Part II Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax
CHAPTER I General
Life assurance
C8C2182F27Calculation of profits: bonuses etc
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Any amounts which are allocated to policy holders or annuitants in respect of a period of account are allowed as a deduction in calculating the profits for the period of account.
3
For the purposes of subsection (2) above, an amount is allocated to policy holders or annuitants if (but only if)—
a
bonus payments are made to them,
b
reversionary bonuses are declared in their favour, or
c
a reduction is made in the premiums payable by them.
4
Where an amount is allocated to policy holders or annuitants for the purposes of subsection (2) above, the amount of the allocation is—
a
in the case of bonus payments, the amount of the payments,
b
in the case of declared reversionary bonuses, the amount of the liabilities assumed by the company in consequence of the declaration, and
c
in the case of a reduction in premiums, the amount of the liabilities assumed by the company in consequence of the reduction.
82ACalculation of profits: policy holders' tax
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Tax expended on behalf of policy holders or annuitants is allowed as a deduction in calculating the profits to the extent (but only to the extent) that regulations made by the Treasury so provide.
2
The regulations may include provision for tax so expended to be so allowed even if it is not brought into account.
3
The regulations—
a
may make different provision for different cases, and
b
may include provision having effect in relation to periods of account during which they are made.
C7C15C1782BUnappropriated surplus on valuation
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This section applies in relation to a period of account of the insurance company (“ the period of account in question ”) where—
a
at the end of the period of account in question the company has an unappropriated surplus on valuation as shown in the return deposited with the Financial Services Authority under section 9.6 of the Prudential Sourcebook (Insurers) (an “ unappropriated surplus ”), and
b
the company has not made an election in accordance with F70Rule 9.10(c) of the Prudential Sourcebook (Insurers) covering the period of account in question.
2
Where the company did not have an unappropriated surplus at the end of the period of account immediately preceding the period of account in question, so much of the unappropriated surplus at the end of the period of account in question as is required to meet the duty of fairness is allowed as a deduction in calculating the profits for the period of account in question.
3
Where the company did have an unappropriated surplus at the end of that immediately preceding period of account—
a
if so much of the unappropriated surplus at the end of the period of account in question as is required to meet the duty of fairness exceeds so much of the unappropriated surplus at the end of that immediately preceding period of account as was required to meet that duty, the excess is allowed as a deduction in calculating the profits for the period of account in question, but
b
if so much of the unappropriated surplus at the end of that immediately preceding period of account as was required to meet the duty of fairness exceeds so much of the unappropriated surplus at the end of the period of account in question as is required to meet that duty, the excess is to be taken into account as a receipt of the period of account in question.
4
In arriving for the purposes of this section at the amount of the unappropriated surplus which is or was required to meet the duty of fairness there is to be deducted the aggregate of amounts which—
a
for periods of account ending before 14th March 1989 (and the first notional period of account, within the meaning of section 82 above as originally enacted) have been excluded, by virtue of section 433 of the Taxes Act 1988, as being reserved for policy holders or annuitants, and
b
have not before that date either been allocated to or expended on behalf of policy holders or annuitants or been treated as profits of an accounting period on ceasing to be so reserved.
5
References in this section to the company’s duty of fairness are to the company’s duty to treat its policy holders and annuitants fairly with regard to terminal bonuses.
F14582CRelevant financial reinsurance contracts
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82DF90Treatment of profits: life assurance — adjustment consequent on change in Insurance Prudential Sourcebook
1
This section applies in the case of—
a
a company which is a non-profit company, or
b
the non-profit fund of a company which is not a non-profit company,
F922
In computing profits for the purposes of the Taxes Act 1988 in accordance with the provisions applicable to Case I of Schedule D—
a
X shall be added to the closing liabilities of the company for the relevant period of account; and
b
XA shall be brought into account as a trading receipt of the company for each subsequent period of account until the total sum of the amounts so brought into account is equal to X (and if that total sum would otherwise exceed X, the excess shall be ignored).
F1392A
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2B
X is—
a
where the relevant period of account ends before 1st April 2007, the whole of the relevant amount;
b
where the relevant period of account ends on or after 1st April 2007 but before 1st January 2008, two-thirds of the relevant amount;
c
where the relevant period of account ends on or after 1st January 2008, one-third of the relevant amount.
2C
XA is the amount found by the applying the following formula—
(Y/12) x Z
Here—
Y is the number of months in the period of account in question (part of a month being counted as a month); and
Z is—
a
where X is the whole of the relevant amount, one-third of X;
b
where X is two thirds of the relevant amount, one-half of X;
c
where X is one third of the relevant amount, the whole of X.
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F984
In a case falling within subsection (1)(b) above, the relevant amount shall be reduced (but not below nil) by so much (if any) of the amount shown in paragraph 4(12) of Appendix 9.4 to the periodical return as is reflected in column 1 of line 51 of the Form 14 for that period of account relating to the non-profit fund in question.
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F936
This section is subject to sections 82E and 82F below.
C2682EF99Section 82D: treatment of transferors under insurance business transfer schemes
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This section applies where an insurance business transfer scheme has effect to transfer long-term business from one person (“the transferor”) to another (“the transferee”).
2
Where the last period of account of the transferor ending before the transfer ends otherwise than immediately before the transfer, there is to be deemed for the purposes of this section and section 82D above to be—
a
a period of account of the transferor beginning immediately after the last period of account ending before the transfer and ending immediately before the transfer;
b
a period of account of the transferor beginning immediately after the transfer.
3
In applying section 82D above and this section, where subsection (2) above applies, no account shall be taken of a period of account of the transferor which includes the time of the transfer.
4
Where the transfer is of the whole, or substantially the whole, of the long-term business of the transferor, the transferor may make an election under this subsection.
