Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

440A [F1 Securities. U.K.

(1) Subsection (2) below applies where the assets of an insurance company include securities of a class all of which would apart from this section be regarded for the purposes of corporation tax on chargeable gains as one holding.

(2) Where this subsection applies—

(a) so many of the securities as are identified in the company’s records as securities by reference to the value of which there are to be determined benefits provided for under policies [F2 or annuity contracts] the effecting of all (or all but an insignificant proportion) of which constitutes the carrying on of [F3 basic life assurance and general annuity business] shall be treated for the purposes of corporation tax as a separate holding linked solely to that business,

(b) so many of the securities as are identified in the company’s records as securities by reference to the value of which there are to be determined benefits provided for under contracts the effecting of all (or all but an insignificant proportion) of which constitutes the carrying on of pension business shall be treated for those purposes as a separate holding linked solely to that business,

(c) so many of the securities as are included in the overseas life assurance fund shall be treated for those purposes as a separate holding which is an asset of that fund,

(d) so many of the securities as are included in the company’s long term business fund but do not fall within any of the preceding paragraphs shall be treated for those purposes as a separate holding which is an asset of that fund (but not of any of the descriptions mentioned in those paragraphs, and

(e) any remaining securities shall be treated for those purposes as a separate holding which is not of any of the descriptions mentioned in the preceding paragraphs.

(3) Subsection (2) above also applies where the assets of an insurance company include securities of a class and apart from this section some of them would be regarded as a 1982 holding, and the rest as a new holding, for the purposes of corporation tax on chargeable gains.

(4) In a case within subsection (3) above—

(a) the reference in any paragraph of subsection (2) above to a separate holding shall be construed, where necessary, as a reference to a separate 1982 holding and a separate new holding, and

(b) the questions whether such a construction is necessary in the case of any paragraph and, if it is, how many securities falling within the paragraph constitute each of the two holdings shall be determined in accordance with paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 1990 and the identification rules applying on any subsequent acquisitions and disposals.

(5) Section 66 of the 1979 Act shall have effect where subsection (2) above applies as if securities regarded as included in different holdings by virtue of that subsection were securities of different kinds.

(6) In this section—

• “1982 holding” has the meaning given by Part II of Schedule 19 to the Finance Act 1985;

• “new holding” has the meaning given by Part III of that Schedule; and

• “securities” has the same meaning as in section 65 of the 1979 Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 See commentary text for s.440 (F588) above.

F2 Words in s. 440A(2)(a) inserted (for accounting periods beginning on or after 1.1.1992) by Finance Act 1991 (c. 31, SIF 63:1), s. 48, Sch. 7 paras. 6(2)(a), 18

F3 Words in s. 440A(2)(a) substituted (for accounting periods beginning on or after 1.1.1992) by Finance Act 1991 (c. 31, SIF 63:1), s. 48, Sch. 7 paras. 6(2)(b), 18

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 440A(2) modified (31.7.1992 with effect as mentioned in reg. 1 of the amending S.I.) by S. I. 1992/1655, regs. 1, 14(1), 15(1)

C2 See 1990 s.41and Sch.6 para.12(2)—subs.(d)omitted for period 1January 1990to 19March 1990inclusive.

C3 See 1990 s.41and Sch.6 para.12(1), (3), (4), (6), (7)and (10)—application and commencement provisions for

“1982 holdings”

and

“new holdings”.

C4 S. 440A(2)(d) excluded (31.7.1992 with effect as mentioned in reg. 1 of the amending S.I.) by S. I. 1992/1655, regs. 1,16