Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1)

PART XIII U.K. MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL PROVISIONS

[F1 Chapter 5A U.K. Share loss relief

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 13 Ch. 5A created (6.4.2007 with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the affecting Act) by virtue of Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), Sch. 1 para. 117(3) (with Sch. 2)

[F2 Qualifying trading companies: the requirements] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 576B and preceding cross-heading inserted (6.4.2007 with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), Sch. 1 para. 122 (with Sch. 2)

[F3 576G The gross assets requirement] U.K.

(1) The gross assets requirement in the case of a single company is that the value of the company's gross assets—

(a) must not exceed £7 million immediately before the shares in respect of which the relief is claimed under this Chapter are issued, and

(b) must not exceed £8 million immediately afterwards.

(2) The gross assets requirement in the case of a parent company is that the value of the group assets—

(a) must not exceed £7 million immediately before the shares in respect of which the relief is claimed under this Chapter are issued, and

(b) must not exceed £8 million immediately afterwards.

(3) The value of the group assets means the aggregate of the values of the gross assets of each of the members of the group, disregarding any that consist in rights against, or shares in or securities of, another member of the group.

(4) In this section—

• “group” means a parent company and its qualifying subsidiaries,

• “parent company” means a company that has one or more qualifying subsidiaries,

• “qualifying subsidiary” is to be read in accordance with section 191 of ITA 2007, and

• “single company” means a company that does not have one or more qualifying subsidiaries.]

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 576G inserted (6.4.2007 with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), Sch. 1 para. 127 (with Sch. 2)