5
An election under subsection (4) above—
a
is irrevocable; and
b
is to be made by notice to an officer of Revenue and Customs no later than the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day following that on which the transfer takes place.
6
Where the transferor makes an election under subsection (4) above then in computing profits for the purposes of the Taxes Act 1988 in accordance with the provisions applicable to Case I of Schedule D—
a
the aggregate of all the amounts that would have been brought into account under section 82D(2)(b) above for periods of account of the transferor subsequent to the transfer if the transfer had not taken place shall be brought into account as a trading receipt of the transferor for the period of account ending immediately before the transfer; and
b
section 82D(2)(b) above shall have no effect in relation to subsequent periods of account of the transferor.
7
Where the transferor does not make an election under subsection (4) above then for any period of account of the transferor ending on or after the transfer—
a
in the case of a transfer of the whole of the long-term business, no amount shall be brought into account under section 82D(2)(b) above;
b
in the case of a transfer of part of the long-term business, the amount to be so brought into account shall be reduced by the appropriate amount mentioned in section 82F(4) below.
C2582FSection 82D: treatment of transferees under insurance business transfer schemes
1
This section applies where—
a
an insurance business transfer scheme has effect to transfer long-term business from one person (“the transferor”) to another (“the transferee”); and
b
the transferor does not make an election under section 82E(4) above.
2
For the purposes of this section and section 82D above, where the first period of account of the transferee ending after the transfer began before the transfer, it shall be treated as beginning immediately after the transfer.
3
Section 82D above shall apply as if—
a
the reference in subsection (2)(b) of that section to subsequent periods of account included a reference to periods of account of the transferee ending on or after the transfer; and
b
the reference in that subsection to the company included a reference to the transferee.
4
The amount to be brought into account as a trading receipt of a transferee (or, if there is more than one transferee, all the transferees) for a period of account by virtue of this section shall not exceed the appropriate amount.
5
Where there is more than one transferee, the amount to be brought into account as a trading receipt of each transferee for a period of account by virtue of this section shall be the relevant fraction of the appropriate amount.
6
The appropriate amount is the amount which bears to XA for the period of account in question “the relevant proportion”.
Here—
XA has the meaning given by section 82D(2C) above; and
“the relevant proportion”, in relation to a transferee, is the proportion that the liabilities of the transferor to policy holders and annuitants transferred to the transferee bear to such liabilities of the transferor immediately before the transfer.
7
The relevant fraction, in relation to a transferee, is the fraction of which—
a
the numerator is the liabilities of the transferor to policy holders and annuitants transferred to the transferee; and
b
the denominator is the liabilities of the transferor to policy holders and annuitants transferred to all the transferees.
C1C9C10C18 83 F1 Receipts to be F37taken into account.
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The following provisions of this section have effect where the profits of an insurance company in respect of its life assurance business are, for the purposes of the Taxes Act 1988, computed in accordance with the provisions of that Act applicable to Case I of Schedule D.
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There shall be taken into account as receipts of a period of account amounts (so far as referable to that business) brought into account for the period of account as—
a
investment income receivable before deduction of tax,
b
an increase in the value of non-linked assets,
c
an increase in the value of linked assets, F65...
d
other income; F64or
e
business transfers-in.
and if amounts (so far as so referable) are brought into account for a period of account as a decrease in the value of non-linked assets or a decrease in the value of linked assets they shall be taken into account as an expense of the period of account.
F1012ZA
Amounts brought into account as mentioned in subsection (2) above are not to be taken into account in any other way; and this subsection applies in spite of—
a
section 80(5) of the Finance Act 1996 (taxation of loan relationships),
b
paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 26 to the Finance Act 2002 (taxation of profits from derivative contracts), and
c
paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 29 to that Act (gains and losses in respect of intangible fixed assets).
2A
But subsection (2) above does not require to be taken into account as receipts of a period of account so much of the amounts brought into account as mentioned in F66paragraphs (a) to (e) of that subsection for the period of account as—
F72a
comprises notional income for the period of account (see subsections (2AA) and (2AB)),
aa
represents an inter-fund transfer (see subsections (2AC) and (2AD)),
F103ab
comprises a business transfer-in that is not brought into account in a revenue account prepared for the purposes of Chapter 9 of the Prudential Sourcebook (Insurers) in respect of the whole of the company's long-term business,
F143b
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c
consists of interest paid under section 826 of the Taxes Act 1988 (interest on tax overpaid) in respect of a repayment or payment relating to an accounting period of the company ending before 1st July 1999;
but, subject to that, the whole of the amounts so brought into account for a period of account shall be taken into account as receipts of the period of account.
F712AA
For the purposes of subsection (2A)(a) above, an amount brought into account as mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (2) above for a period of account is to be regarded as notional income for the period of account if—
a
it represents income which has not been received, and is not receivable, from another person, and
b
a corresponding notional expense of the same amount is brought into account in the period of account;
and where particular income falls to be regarded as notional income under this subsection, the notional expense by virtue of which that income falls to be so regarded may not be taken into account for determining whether any other income is to be so regarded.
2AB
In subsection (2AA) above “notional expense” means an expense which has not been paid, and is not payable, to another person and which—
a
is not deductible in computing the profits of the company in respect of its life assurance business in accordance with the provisions of the Taxes Act 1988 applicable to Case I of Schedule D, but
b
had it represented an amount paid or payable to another person, would have been so deductible.
2AC
For the purposes of subsection (2A)(aa) above, where—
a
one or more inter-fund transfers (“transfers-in”) are made into a fund and one or more inter-fund transfers (“transfers-out”) are made out of the fund, and
b
the amount brought into account for the period of account as other income in respect of the transfers-in represents the amount by which—
i
the amount or aggregate amount of the transfers-in, exceeds
ii
the amount or aggregate amount of the transfers-out,
only the amount of that excess shall be taken to represent the transfers-in.
