), Sch. 27 Pt. 3(23), Note 1

472 Distribution of securities issued in connection with nationalisation etc. U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F3 S. 472 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 101(4) of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 1998 (c. 36), s. 101(2), Sch. 27 Pt. 3(23), Note 2

[F4 472A Trading profits etc. from securities: taxation of amounts taken to reserves U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F4 S. 472A inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 54(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), s. 54 (as amended (retrospectively) by Finance Act 2005 (c.7), Sch. 4 para. 50, Sch. 11 Pt. 2(7))

F5 S. 472A repealed (1.4.2009 with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 158, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)

473 Conversion etc. of securities held as circulating capital. U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F6 S. 473 repealed (1.4.2009 with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 159, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)

474 Treatment of tax-free income. U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F7 S. 474(1)(3) repealed (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 32-35, Sch. 41 Pt. 5(2) Note of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8). Sch. 7 para. 18, Sch. 41 Pt. 5(2)

F8 S. 474(2) repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 154(9) of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 28 para. 2, Sch. 41 Pt. 5(18), Note

F9 S. 474(3) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 55 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), Sch. 8 para. 25(2)

475] Tax-free Treasury securities: exclusion of interest on borrowed money. U.K.

[F10 (1) This section has effect where a banking business, an insurance business or a business consisting wholly or partly in dealing in securities—

(a) is carried on in the United Kingdom by a person not ordinarily resident there; and

(b) in computing for any of the purposes of [F11 the Income Tax Acts] the profits arising from, or loss sustained, in the business, any amount which would otherwise be brought into account is disregarded by virtue of a condition subject to which any 3½% War Loan 1952 or after was issued;

and for this purpose insurance business includes insurance business of any category.]

(2) Up to the amount determined under this section (“the amount ineligible for relief”), interest on money borrowed for the purposes of the business—

(a) shall be excluded in any computation under [F11 the Income Tax Acts] of the profits (or losses) arising from the business F12 . . . , F13 . . .

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(3) Subject to subsection (4) below, in determining the amount ineligible for relief, account shall be taken of all money borrowed for the purposes of the business which is outstanding in the accounting or basis period, up to the total cost of the [F15 3½% War Loan 1952 or after] held for the purpose of the business in that period.

(4) Where the person carrying on the business is a company, account shall not be taken of any borrowed money carrying interest which, apart from subsection (2) above, does not fall to be included in the computations under paragraph (a) of that subsection F16 . . . .

(5) F17 . . . The amount ineligible for relief shall be equal to a year’s interest on the amount of money borrowed which is to be taken into account under subsection (3) above at a rate equal to the average rate of interest in the accounting or basis period on money borrowed for the purposes of the business, except that in the case of a period of less than 12 months interest shall be taken for that shorter period instead of for a year.

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(8) For the purposes of this section the cost of a holding of [F15 3½% War Loan 1952 or after] which has fluctuated in the accounting or basis period shall be the average cost of acquisition of the initial holding, and of any subsequent acquisitions in the accounting or basis period, applied to the average amount of the holding in the accounting or basis period, F19 . . . .

(9) In this section “accounting or basis period” means the company’s accounting period or the period by reference to which the profits or gains arising in the year of assessment are to be computed.

Textual Amendments

F10 S. 475(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 154(9) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 28 para. 3(1)

F11 Words in s. 475(1)(b)(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2009 with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 160(a) (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)

F12 Words in s. 475(2)(a) repealed (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 55 of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), Sch. 8 para. 25(1)(b), Sch. 29 Pt. 8(5), Note 1

F13 S. 475(2)(b) and preceding word repealed (1.4.2009 with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 160(b), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)

F14 S. 475(2)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 105(1) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 14 para. 27(1) (with Sch. 15)

F15 Words in s. 475(3)(8) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 154(9) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 28 para. 3(2)

F16 Words in s. 475(4) repealed (1.4.2009 with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the repealing Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 160(c), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)

F17 Words in s. 475(5) repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 154(9) of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 41 Pt. 5(18), Note

F18 S. 475(6)(7) repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 154(9) of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 41 Pt. 5(18), Note

F19 Words in s. 475(8) repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 154(9) of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 41 Pt. 5(18), Note