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Textual Amendments
F1S. 23 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F2S. 24 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
Corporation tax shall be charged for the financial year 2005 at the rate of 30%.
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Textual Amendments
F3S. 26 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
For the financial year 2004—
(a)the corporation tax starting rate shall be 0%, and
(b)the fraction mentioned in section 13AA of the Taxes Act 1988 (marginal relief for small companies) shall be 19/400ths.
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Textual Amendments
F4S. 28 repealed (with effect in accordance with Sch. 26 Pt. 3(1) Note of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), Sch. 26 Pt. 3(1)
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Textual Amendments
F5S. 29 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F6Ss. 30-32 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 10 Pt. 2 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
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Textual Amendments
F6Ss. 30-32 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 10 Pt. 2 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
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Textual Amendments
F6Ss. 30-32 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 10 Pt. 2 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
(1)This section has effect in relation to—
(a)the years of assessment 2004-05 and 2005-06, and
(b)accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2004 and ending on or before 31st March 2006,
and in the following provisions of this section “relevant period” means any of those years of assessment or accounting periods.
(2)In this section “records relating to an arm’s length provision” means such records as might have been requisite for the purpose of making and delivering a correct and complete return, so far as relating to the determination of the provision asserted to be the arm’s length provision for the purposes of Schedule 28AA to the Taxes Act 1988 in a case where that Schedule applies.
(3)In relation to any relevant period, the following provisions (which provide for penalties for failure to keep and preserve records for purposes of returns)—
(a)section 12B(5) of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9), and
(b)paragraph 23 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998 (c. 36),
do not apply if the records which the person in question fails to keep or preserve are records relating to an arm’s length provision.
(4)In the application of subsection (2) in relation to paragraph 23 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998—
(a)for “requisite” substitute “ needed ”, and
(b)for “making and delivering” substitute “ delivering ”.
(5)Where a person delivers an incorrect return for any relevant period, he shall not be regarded as doing so negligently for the purposes of—
(a)section 95 of the Taxes Management Act 1970, or
(b)paragraph 20 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998,
by reason only of his failure, or the failure of any other person, to keep or preserve records relating to an arm’s length provision.
(6)For the purposes of section 95A of the Taxes Management Act 1970, where a partner delivers an incorrect partnership return for any relevant period—
(a)he shall not be regarded as doing so negligently, and
(b)his doing so shall not be regarded as attributable to negligent conduct on the part of any relevant partner,
by reason only of his failure, or the failure of any other person, to keep or preserve records relating to an arm’s length provision.
(7)For the purposes of section 99 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (penalty for assisting in preparation of incorrect documents) a person shall not be taken to know that a return is incorrect by reason only of his failure, or the failure of any other person, to keep or preserve records relating to an arm’s length provision.
(1)In section 209 of the Taxes Act 1988 (meaning of “distribution”) the following provisions shall cease to have effect—
(a)in subsection (2), paragraph (da) (interest etc in respect of securities where issuing company is 75% subsidiary of holder etc and the interest represents an amount that would not have been paid but for a special relationship etc); and
(b)subsections (8A) to (8F) (application of section 808A(2) to (4) for purposes of paragraph (da) of subsection (2)).
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Textual Amendments
F7S. 34(2)(3) repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 10 Pt. 2 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
F8S. 34(4) 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)
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Textual Amendments
F9S. 36 repealed (1.4.2010) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 10 Pt. 2 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
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Textual Amendments
F9S. 36 repealed (1.4.2010) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 10 Pt. 2 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
(1)In this section “the amending provisions” means—
(a)sections 30 to 32 (transfer pricing);
(b)sections 34 to 36 (thin capitalisation);
(c)Schedule 5 (provision not at arm’s length: related amendments).
(2)The amendments made by those provisions have effect in relation to chargeable periods beginning on or after 1st April 2004 (whenever the actual provision, within the meaning of Schedule 28AA to the Taxes Act 1988, is or was made or imposed).
(3)Where an accounting period of a company begins before, and ends on or after, 1st April 2004, it shall be assumed for the purposes of the amending provisions, the amendments which they make and subsection (2) that that accounting period (“the straddling period”) consists of two separate accounting periods—
(a)the first beginning with the straddling period and ending with 31st March 2004, and
(b)the second beginning with 1st April 2004 and ending with the straddling period,
and the company’s profits and losses shall be computed accordingly for tax purposes.