2AD
In this section “inter-fund transfer” means a transfer between two funds which in the company’s periodical return is shown in, or included in amounts shown in, line 14 or 33 of the Forms 58 for the funds.
2B
If any assets of the company’s long-term insurance fund are transferred by the company so that they cease to be assets of that fund, F104the fair value of the assets at the time of the transfer, reduced by any amount brought into account in respect of them (for the period of account in which the transfer takes place or any earlier period of account) as part of total expenditure or F146by being netted off against incomings in lines 11 to 15 of a revenue account , shall be deemed to be brought into account for the period of account in which the transfer takes place as an increase in the the value of the assets of that fund F147except to the extent that any of the exclusions in subsections (2C) to (2E) below apply.
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2C
Assets transferred to discharge liabilities in respect of deposits received from reinsurers or arising out of insurance operations, debenture loans or amounts borrowed from credit institutions are included in subsection (2B) above only if the deposits, loans or amounts borrowed—
a
were brought into account for any period of account, but
b
were not taken into account as receipts of the period of account under subsection (2) above.
2D
Assets are excluded from subsection (2B) above if they are transferred for at least their fair value and the consideration for their transfer, when received, forms part of the company’s long-term insurance fund.
F862DA
If—
a
assets of the company’s long-term insurance fund are transferred by the company to another person (“the transferee”),
b
the transferee assumes, as a result of the transfer, a liability representing a debenture loan which, immediately before the transfer, was a liability of that fund, and
c
the liability does not, as a result of the transfer, become a liability of any long-term insurance fund of the transferee,
so much of the fair value of the assets as does not exceed the fair value of the liability is excluded from subsection (2B) above.
F1492E
Assets transferred by an insurance business transfer scheme are excluded from subsection (2B) above.
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F1504
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F1505
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F150C116
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F1506C
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F1507
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F28
In this section—
F151. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F151. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- a
F102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- b
in relation to liabilities, means the amount which would be paid to an independent person assuming them;
- a
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This subsection does not apply where, or to the extent that, the amount concerned—
- a
would fall to be taken into account as a receipt apart from this section,
- b
is otherwise taken into account under subsection (2) above, or
- c
is specifically exempted from tax.
83XAF123Structural assets
1
Section 83(2) does not require to be taken into account as receipts or expenses of a period of account income from, or an increase or a decrease in the value of, structural assets held by an insurance company in a non-profit fund.
2
For the purposes of subsection (1) above—
a
an increase in the value of structural assets includes any amount by which their fair value when they cease to be structural assets, or come to be held otherwise than in any of the company's non-profit funds, exceeds their admissible value at the end of the preceding period of account, and
b
a decrease in the value of structural assets includes any amount by which the admissible value of the assets at the end of the period of account in which they become structural assets, or come to be held in any of the company's non-profit funds, is less than their historic cost.
3
In this section “structural assets” means—
a
shares, debts and loans the value of which is required to be entered in lines 21 to 24 of Form 13 in the periodical return (UK insurance dependants and other insurance dependants), and
b
assets of such other descriptions as are specified by regulations made by the Treasury.
4
Where a structural asset held by an insurance company in a non-profit fund ceases to be a structural asset or comes to be held otherwise than in any of the company's non-profit funds and, immediately before it came to be a structural asset held in any of the company's non-profit funds it (or any part of it) was an asset of the company's long-term insurance fund, the relevant value difference is to be taken into account under section 83(2)—
a
as a receipt (if it is a positive amount), or
b
as an expense (if it is a negative amount),
of the relevant period of account.
5
For the purposes of subsection (4) above “the relevant value difference”, in relation to an asset, is—
HC - AV
where—
HC is its historic cost, and
AV is its admissible value at the relevant time.
6
In subsection (4) above “the relevant period of account” means—
a
in a case within paragraph (a) of that subsection, the period of account in which the asset ceases to be a structural asset or comes to be held otherwise than in any of the company's non-profit funds, and
b
in a case within paragraph (b) of that subsection, the period of account in which the asset first comes to be held otherwise than by the company or (where the company is a member of a group) otherwise than by a company which is a member of the group;
and section 170 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (meaning of “group” etc) has effect for the interpretation of this subsection.
7
In subsection (5) above “the relevant time” means—
a
in a case where assets become structural assets held in any of the company's non-profit funds by virtue of the commencement of this section, the end of the last period of account of the company beginning before 1st January 2007, and
b
otherwise, the time when the assets become structural assets held in any of the company's non-profit funds.
8
In this section “historic cost”, in relation to an asset which is or has been held in any of the company's non-profit funds, means—
a
where the asset came to be held in any of the company's non-profit funds on acquisition from another person, the consideration given by the company for the acquisition of the asset, and
b
otherwise, its fair value when it came to be held in any of the company's non-profit funds.
9
In this section “admissible value”, in relation to an asset and a time, means the value of the asset as shown in column 1 of Form 13 of the periodical return for the period ending with that time (or as would be so shown if there were a periodical return covering a period ending with that time).
10
Regulations made by the Treasury may make provision for computing for the purposes of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 any gain or loss arising on a disposal by an insurance company of a structural asset held in a non-profit fund in any case where the condition in subsection (11) is met.
11
The condition in this subsection is met if, in any period of account of the company in which the asset was held by it—
a
income arising from the asset was (or, had there been any, would have been) referable to any category of long-term business the profits of which fell for that period of account to be computed in accordance with the provisions applicable to Case I of Schedule D, or
b
the company was charged to tax on the profits of its life assurance business under Case I of Schedule D.
