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(1)In this Act as it applies for income tax purposes, “period of account” has the meaning given by the following provisions of this section.
(2)In the case of a person to or on whom an allowance or charge falls to be made in taxing his trade, profession or vocation, “period of account” means, subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, any period for which accounts are made up for the purposes of the trade, profession or vocation.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2) above—
(a)where two periods of account overlap, the period common to both shall be deemed to fall in the first period of account only; and
(b)where there is an interval between two periods of account, the interval shall be deemed to be part of the first period of account.
(4)For the purposes of subsection (2) above, where a period of account (“the original period”) would, apart from this subsection, be a period of more than 18 months, that period shall be deemed to be divided into as many separate periods of account—
(a)the first beginning with the commencement date of the original period; and
(b)each subsequent one beginning with an anniversary of that date,
as may be necessary to secure that none of those periods of account is a period of more than 12 months.
(5)In the case of any other person to or on whom an allowance or charge falls to be made under Parts I to VI or this Part, “period of account” means any year of assessment.
(6)Any reference in this section to the overlapping of two periods shall be construed as including a reference to the coincidence of two periods or to the inclusion of one period in another, and references to the period common to both of two periods shall be construed accordingly.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 160 substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 211(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), s. 212(1)
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