(4)Where a period of account of any person within the charge to income tax begins before, and ends on or after, 6th April 2004, it shall be assumed for the purposes of the amending provisions, the amendments which they make and subsection (2) that that period (“the straddling period of account”) consists of two separate periods of account—
(a)the first beginning with the straddling period of account and ending with 5th April 2004, and
(b)the second beginning with 6th April 2004 and ending with the straddling period of account,
and the person’s profits and losses shall be computed accordingly for the purposes of income tax.
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Textual Amendments
F10S. 38 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)
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Textual Amendments
F11S. 39 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)
(1)For section 76 of the Taxes Act 1988 (expenses of management of insurance companies) substitute—
(1)In computing for the purposes of corporation tax the profits for any accounting period of a company—
(a)which carries on life assurance business, and
(b)which is not charged to tax in respect of that business under Case I of Schedule D,
section 75 is not to apply in computing the profits of that business, but a deduction for expenses payable (the “expenses deduction”) is to be allowed in accordance with the following provisions of this section.
See also subsection (14) below for the application of this section in relation to a company which carries on capital redemption business.
(2)The expenses deduction is to be made from so much of the income and gains of the accounting period referable to basic life assurance and general annuity business as remains after any deduction falling to be made by virtue of paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 1996 (non-trading deficits on loan relationships).
(3)For the purposes of this section “expenses payable” means expenses brought into account in line 12, 22 or 25 of Form 40 (the revenue account) in the periodical return of the company for a period of account, but does not include any of the amounts falling within subsection (4), (5) or (6) below.
(4)The amounts falling within this subsection are the following—
(a)reinsurance premiums,
(b)refunds of premiums,
(c)profit commissions and profit participations (however described),
(d)expenses or other amounts payable, to the extent that the company’s purpose in incurring the liability to make the payment is not a business or other commercial purpose of the company.
For the purposes of paragraph (d) above, it is not one of the business or commercial purposes of a company to incur a liability to pay an amount of commission or other expenses which exceeds the amount which it could reasonably be expected to pay if the company were charged to tax under Case I of Schedule D in respect of its life assurance business.
(5)The amounts falling within this subsection are any amounts payable in connection with a policy or contract to—
(a)a policy holder or annuitant under the policy or contract (except where the policy holder is an insurance company),
(b)any other person who is entitled to receive benefits under the policy or contract,
(c)any person acting on behalf of a person falling within paragraph (a) or (b) above,
(d)the personal representatives of a deceased person who fell within paragraphs (a) to (c) above.
(6)The amounts falling within this subsection are expenses of a capital nature.
But this subsection does not apply in the case of an amount which, by virtue of any provision of the Tax Acts other than this section, falls to be treated for the purposes of this section as expenses payable which fall to be brought into account at Step 1 in subsection (7) below (the reference to Step 1 being express in the provision).
(7)The amount of the expenses deduction for an accounting period is found by taking the following steps—
Step 1
Find so much of the expenses payable as are—
attributable to basic life assurance and general annuity business (see subsection (8) below), and
referable to the accounting period (see subsection (9) below).
Step 2
Reduce each of the amounts found at Step 1 by excluding so much of the amount as is—
deductible in computing income for the purposes of Schedule A,
deductible by virtue of section 85(2B) of the Finance Act 1989, or
deductible by virtue of section 121(3) in computing income from the letting of rights to work minerals in the United Kingdom.
Step 3
Find the amounts (so far as not included at Step 1) which fall to be treated for the purposes of this section as expenses payable for the accounting period by virtue of any of the following provisions—
section 432AB(3) (Schedule A loss or an overseas property business loss referable to basic life assurance and general annuity business);
section 437(1A) (relief for income element of new annuities);
section 587B(8)(b)(i) (relief for company carrying on life assurance business in relation to gifts of shares and securities);
paragraph 16(1) of Schedule 7 to the Finance Act 1991 (transitional relief for old annuities);
paragraph 4(4)(b) of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 1996 (carried forward non-trading deficit on loan relationships produced by separate computation for basic life assurance and general annuity business);
section 256(2)(a) of the Capital Allowances Act (capital allowances on plant and machinery used in the management of life assurance business);
paragraph 23 of Schedule 22 to the Finance Act 2001 (150% relief in respect of the remediation expenditure on contaminated land owned by a company carrying on life assurance business and acquired to be a management asset);
paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 12 to the Finance Act 2002 (125% of relevant expenditure on R&D in the case of a life assurance company);
paragraph 23(2) of Schedule 13 to the Finance Act 2002 (150% of relevant expenditure on research into vaccines in the case of a life assurance company);
paragraph 36(3) of Schedule 29 to the Finance Act 2002 (relief for non-trading loss on intangible fixed assets).