12
Structural assets held by an insurance company in a non-profit fund are to be treated as being within paragraph (f) of subsection (4) of section 440 of the Taxes Act 1988; but no disposal or re-acquisition is to be deemed to occur by virtue of an asset ceasing to be within any other paragraph of that subsection and coming within that paragraph on becoming such a structural asset.
13
Structural assets held by an insurance company in a non-profit fund are to be treated as being “remaining” securities within section 440A(2)(e) of the Taxes Act 1988.
14
Section 432A of the Taxes Act 1988 does not have effect in relation to income arising from, or gains and losses accruing on the disposal of, structural assets held by an insurance company in a non-profit fund.
15
Regulations under subsection (3) or (10) above may be made so as to have effect in relation to periods of account current when they are made (as well as periods of account beginning later).
C2283YAF85Changes in value of assets brought into account: non-profit companies
1
This section applies if, in the case of any non-profit company,—
a
the amount shown in line 51 of Form 14 of its periodical return in respect of the whole of its long-term business for any period of account (“the current period of account”), exceeds
b
the aggregate amount of the amounts shown in line 51 of Form 14 of its periodical return in respect of its with-profits funds (if any) for that period.
2
A comparison shall be made between—
a
the appropriate line 51 amount of the company for the current period of account (“the current line 51 amount”), and
b
the aggregate amount of the appropriate line 51 amount of the company for the previous period of account (if any) and the amount of any transfer-in amount of the company for that period.
3
If the current line 51 amount is greater than that aggregate amount, an amount equal to the difference shall be deemed for the purposes of section 83(2) to be brought into account for the current period of account as an increase in the value of non-linked assets.
4
If the current line 51 amount is less than that aggregate amount, an amount equal to the difference shall be deemed for the purposes of section 83(2) to be brought into account for the current period of account as a decrease in the value of non-linked assets.
5
The amount brought into account by virtue of this section shall be deemed for the purposes of section 83(2) to be brought into account—
a
in the revenue account mentioned in section 83A(2)(a), or
b
if section 83A(4) is applicable, in the separate revenue account treated as prepared by virtue of that provision.
6
Any amount brought into account by virtue of this section is in addition to any amount brought into account for the purposes of section 83(2) for the current period of account as an increase or decrease in the value of non-linked assets apart from this section.
7
For the purposes of this section a company has a transfer-in amount for any period of account (“the previous period of account”) if F144a transfer takes place in the following period of account; and the amount of the transfer-in amount for the previous period of account is any amount by which—
a
b
the amount of any business transfer-in brought into account in accordance with section 83(2)(e) in relation to the transfer.
F1198
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9
But if a company considers that, in relation to a period of account, it is no longer such a company, it may elect to be treated for the purposes of this section and section 83YB as if, in relation to that period of account and every subsequent period of account, it were a non-profit company.
10
Any such election—
a
is irrevocable, and
b
must be made by notice to an officer of the Board on or before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which that period of account ends.
11
C2383YBMeaning of “appropriate line 51 amount” for purposes of s.83YA
1
For the purposes of section 83YA, the appropriate line 51 amount of a non-profit company for any period of account is determined as follows.
Step 1
Find the company's basic line 51 amount for the period of account.
Step 2
Reduce that amount (but not below nil) by the amount of any unrecognised capital amount of the company for the period of account.
But this step applies only if the period of account for which the appropriate line 51 amount of the company is being determined is the current period of account for the purposes of section 83YA.
Step 3
Increase the resulting amount by the amount of any relevant loan repayment made by the company in the period of account.
2
For the purposes of step 1, the company's basic line 51 amount for any period of account is—
a
in the case where no with-profits funds form part of its long-term business for that period, the amount shown in line 51 of Form 14 of its periodical return in respect of the whole of its long-term business for that period, and
b
in any other case, so much of that amount as exceeds the aggregate amount of the amounts shown in line 51 of Form 14 of its periodical return in respect of its with-profits funds for that period.
3
For the purposes of step 2, the company has an unrecognised capital amount for any period of account if—
a
any assets (“the added assets”) become assets of its long-term insurance fund but do not become assets of any of its with-profits funds,
b
the consideration for the acquisition of the added assets does not comprise any assets which, immediately before the acquisition, were assets of its long-term insurance fund,
c
no amount is shown in respect of the added assets in any of lines 17 to 41 of Form 14 of its periodical return in respect of the whole of its long-term business for the period of account, and
d
no amount is brought into account for the period of account in consequence of the acquisition of the added assets.
4
For the purposes of step 2, the amount of the unrecognised capital amount for the period of account is the amount equal to the fair value of the added assets.
F1345
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6
For the purposes of step 3, a relevant loan repayment is made by the company in any period of account if—
a
a repayment in respect of a loan is made by the company in the period of account, and
b
the loan is one in relation to which the company has, for the purposes of step 2, an unrecognised capital amount for that or any other period of account.
83ZAF28Contingent loans
1
For the purposes of this section a contingent loan is made to an insurance company if—
a
a deposit is received by the company from a reinsurer or arises out of insurance operations of the company,
b
a debenture loan is made to the company, or
c
an amount is borrowed by the company from a credit institution,
and the deposit, debenture loan or amount borrowed is taken into account as a receipt of the company under section 83(2) above.
2
For the purposes of this section the time when a contingent loan is made to an insurance company is the time when the assets constituting the deposit, debenture loan or amount borrowed are received by the company.
3
For the purposes of this section an insurance company has unrepaid contingent loan liabilities at any time if—
a
one or more contingent loans have been made to the company at or before that time, and
b
amounts will or may at some later time become repayable by the company in respect of the contingent loan or contingent loans.
