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Finance Act 2003, Cross Heading: Capital allowances and related matters is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 07 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Capital allowances and related mattersU.K.

164Avoidance affecting proceeds of balancing eventU.K.

(1)In Chapter 5 of Part 12 of the Capital Allowances Act 2001 (c. 2) (miscellaneous supplementary provisions), after section 570 insert—

Anti-avoidanceU.K.
570AAvoidance affecting proceeds of balancing event

(1)This section applies where an event occurs in relation to an asset (a “balancing event”) as a result of which a balancing allowance would (but for this section) fall to be made to a person (“the taxpayer”) under Part 3, 4, 4A, 5 or 10.

(2)The taxpayer is not entitled to any balancing allowance if, as a result of a tax avoidance scheme, the amount to be brought into account as the proceeds from the event is less than it would otherwise have been.

(3)In subsection (2) a “tax avoidance scheme” means a scheme or arrangement the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of which is the obtaining of a tax advantage by the taxpayer.

(4)Where this section applies to deny a balancing allowance, the residue of qualifying expenditure immediately after the balancing event is nevertheless calculated as if the balancing allowance had been made.

(5)In this section as it applies for the purposes of Part 5 (mineral extraction allowances)—

(a)the references to the proceeds from the balancing event that are to be brought into account shall be read as references to the disposal value to be brought into account, and

(b)the reference to the residue of qualifying expenditure shall be read as a reference to the unrelieved qualifying expenditure..

(2)This section applies in relation to any balancing event (within the meaning of section 570A, inserted by subsection (1) above) occurring on or after 27th November 2002, except where the event—

(a)occurs in pursuance of a contract entered into before that date, and

(b)does not occur in consequence of the exercise on or after that date of an option, right of pre-emption or similar right.

F1165Extension of first-year allowances for ICT expenditure by small enterprisesU.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1S. 165 omitted (21.7.2008) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 76(6)(b) (with s. 76(7)(8))

F2166Expenditure on software for sub-licensingU.K.

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Textual Amendments

F2S. 166 omitted (21.7.2008) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 76(6)(b) (with s. 76(7)(8))

167First-year allowances for expenditure on environmentally beneficial plant or machineryU.K.

Schedule 30 to this Act (first-year allowances for expenditure on environmentally beneficial plant or machinery) has effect in relation to expenditure incurred on or after 1st April 2003.

F3168Relief for research and developmentU.K.

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Textual Amendments

F3S. 168 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), s. 1329(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)

169Tonnage tax: extension of capital allowance restrictions on lessors of shipsU.K.

Schedule 32 to this Act (tonnage tax: restrictions on capital allowances for lessors of ships) has effect.

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