Step 4
Give effect to the provisions specified in Step 3 by adding together—
so much of the amounts found at Step 1 as remains after making any reductions at Step 2, and
the amounts found at Step 3,
and then deduct the amount of any reversal (wherever brought into account) of an expense included at Step 1 in a previous period,
to give Subtotal 1.
Step 5
If the whole or any part of a loss arising to the company in respect of its life assurance business in the accounting period is set off under section 393A or 403(1)—
find the amount (“amount L”) that is equal to so much of the loss as, in the aggregate, is so set off,
find the sum (“amount S”) of the amounts by which any losses for that period under section 436 or 439B fall to be reduced under section 434A(2)(b),
from amount L deduct amount S, to give the adjusted loss deduction,
then reduce Subtotal 1 by deducting from it the adjusted loss deduction,
to give Subtotal 2.
Step 6
Give effect to subsection (6) of section 86 of the Finance Act 1989 (spreading of acquisition expenses) by—
finding the amount that is equal to six-sevenths of the adjusted amount of the acquisition expenses (within the meaning of that section) for the accounting period, and
deducting that amount from Subtotal 2,
to give Subtotal 3.
Step 7
Add together the following amounts—
Subtotal 3, and
any amounts carried forward to the accounting period under subsection (12) or (13) below (unrelieved excesses from earlier accounting periods),
to give Subtotal 4.
Step 8
Give effect to subsections (8) and (9) of section 86 of the Finance Act 1989 (fraction of adjusted amount of acquisition expenses for earlier accounting periods) by adding together—
Subtotal 4, and
any amounts which are to be relieved under this section by virtue of those subsections,
to give the basic deduction.
Step 9
If—
amount D1 (see subsection (10) below), exceeds
amount R (see subsection (11) below),
deduct an amount equal to the excess from the basic deduction.
Step 10: the amount of the expenses deduction
The amount of the expenses deduction is so much of the basic deduction (see Step 8) as remains after making any deduction required at Step 9.
(8)For the purposes of Step 1, the expenses that are attributable to basic life assurance and general annuity business are the expenses which are attributable to that business in accordance with proper internal accounting practice.
In this subsection “proper internal accounting practice” means the practice of insurance companies in allocating all the expenses of the company to particular categories of business in accordance with any applicable requirements of—
(a)generally accepted accounting practice, or
(b)the Prudential Sourcebook (Insurers).
(9)The following rules have effect for determining for the purposes of Step 1 the expenses that are referable to an accounting period.
Rule A
Where a period of account coincides with an accounting period, the expenses brought into account for the period of account are the expenses referable to the accounting period.
Rule B
Where—
(a)two or more accounting periods fall within the same period of account, and
(b)that period of account is longer than 12 months,
section 834(4) (apportionment on time basis) is to apply.
Rule C
In any other case where two or more accounting periods fall within the same period of account, the expenses referable to any of those accounting periods are the expenses that would have been referable to that accounting period if—
(a)the accounting period had coincided with a period of account, and
(b)a separate periodical return had been made for that period of account,
and section 834(4) (apportionment on time basis) is not to apply.
Rule D
Rules A to C are subject to any provision of the Corporation Tax Acts which provides for an amount to be treated as expenses payable for, or referable to, a particular period.
(10)The amount D1 in Step 9 is 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.
The adjustment in respect of losses is a deduction of the amount which, disregarding sections 434A(2) and 440B, would fall to be set off under section 393 against the company’s income for that period if the company had always been charged to tax under Case I of Schedule D in respect of its life assurance business.
(11)The amount R in Step 9 (which may be a negative amount) is found for the accounting period by—
(a)taking the company’s relevant income, and
(b)deducting from it the relevant aggregate.
The “relevant income”is the sum of—
(a)the income and gains referable by virtue of section 432A to the company’s basic life assurance and general annuity business;
(b)distributions received by the company from companies resident in the United Kingdom which are referable by virtue of section 432A to its basic life assurance and general annuity business;
(c)profits chargeable under Case VI of Schedule D under section 436, 439B or 441.