4
Where, at F135any time during a period of account of an insurance company (“the period of account in question”), the company has unrepaid contingent loan liabilities—
a
subsection (5) below applies if the company did not have unrepaid contingent loan liabilities at the end of the period of account immediately preceding the period of account in question, and
b
subsection (6) below applies if it did.
5
Where this subsection applies, the appropriate amount for the period of account in question is allowed as a deduction in calculating the profits of the company for the period of account in question.
6
Where this subsection applies—
a
if the appropriate amount for the period of account in question exceeds the appropriate amount for the immediately preceding period of account, the excess is allowed as a deduction in calculating the profits for the period of account in question, but
b
if the appropriate amount for the immediately preceding period of account exceeds the appropriate amount for the period of account in question, the excess is to be taken into account as a receipt of the period of account in question.
7
For the purposes of subsections (5) and (6) above the appropriate amount for a period of account is the amount of the unrepaid contingent loan liabilities at the end of the period of account reduced (but not below nil) by F81...—
a
any relevant net transfers to shareholders, F82...
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8
In subsection (7)(a) above “relevant net transfers to shareholders” means the aggregate of the positive amounts brought into account as transfers to non-technical account for—
a
the period of account,
b
the period of account in which the relevant contingent loan was made to the company, and
c
any period of account falling between the periods of account mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) above,
as reduced in accordance with subsection (9) below.
9
The reduction to be made from the positive amount brought into account as a transfer to non-technical account for any of the periods of account mentioned in subsection (8) above is so much of the positive amount as does not exceed 12% of the amount allocated to policy holders as bonuses in relation to the period of account.
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11
In F83subsection (8) above “the relevant contingent loan” means—
a
if amounts will or may at some later time become repayable by the company in respect of only one contingent loan, that contingent loan, and
b
if amounts will or may at some later time become repayable by the company in respect of more than one contingent loan, whichever of those contingent loans was made to the company first.
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13
Where in a period of account of an insurance company—
a
an amount becomes repayable under a contingent loan made to the company, and
b
the amount repayable is brought into account as other expenses for the period of account,
so much of the amount repayable as does not exceed the amount specified in subsection (14) below is allowed as a deduction in calculating the profits of the company for the period of account.
14
The amount referred to in subsection (13) above is the amount arrived at by deducting from the amount taken into account as a receipt of the company under section 83(2) above in relation to the contingent loan the aggregate of any amounts which—
a
have become repayable in respect of the contingent loan in any earlier period of account, and
b
have been allowed as a deduction in calculating the profits of the company for any such period.
15
The references in subsections (8)F84... and (13) above to an amount being brought into account—
a
in a case where the amount taken into account as a receipt of the company under section 83(2) above in relation to the contingent loan or loans in question is an amount brought into account in an account concerned wholly with non-participating business, are to its being brought into account in that account or in any other account concerned wholly with non-participating business, and
b
in a case where the amount so taken into account is an amount brought into account in an account concerned wholly or partly with participating business, are to its being brought into account in that account or in any other account concerned wholly or partly with participating business.
16
Where—
a
a transfer to another fund brought into account for a period of account as other expenditure in any account concerned wholly with non-participating business is brought into account as other income in an account concerned wholly or partly with participating business, or
b
a transfer to another fund brought into account for a period of account as other expenditure in any account concerned wholly or partly with participating business is brought into account as other income in an account concerned wholly with non-participating business,
subsection (8) above has effect as if it were a positive amount brought into account as transfers to non-technical account for that period of account in the account in which it is brought into account as other expenditure.
17
For the purposes of subsections (15) and (16) above—
a
an account is concerned wholly with non-participating business if it relates exclusively to policies or contracts under which the policy holders or annuitants are not eligible to participate in surplus, and
b
an account is concerned wholly or partly with participating business if it relates wholly or partly to other policies or contracts.
C5C5C12C16C19C27C24 83A F3 Meaning of “brought into account”.
1
2
Subject to the following provisions of this section and to any regulations made by the Treasury, the accounts recognised for the purposes of F4those sections are—
a
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3
Where there are prepared any such separate accounts as are mentioned in subsection (2)(b) above, reference shall be made to those accounts rather than to the account for the whole of the business.
F673A
Where, in the case of any with-profits fund in respect of which there is prepared such a separate account (“the sub-fund”),—
a
the sub-fund forms part of another with-profits fund (“the wider fund”) in respect of which such a separate account is also prepared,
b
in the case of a company whose life assurance business is mutual business, the sub-fund and each other with-profits fund which forms part of the wider fund are 100:0 funds, and
c
the wider fund—
i
does not form part of another with-profits fund in respect of which such a separate account is also prepared, or
ii
forms part of another with-profits fund in respect of which such a separate account is also prepared and that separate account is treated by this subsection as not being a recognised account for the purposes of those sections,
the account in respect of the wider fund shall not be a recognised account for the purposes of those sections.
3B
Where, in the case of such a separate account prepared in respect of a with-profits fund,—
a
the account is not prevented from being a recognised account for the purposes of those sections by virtue of subsection (3A) above, but
b
if paragraph (b) of that subsection were to be omitted, the account would be prevented from being such a recognised account by virtue of that subsection,
no such separate account prepared in respect of a with-profits fund forming part of that fund shall be such a recognised account.
3C
In subsection (3A) above “100:0 fund” means a fund in the case of which—
a
the policy holders of the fund are entitled to participate in all the profits of the fund, and
b
no other persons are entitled to participate in any of the profits of the fund.
3D
Subsection (3E) below applies where there is prepared such a separate account (“the with-profits account”) in respect of a with-profits fund—
a
of which no other with-profits fund forms part, but
b
of which a non-profit fund F109... forms part.
