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(1)M1Where in any accounting period the profits of [F1a company which—
(a)is resident in the United Kingdom, and
(b)is not a close investment-holding company (as defined in section 13A) at the end of that period.]
do not exceed the lower relevant maximum amount, the company may claim that the corporation tax charged on its basic profits for that period shall be calculated as if the rate of corporation tax (instead of being the rate fixed for companies generally) were such lower rate (to be known as the “small companies’ rate”) as Parliament may from time to time determine.
(2)Where in any accounting period the profits of any such company exceed the lower relevant maximum amount but do not exceed the upper relevant maximum amount, the company may claim that the corporation tax charged on its basic profits for that period shall be reduced by a sum equal to such fraction as Parliament may from time to time determine of the following amount—
where—
M is the upper relevant maximum amount;
P is the amount of the profits; and
I is the amount of the basic profits.
(3)The lower and upper relevant maximum amounts mentioned above shall be determined as follows—
(a)where the company has no associated company in the accounting period, those amounts are [F2£300,000] and [F3£1,500,000] respectively;
(b)where the company has one or more associated companies in the accounting period, the lower relevant maximum amount is [F2£300,000] divided by one plus the number of those associated companies, and the upper relevant maximum amount is [F3£1,500,000] divided by one plus the number of those associated companies.
(4)In applying subsection (3) above to any accounting period of a company, an associated company which has not carried on any trade or business at any time in that accounting period (or, if an associated company during part only of that accounting period, at any time in that part of that accounting period) shall be disregarded and for the purposes of this section a company is to be treated as an “associated company” of another at a given time if at that time one of the two has control of the other or both are under the control of the same person or persons.
In this subsection “control” shall be construed in accordance with section 416.
(5)In determining how many associated companies a company has got in an accounting period or whether a company has an associated company in an accounting period, an associated company shall be counted even if it was an associated company for part only of the accounting period, and two or more associated companies shall be counted even if they were associated companies for different parts of the accounting period.
(6)For an accounting period of less than 12 months the relevant maximum amounts determined in accordance with subsection (3) above shall be proportionately reduced.
(7)For the purposes of this section the profits (but not the basic profits) of a company for an accounting period shall be taken to be the amount of its profits for that period on which corporation tax falls finally to be borne, with the addition of franked investment income other than franked investment income which the company (if a member of a group) receives from companies within the group [F4and with the addition of foreign income dividends arising to the company] ; and for this purpose distributions received by the company from another are to be treated as coming from within the company’s group if, but only if, dividends so received are group income or would be group income if the companies so elected.
(8)For the purposes of this section the basic profits of a company for an accounting period shall be taken to be the amount of its profits for that period on which corporation tax falls finally to be borne.
[F5(8A)In this section “foreign income dividends” shall be construed in accordance with Chapter VA of Part VI.]
(9)Any power which the inspector may exercise under [F6paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 12 to the Finance Act 1989] may be exercised by him for the purposes of this section.
Textual Amendments
F11989 s.105(1)in relation to accounting periods beginning after 31March 1989.Previously
“a company resident in the United Kingdom”.
F2Words in s. 13(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 86(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), s. 86(2)(a)
F3Words in s. 13(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 86(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), s. 86(2)(b)
F4Words in s. 13(7) inserted (3.5.1994) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), s. 138, Sch. 16 para. 11(2)
F5S. 13(8A) inserted (3.5.1994) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), s. 138, Sch. 16 para. 11(3)
F61989 s.107and Sch.12 para.7.Previously
“paragraph 17 of Schedule 19”.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 13 modified (for the financial year 1991 and subsequent financial years) by Finance Act 1991 (c. 31, SIF 63:1), s. 25(3)
S. 13 modified (for the financial year 1994 and subsequent financial years) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), s. 86(3)
C2 For rates and fractions see Table K Vol.1.
C3S. 13(2) amended (for the financial year 1990) by Finance Act 1991 (c. 31, SIF 63:1), s. 23(2)
C4S. 13(2) amended (for the financial year 1991) by Finance Act 1991 (c. 31, SIF 63:1), s. 25(1)(b)
S. 13(2) amended (for the financial year 1992) by Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48), s. 22(b).
S. 13(2) modified (for the financial year 1993) by Finance Act 1993 (c. 34), s. 54(b)
S. 13(2) modified (for the financial year 1994) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), s. 86(1)(b)
S. 13(2) modified (for the financial year 1995) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4,) {s. 38(b)}
S. 13(2) modified (for the financial year 1996) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), s. 78(b)
S. 13(2) modified (for the financial year 1997) by Finance Act 1997 (c. 16), s. 59(b)
S. 13(2) modified (for the financial year 1998) by Finance Act 1998 (c. 36), s. 28(2)(b)
S. 13(2) modified (for the financial year 1999) by Finance Act 1998 (c. 36), s. 29(2)(b)
S. 13(2) modified (for the financial year 2000) by Finance Act 2000 (c. 17), s. 36(b)
S. 13(2) modified (for the financial year 2001) by Finance Act 2001 (c. 9), s. 55(b)
S. 13(2) modified (for the financial year 2002) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 31(b)
C5S. 13(4)(5) applied (with effect in accordance with s. 579 of the affecting Act) by Capital Allowances Act 2001 (c. 2), s. 99(5) (with Sch. 3 paras. 54, 55)
S. 13(4)(5) applied (with effect in accordance with Sch. 14 para. 10 of the 1997 affecting Act) by Capital Allowances Act 1990 (c. 1), s. 38D(6) (as inserted by Finance Act 1997 (c. 16), s. 84, Sch. 14 para. 2)
C6S. 13(7) amended (27.7.1993 with application as mentioned in s. 78(11) of the Amending Act) by 1993 c. 34, s. 78(6)(11)
C7 See 1989 s.88—calculation of profits of life assurance company.
Marginal Citations
M1SOURCE-1972 s. 95; 1973 Sch. 14 2, 4; 1983 (No. 2) s. 2(2); 1987 (No. 2) s. 74(4)
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