The “relevant aggregate”is the sum of—
(a)the basic deduction (see Step 8);
(b)any non-trading deficit on the company’s loan relationships which is produced for the period in relation to the company’s basic life assurance and general annuity business by a separate computation under paragraph 2 of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 1996;
(c)any amount which in pursuance of a claim under paragraph 4(3) of that Schedule is carried back to the period and (in accordance with paragraph 4(5) of that Schedule) applied in reducing profits of the company for that period.
(12)Where for any accounting period—
(a)the amount of the expenses deduction (see Step 10), exceeds
(b)the amount from which that deduction is to be made (see subsection (2) above),
the excess is to be carried forward to the next accounting period and brought into account for that period in accordance with Step 7.
(13)Subject to paragraph 4(11) to (13) of Schedule 11 to the Finance Act 1996, where for any accounting period—
(a)the basic deduction (see Step 8), exceeds
(b)the expenses deduction (see Step 10),
the excess is to be carried forward to the next accounting period and brought into account for that period in accordance with Step 7.
(14)In this section any reference to—
(a)life assurance business, or
(b)basic life assurance and general annuity business,
includes a reference to capital redemption business.
(15)In this section—
“capital redemption business” means any capital redemption business, within the meaning of section 458, which is business to which that section applies;
“expenses payable” has the meaning given by subsection (3) above;
and other expressions have the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 12.”.
(2)This section has effect in accordance with sections 42 and 44 (commencement and transitional provisions).
(1)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 6 to this Act shall have effect with the amendments specified in that Schedule.
(2)Subsection (1) has effect in accordance with sections 42, 43 and 44 (commencement and transitional provisions).
(1)The amendments made by sections 38 to 41 and Schedule 6 have effect for accounting periods beginning on or after 1st April 2004.
(2)This is subject to the transitional provisions in sections 43 and 44 and that Schedule.
(1)Any amount which, apart from this subsection, would have fallen to be treated under the old section 75(3) as if it had been disbursed as expenses of management for the first new accounting period of a company shall instead be treated as if it were expenses of management deductible for that period by virtue of the new section 75(9).
(2)To the extent that any amount was deductible under subsection (1) of section 75 for an old accounting period, the amount shall not again be deductible under that subsection for a new accounting period.
(3)Subsection (2) is without prejudice to the old section 75(3) and the new section 75(9) (carry forward of unrelieved excess to later accounting period).
(4)To the extent that an amount—
(a)was not deductible under section 75(1) by an investment company for any old accounting period, but
(b)would have been deductible under the new section 75(1) for an old accounting period if the amendments made by sections 38 and 39 and Schedule 6 or any order under section 46 (so far as having effect in relation to the first new accounting period) had been in force in relation to that period,
the amount shall be deductible under section 75(1) for the first new accounting period of the company.
(5)Where there is an accounting period that begins before, and ends on or after, 1st April 2004 (“the commencement date”), it shall be assumed, for the purpose of determining the amounts that are deductible for that period under section 75(1) of the Taxes Act 1988, that that accounting period (the “straddling period”) consists of two separate accounting periods—
(a)the first beginning with the straddling period and ending with the day preceding the commencement date, and
(b)the second beginning with the commencement date and ending with the straddling period,
but this is subject to subsection (6).
(6)In the case of an investment company, subsection (5) does not have effect for the purpose of determining the amounts that are deductible for the straddling period under section 75(1) by virtue of—
(a)subsection (3) of the old section 75, or
(b)any provision of the Corporation Tax Acts, apart from section 75 and this section.
(7)Where, for the purposes of section 768B or 768C of the Taxes Act 1988, there is a change in the ownership of a company during the straddling period, then for the purposes of the section in question (and Schedule 28A to that Act), before making any such division as is required by section 768B(4) or 768C(3) of that Act,—
(a)the straddling period shall be divided into two parts in accordance with subsection (5), and
(b)those parts shall be treated in accordance with that subsection as two separate accounting periods, but
(c)subsection (6) shall be disregarded,
and section 768B or 768C of, and Schedule 28A to, the Taxes Act 1988 shall have effect accordingly.
(8)In this section—
“the commencement date” shall be construed in accordance with subsection (5);
“investment company” has the same meaning as in Part 4 of the Taxes Act 1988 (see section 130 of that Act);
“new accounting period” means an accounting period beginning on or after the commencement date;
“old accounting period” means an accounting period beginning before the commencement date;
“the new section 75” means section 75 as it has effect in relation to a new accounting period;
“the old section 75” means section 75 as it has effect (apart from subsection (5) above) in relation to an old accounting period;
“section 75” means section 75 of the Taxes Act 1988.