3E
Where this subsection applies—
a
the with-profits account shall not be a recognised account for the purposes of those sections, but
b
there shall be treated as having been required and prepared a further separate revenue account covering so much of the items brought into account in the with-profits account as remains after excluding the items brought into account in that account in respect of the non-profit fund.
F694
If—
a
a company prepares a revenue account in respect of the whole of its long-term business (“the main account”),
b
it prepares one or more such separate accounts as are mentioned in subsection (2)(b) above, and
c
the total of the items brought into account in the separate accounts—
i
excluding any such accounts which by virtue of subsection (3A), (3B) or (3E)(a) above are not recognised accounts for the purposes of those sections, but
ii
including any such accounts which by virtue of subsection (3E)(b) above are treated as having been required and prepared,
is not equal to the total amount brought into account in the main account,
there shall be treated as having been required and prepared a further separate revenue account covering the balance.
F85
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83BF75Changes in recognised accounts: attribution of amounts carried forward under s.432F of Taxes Act 1988
1
This section applies to a company where any revenue account that is recognised for a period of account (the “new period of account”) relates to funds or business which is different from the funds or business to which a revenue account that was recognised for the preceding period of account relates.
2
Any subsection (2) excess (within the meaning of section 432F(2) of the Taxes Act 1988) which would have been available under section 432F(3) or (4) of that Act to reduce a subsection (3) figure (within the meaning of section 432F(1) of that Act) of the company in the new period of account shall be attributed between the revenue accounts that are recognised for that period of account in such manner as is appropriate.
3
In this section “recognised” means recognised, by virtue of section 83A, for the purposes of sections 82A to F15483ZA .
F15283AA Amounts added to long term insurance fund of a company in excess of that company’s loss.
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F15383AB Treatment of surplus where there is a subsequent transfer of business from the company etc.
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84 Interpretation of sections 85 to 89 and further provisions about insurance companies.
F391
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4
Chapter I of Part XII of the Taxes Act 1988 (insurance companies) shall have effect subject to the amendments in Schedule 8 to this Act, being—
a
amendments relating to franked investment income, loss relief and group relief; and
b
amendments consequential on or supplemental to sections 82 and 83 above and sections 85 to 89 below.
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85 Charge of certain receipts of basic life assurance business.
C2C201
Subject to subsection (2) below, where F128an insurance company is charged to tax under the I minus E basis in respect of its life assurance business, there shall be chargeable under Case VI of that Schedule any receipts referable to the company’s F9basic life assurance and general annuity business—
a
which, if F129the profits of the life assurance business were charged under Case I of Schedule D, would be taken into account in computing those profits; and
b
which would not be within the charge to tax (except under Case I of Schedule D) apart from this section;
and for the purposes of paragraph (a) above, the provisions of section 83 above as to the manner in which any item is to be taken into account shall be disregarded.
2
The receipts referred to in subsection (1) above do not include—
a
any premium; F58...
b
any sum received by virtue of a claim under an insurance contract(including a re-insurance contract); or
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F57d
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e
any sum which is not within the charge to tax (except under Case I of Schedule D) because of an exemption from taxF73; or
f
any payment received under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme to enable the company to meet its obligations to policy holders.
F562A
Receipts falling within subsection (1) above are to be taken into account for the purposes of corporation tax when they are brought into account.
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2B
Expenses fall to be deducted from receipts falling within subsection (1) above in accordance with the provisions of the Corporation Tax Acts applicable to Case VI of Schedule D.
C202C
For the purposes of subsection (1) above, a receipt is referable to basic life assurance and general annuity business if—
a
in the case of a repayment or refund of acquisition expenses, the acquisition expenses fell within section 86 below,
F74aa
in the case of a repayment or refund of expenses other than acquisition expenses, the expenses—
i
were attributable to basic life assurance and general annuity business for the purposes of Step 1 in subsection (7) of the new section 76 (see subsection (8) of that section), or
ii
fell to be deducted by virtue of subsection (1) of the old section 76;
and for this purpose, “the new section 76” and “the old section 76” have the same meaning as in section 44 of the Finance Act 2004 (see subsection (8) of that section),
b
in the case of a reinsurance commission, the policy or contract reinsured under the arrangement in respect of which the commission is paid constitutes basic life assurance and general annuity business, and
c
in any other case, it is income which, if it were income from an asset, would by virtue of section 432A of the Taxes Act 1988 (apportionment of insurance companies' income) be referable to basic life assurance and general annuity business.
3
This section has effect with respect to the receipts of accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 1990 F127....
85AF124Excess adjusted Case I profits
1
Where for any accounting period an insurance company is charged to tax under the I minus E basis in respect of its life assurance business, the company shall be chargeable on any excess adjusted Case I profits under Case VI of that Schedule.
2
“Excess adjusted Case I profits” means any amount by which—
a
the adjusted Case I profits (see subsection (3)), exceeds
b
the relevant amount (see subsection (5)).
3
“The adjusted Case I profits” means the amount that would be the profits of the company's life assurance business for the accounting period if—
a
computed in accordance with the provisions applicable to Case I of Schedule D, and
b
adjusted in respect of losses (see subsection (4)).
4
The adjustment in respect of losses is a deduction of the amount which, disregarding section 434A(2)(a) of the Taxes Act 1988, would fall to be set off under section 393 of that Act against the company's income for the accounting period if the company had always been charged to tax under Case I of Schedule D.
5
The relevant amount (which may be a negative amount) is found by—
a
taking the relevant income (see subsection (6)), and
b
deducting from it the relevant aggregate (see subsection (8)).
