Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

[F1 508B Contemplative religious communities: gains exempt from corporation tax U.K.

(1) Subsection (2) applies if, as respects a chargeable period—

(a) section 508A(2) applies in relation to an independent community,

(b) the profits of the independent community in the chargeable period are less than the total of the amounts that fall to be treated as income of the qualifying members of the community in accordance with section 508A(2), and

(c) the independent community has chargeable gains in the chargeable period.

(2) As respects the chargeable period and each qualifying member of the independent community, the community shall be treated for the purposes of corporation tax as if the relevant amount of its chargeable gains for that period were income of the qualifying member.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if, as respects a chargeable period—

(a) section 508A(4) applies in relation to a parent body,

(b) the profits of the parent body in the chargeable period are less than the total of the amounts that fall to be treated as income of the qualifying members of the constituent communities in accordance with section 508A(4), and

(c) the parent body has chargeable gains in the chargeable period.

(4) As respects the chargeable period and each qualifying member of a constituent community, the parent body shall be treated for the purposes of corporation tax as if the relevant amount of its chargeable gains for that period were income of the qualifying member.

(5) For the purposes of subsections (2) and (4), the relevant amount, in relation to a qualifying member of the independent community or a constituent community, is the smaller of—

(a) the shortfall in profits, and

(b) the average gain.

(6) The shortfall in profits is the difference between—

(a) the relevant amount determined under section 508A(5) to (7) in relation to the qualifying member, and

(b) the amount that has actually been treated as the income of the qualifying member.

(7) The average gain is—

where—

• G is the amount of the chargeable gains which the independent community or parent body has in the chargeable period;

• N is the number calculated by adding together the relevant value for each qualifying member of the independent community or constituent communities who, under section 508A(2) or (4), falls to be treated as having income.

(8) For the purposes of calculating “N” in subsection (7)—

(a) the relevant value for a qualifying member is 1;

(b) but, if section 508A(7) applies in relation to the qualifying member, the relevant value for that member is—

where Q and P have the same meanings as in section 508A(7).

(9) So far as the exemption from corporation tax conferred by this section calls for repayment of tax, no repayment shall be made except on a claim made by the independent community or parent body.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 508A, 508B inserted (1.4.2010 with effect in accordance with art. 6(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/157), arts. 1, 6(1)