(1)Step 7 has effect for the first new accounting period as if, in paragraph (b) of that Step, the reference to amounts carried forward under subsection (12) or (13) of the new section 76 (carry forward of unrelieved excess to later accounting period) included—
(a)a reference to amounts falling to be carried forward from the last old accounting period under section 75(3) by virtue of the old section 76(1) (including any amounts falling to be so carried forward by virtue of the old section 76(5)), and
(b)a reference to so much of any pool under subsection (6) of section 87 of the Finance Act 1989 (c. 26) (pre-1990 expenses) as remains after making any reduction required by paragraph (c) of that subsection for the last old accounting period.
(2)To the extent that an amount—
(a)was not deductible under the old section 76(1) by a company for any old accounting period, but
(b)would have fallen to be taken into account by the company in determining the expenses deduction to be made under the new section 76(1) for an old accounting period if the amendments made by section 40 and Schedule 6 had been in force in relation to that period,
the company’s basic deduction (see Step 8) for the first new accounting period shall be increased by the addition of that amount.
(3)Where there is an accounting period that begins before, and ends on or after, 1st April 2004 (“the commencement date”), it shall be assumed, for the purpose of determining the deduction to be made under section 76(1), that that accounting period (“the straddling period”) consists of two separate accounting periods—
(a)the first beginning with the straddling period and ending with the day preceding the commencement date (“the first notional period”), and
(b)the second beginning with the commencement date and ending with the straddling period (“the second notional period”),
and the deduction shall be determined in accordance with subsections (4) to (6).
(4)For the purpose of determining the deduction to be made under section 76(1) for the straddling period—
(a)first add together—
(i)such amounts falling within the old section 76(1) as were disbursed for the first notional period, but without deducting amounts falling within the old section 76(1)(aa), (a), (c), or (ca),
(ii)the amounts falling to be brought into account at Step 1, as reduced at Step 2, for the second notional period, and
(iii)amounts falling to be carried forward from the previous accounting period under the old section 75(3) by virtue of the old section 76(1) (including any amounts falling to be so carried forward by virtue of the old section 76(5)),
(b)then reduce the aggregate of those amounts (but not below nil), by deducting from that aggregate any amounts falling within the old section 76(1)(aa), (a), (c), or (ca) for the straddling period,
and that aggregate, as so reduced, is deductible in accordance with the old section 76(1)(e) but subject to the old section 76(2) to (2D).
(5)Subsection (3) does not have effect for the purpose of determining the amounts that are deductible for the straddling period under section 76(1) by virtue of any provision of the Corporation Tax Acts apart from—
(a)the old section 75(3),
(b)section 76, and
(c)this section,
(so that, in particular, the old section 86 has effect for the straddling period).
(6)No amount shall be brought into account in determining the deduction to be made under section 76(1) for the straddling period except as provided by subsections (4) and (5).
(7)Any reference in this section to a numbered Step is a reference to the Step so numbered in subsection (7) of the new section 76.
(8)In this section—
“the commencement date” shall be construed in accordance with subsection (3);
“new accounting period” means an accounting period beginning on or after the commencement date;
“old accounting period” means an accounting period beginning before the commencement date;
“the new section 76” means section 76 as it has effect in relation to a new accounting period;
“the old section 76” means section 76 as it has effect (apart from subsection (3) above) in relation to an old accounting period;
“section 75” means section 75 of the Taxes Act 1988;
“section 76” means section 76 of the Taxes Act 1988;
“the old section 86” means section 86 of the Finance Act 1989 (c. 26) as it has effect (apart from subsection (3) above) in relation to an old accounting period.
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Textual Amendments
F12S. 45(1)-(3) 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)
F13S. 45(4) repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
(1)The Treasury may by order make such amendments, repeals or revocations in any enactment (including an enactment amended by this Act) as appear to them to be appropriate in consequence of sections 38 to 40 and 45 and Schedule 6.
(2)The power conferred by subsection (1) to make an order includes power—
(a)to make different provision for different cases, and
(b)to make incidental, consequential, supplemental or transitional provision and savings.
(3)Any order made under this section on or before 31st December 2004 may make provision having effect in relation to accounting periods ending before the date on which the order is made (but not before 1st April 2004).
(4)In this section—
“enactment” includes an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation;
“subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) (see section 21 of that Act).
Schedule 7 to this Act (which makes provision about insurance companies and companies which have ceased to be insurance companies after a transfer of business) shall have effect.