6
“The relevant income” means—
a
any income (including distributions received from companies resident in the United Kingdom) referable (in accordance with section 432A of the Taxes Act 1988) to the company's basic life assurance and general annuity business for the accounting period,
b
any chargeable gains referable (in accordance with section 432A of that Act) to the company's basic life assurance and general annuity business for the accounting period (see subsection (7)), and
c
any profits of the company chargeable for the accounting period under Case VI of Schedule D under section 436A of that Act.
7
“Chargeable gains referable (in accordance with section 432A of the Taxes Act 1988) to the company's basic life assurance and general annuity business” has the same meaning as in subsection (3A)(a) of section 88 below (see subsection (3B) of that section).
8
“The relevant aggregate” means the sum of—
a
the expenses deduction (see Step 8 in section 76(7) of the Taxes Act 1988) in the case of the company for the accounting period,
b
any non-trading deficit on the company's loan relationships which is produced for the accounting period in relation to the company's basic life assurance and general annuity business by a separate computation under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 1996, and
c
any amount which in pursuance of a claim under paragraph 4(3) of that Schedule is carried back to the accounting period and (in accordance with paragraph 4(5) of that Schedule) applied in reducing profits of the company for the accounting period.
9
The Treasury may by regulations provide—
a
that, in circumstances prescribed by the regulations, the charge imposed by this section for an accounting period may be reduced or eliminated, and
b
that the amount by which the charge is reduced, or (where the charge is eliminated) the amount of the charge, is instead imposed for a subsequent accounting period (or part of the amount is instead imposed for more than one subsequent accounting period).
10
Regulations under subsection (9) may include provision having effect in relation to times before they are made.
C386 Spreading of relief for acquisition expenses.
F451
For the purposes of this section, the acquisition expenses for any period of an insurance company carrying on life assurance business are such of the following as for that period fall to be included at Step 1 in section 76(7) of the Taxes Act 1988 (expenses of insurance companies)—
a
commissions (however described), other than commissions for persons who collect premiums from house to house,
b
any other expenses payable solely for the purpose of the acquisition of business,
c
so much of any other expenses payable partly for the purpose of the acquisition of business and partly for other purposes as are properly attributable to the acquisition of business,
reduced by the appropriate portion of the adjusted loss deduction (if any) for the purposes of Step 5 for the period.
The appropriate portion of the adjusted loss deduction is the amount which bears to the whole of that deduction the proportion which UAE bears to S1, where—
UAE is the amount of the acquisition expenses, before making the reduction required by this subsection; and
S1 is the sum of the amounts described in paragraphs (a) and (b) in Step 4.
2
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4
In subsection (1) above “the acquisition of business” includes
F11 a
the securing on or after 14th March 1989 of the payment of increased or additional premiums in respect of a policy of insurance issued in respect of an insurance already made (whether before, on or after that date) F12and
b
the securing, in an accounting period beginning on or after 1st January 1992, of the payment of increased or additional consideration in respect of an annuity contract already made (whether in an accounting period beginning before, or on or after, that date).
F495
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F505A
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F516
Only a portion of the acquisition expenses for any accounting period (in this section referred to as “the base period”) is to be relieved under section 76 of the Taxes Act 1988 for that period.
That portion is one-seventh of the adjusted amount of the acquisition expenses for the period.
For the purposes of this section the adjusted amount of the acquisition expenses for the period is so much of those expenses as remains after—
a
including the whole of those expenses at Step 1,
b
making any reduction in those expenses which is required at Step 2, and
c
deducting any amount of reinsurance commission or any repayment or refund (in whole or in part) that falls for the period to be charged to tax under section 85 above,
Effect is given to this subsection at Step 6 (which requires the deduction of six-sevenths of the adjusted amount of the acquisition expenses for the period).
F527
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F468
This subsection applies in any case where, in accordance with subsection (6) above, only a fraction of the adjusted amount of the acquisition expenses for the base period is to be relieved under section 76 of the Taxes Act 1988 for that period.
In any such case—
a
a further fraction of the adjusted amount of those expenses is to be relieved under that section for each succeeding accounting period after the base period, until the whole of the adjusted amount has been relieved,
b
the fraction is one-seventh, except that for any accounting period of less than a year the fraction is to be proportionately reduced, and
c
the relief is given by including that fraction of the adjusted amount at paragraph (b) of Step 8,
but this is subject to subsection (9) below.
9
For any accounting period for which—
a
the fraction of the adjusted amount of the acquisition expenses for the base period which would otherwise fall to be relieved in accordance with subsection (8) above, exceeds
b
the balance of that adjusted amount which has not been so relieved for earlier accounting periods,
only that balance shall be so relieved.
F479A
In this section “expenses payable” has the same meaning as in Step 1.
9B
Any reference in this section to a numbered Step is a reference to the Step so numbered in section 76(7) of the Taxes Act 1988.
10
This section has effect for accounting periods beginning on or after 1stJanuary 1990 F122....
F13687 Management expenses.
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88 Corporation tax: policy holders’ F125share of profits.
1
Subject to subsection (2) F41... below, in the case of a company carrying on life assurance business, the rate of corporation tax chargeable for any financial year on
F13a
the policy holders’ share of the relevant profits for any accounting period, or
b
where the business is mutual business, the whole of those profits,
shall be deemed to be the rate at which income tax at the F91savings rate is charged for the year of assessment which begins on 6th April in the financial year concerned.
F1302
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F143
For the purposes of subsection (1) above, the relevant profits of a company for an accounting period are the income and gains of the company’s life assurance business reduced by the aggregate amount of—
C28F403A
In subsection (3) above “income and gains of the company’s life assurance business” means the aggregate of—
C13a
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F78ab
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F78ac
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F132b
profits of the company chargeable under Case VI of Schedule D under section 436A of the Taxes Act 1988 (gross roll-up business)
C283B
In subsection (3A)(a) above (and section 89(1B) below) “chargeable gains referable F54(in accordance with section 432A of the Taxes Act 1988) to the company’s basic life assurance and general annuity business”, in relation to an accounting period, means the chargeable gains so far as F53so referable accruing to the company in the accounting period after deducting—
a
any allowable losses so referable accruing to the company in the accounting period, and
b
so far as they have not been allowed as a deduction from chargeable gains in any previous accounting period, any allowable losses so referable previously accruing to the company.
