Finance Act 1991

The disposal value U.K.

8 (1) In section 26 of that Act (which defines the disposal value by reference to the event giving rise to it) in subsection (1), after paragraph (e) there shall be inserted—

“(ee) if that event is the making of an additional VAT rebate in respect of capital expenditure incurred on the provision of the machinery or plant, equals the amount of that rebate; and”.

(2) At the end of subsection (2) of that section (disposal value not to exceed expenditure on the provision of the machinery or plant for the purposes of the trade) there shall be added the words—

“reduced by the aggregate amount of any additional VAT rebates made to him in respect of any of that capital expenditure.

(2A) If the event by reason of which a disposal value is to be brought into account is the making of an additional VAT rebate to a person, subsection (2) above shall have effect as if the capital expenditure referred to in that subsection were reduced (or further reduced) by the amount of any disposal value brought into account by that person in respect of the machinery or plant by reason of any earlier event (other than the making of an additional VAT rebate).”

(3) At the end of that section there shall be added—

“(4) Where an additional VAT rebate has been made to any of the persons mentioned in subsection (3) above in respect of the capital expenditure incurred by him as there mentioned, that capital expenditure shall, in his case, be treated as reduced by the amount of the rebate, but no further reduction shall be made under subsection (2) above.”