4
In determining for the purposes of section 13 of the Taxes Act 1988 (small companies’ relief) the profits and basic profits (within the meaning of that section) of an accounting period of a company carrying on life assurance business, the policy holders’ F16share of the company’s relevant profits for that periodF17, or where the business is mutual business the whole of those profits, shall be left out of account.
5
This section has effect with respect to the profits of a company for accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 1990 (including the 1990 component period); and, for this purpose, the profits of the 1990 component period shall be taken to be that portion of the profits of the straddling period which the length of the 1990 component period bears to the length of the straddling period.
F4288A Lower corporation tax rate on certain insurance company profits.
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C4 89 F18 Policy holders’ share of profits.
1
The references in F36section 88 above to the policy holders’ share of the relevant profits for an accounting period of a company carrying on life assurance business F43... are references to —
F33a
in a case where there are no Case I profits of the company for the period in respect of its life assurance business, the amount of the relevant profits, and
b
in any other case, the amount arrived at in accordance with subsection (1A) below.
F321A
An amount is arrived at in accordance with this subsection by—
F111a
deducting from any profits of the company for the period chargeable under Case VI of Schedule D under section 436A of the Taxes Act 1988 so much of the Case I profits of the company for the period in respect of its life assurance business as does not exceed the amount of any profits of the company for the period so chargeable, and
b
deducting any remaining Case I profits of the company for the period in respect of its life assurance business from any BLAGAB profits of the company for the period.
C6C141B
For the purposes of this section, the BLAGAB profits of a company for an accounting period are the income and chargeable gains referable F59(in accordance with section 432A of the Taxes Act 1988) to the company’s basic life assurance and general annuity business reduced by the aggregate amount of—
F63a
amounts falling in respect of any non-trading deficits on the company’s loan relationships to be brought into account in that period in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 1996, and
b
the F113expenses deduction given by Step 8 in section 76(7) of the Taxes Act 1988.
2
For the purposes of F34subsections (1) and (1A) above, the Case I profits for a period shall be reduced by—
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b
c
the shareholders’ share of any foreign income dividends arising to the company in the period F23which are referable to the company’s basic life assurance and general annuity business.
F242A
For the purposes of subsection (2) above—
a
“foreign income dividends” shall be construed in accordance with Chapter VA of Part VI;
b
the shareholders’ share of any foreign income dividends is so much of the income they represent as is the shareholders’ share.
3
For the purposes of those section “ the shareholders’ share ” in relation to any income is so much of the income as is represented by the fraction
where—
A is an amount equal to the Case I profits of the company for the period in question in respect of its life assurance business, and
B is an amount equal to the excess of the company’s relevant non-premium income and relevant gains over its relevant expenses and relevant interest for the period.
4
Where there is no such excess as is mentioned in subsection (3) above, or where the Case I profits are greater than any excess, the whole of the income shall be the shareholders’ share; and (subject to that) where there are no Case I profits, none of the income shall be the shareholders’ share.
5
In subsection (3) above the references to the relevant non-premium income, relevant gains, relevant expenses and relevant interest of a company for an accounting period are references respectively to the following items as brought into account for the period, so far as referable to the company’s life assurance business,—
a
the company’s investment income from the assets of its long-term F25insurance fund together with its other income, apart from premiums;
b
any increase in the value (whether realised or not) of those assets;
c
expenses payable by the company;
d
interest payable by the company;
and if for any period there is a reduction in the value referred to in paragraph (b) above (as brought into account for the period), that reduction shall be taken into account as an expense of the period.
6
F112... where the company’s period of account does not coincide with the accounting period, any reference to an amount brought into account for the accounting period is a reference to the corresponding amount brought into account for the period of account in which the accounting period is comprised, proportionately reduced to reflect the length of the accounting period as compared with the length of the period of account.
F267
In this section—
“Case I profits” means profits computed in accordance with the provisions of the Taxes Act 1988 applicable to Case I of Schedule D F110; but for the purposes of subsections (1), (1A) and (2) they are to be adjusted in respect of losses in accordance with section 85A(4).
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F1387A
In a case where—
a
the company becomes an insurance special purpose vehicle, and
b
regulations made under section 84 of the Finance Act 2005 do not apply to it,
subsection (7B) applies in the first period of account in which the company is an insurance special purpose vehicle (“the first period”).
7B
Where this subsection applies, in computing a company’s Case I profits there shall be brought into account as a trading receipt of the company the amount, if any, by which the amount shown in line 51 of Form 14 of the periodical return for the period preceding the first period exceeds—
a
the fund for future appropriations shown in the company’s IAD accounts, or
b
the unallocated divisible surplus shown in the company’s IAS accounts,
as the case may be, for that preceding period.
7C
In subsection (7B)—
“IAD accounts” means accounts drawn up in accordance with the Council Directive of 19th December 1991 on the annual accounts of insurance undertakings (No.91/674/EEC);
“IAS accounts” means accounts prepared in accordance with international accounting standards.
F1558
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F8989A Modification of sections 82 to 83A, 88 and 89 in relation to overseas life insurance companies.
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90 Life policies etc. held by companies.
Schedule 9 to this Act (which imposes tax on certain benefits relating to life policies, life annuities and capital redemption policies held by companies, and makes related provision) shall have effect.
F13790AInterpretation
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