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Textual Amendments
F14S. 48 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)
Schedule 9 to this Act (which makes amendments relating to derivative contracts) shall have effect.
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Textual Amendments
F15S. 50 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 424, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F16S. 51 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 425, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
(1)Schedule 10 makes amendments of provisions of the Tax Acts that operate by reference to accounting practice.
(2)In that Schedule—
Part 1 makes amendments relating to loan relationships;
Part 2 makes amendments relating to derivative contracts;
Part 3 makes amendments relating to intangible fixed assets;
Part 4 makes amendments relating to foreign currency accounting.
(3)The amendments have effect in relation to—
(a)periods of account beginning on or after 1st January 2005, F17...
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Textual Amendments
F17S. 52(3)(b) and word repealed (retrospective to 7.4.2005) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), Sch. 4 para. 50, Sch. 11 Pt. 2(7)
(1)Expenditure by a company on research and development, if not of a capital nature, is not prevented from being regarded for tax purposes as deductible in computing profits by reason of the fact that for accounting purposes it is brought into account by the company in determining the value of an intangible asset.
(2)Subsection (1) applies, in particular, for the purposes of—
section 82A of the Taxes Act 1988 (deduction of expenditure on research and development),
Schedule 20 to the Finance Act 2000 (c. 17) (R&D tax relief),
Schedule 12 to the Finance Act 2002 (c. 23) (tax relief for expenditure on research and development), and
Schedule 13 to that Act (tax relief for expenditure on vaccine research etc.).
(3)Where expenditure is brought into account by a company for tax purposes in accordance with subsection (1), no deduction may be made in computing for tax purposes the profits of the company in respect of the writing down of so much of the value of an intangible asset as is attributable to that expenditure.
(4)Expenditure shall not be regarded by virtue of subsection (1) as deductible in computing a company’s profits for an accounting period to the extent that—
(a)a deduction has been made in respect of it in computing the company’s profits for a previous accounting period, or
(b)the company has benefited from a tax relief in respect of it for a previous accounting period under any of the provisions specified in subsection (2).
(5)In this section—
“intangible asset” has the meaning it has for accounting purposes; and
“research and development” has the meaning given by section 837A of the Taxes Act 1988.
(6)This section shall come into force in accordance with provision made by the Treasury by order made by statutory instrument.
Commencement Information
I1S. 53 in force at 1.1.2005 with effect as specified in art. 2 of the commencing S.I. by S.I. 2004/3268, art. 2
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Textual Amendments
F18S. 54 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)
(1)A company must give notice to the Board—
(a)of the beginning of its first accounting period, and
(b)of the beginning of any subsequent accounting period that does not immediately follow the end of a previous accounting period.
(2)The notice required by this section—
(a)must be in writing;
(b)must state when the accounting period began;
(c)must contain such other information as may be prescribed;
(d)may be given to any officer of the Board; and
(e)must be given not later than three months after the beginning of the accounting period.
(3)“Prescribed” in subsection (2)(c) means prescribed by regulations made by the Board.
(4)A company that has a reasonable excuse for failing to give notice as required by this section—
(a)is not to be regarded as having failed to comply with this section until the excuse ceases, and
(b)after the excuse ceases is not to be regarded as having failed to comply with this section if the required notice is given without unreasonable delay after the excuse ceases.
(5)In this section—
(a)“accounting period” means an accounting period for the purposes of corporation tax;
(b)“company” means a body corporate and does not include an unincorporated association or a partnership; and
(c)“the Board” means the Commissioners of Inland Revenue.
(6)In the second column of the Table in section 98 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9) (penalty for failure to provide information), at the appropriate place insert— “ section 55 of the Finance Act 2004 ”.
(7)This section applies in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after the day on which this Act is passed.
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Textual Amendments
F19S. 56 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
(1)This Chapter provides for certain payments (see section 60) under construction contracts to be made under deduction of sums on account of tax (see sections 61 and 62).
(2)In this Chapter “construction contract” means a contract relating to construction operations (see section 74) which is not a contract of employment but where—
(a)one party to the contract is a sub-contractor (see section 58); and
(b)another party to the contract (“the contractor”) either—
(i)is a sub-contractor under another such contract relating to all or any of the construction operations, or
(ii)is a person to whom section 59 applies.
(3)In sections 60 and 61 “the contractor” has the meaning given by this section.
(4)In this Chapter—
(a)references to registration for gross payment are to registration under section 63(2),
(b)references to registration for payment under deduction are to registration under section 63(3), and
(c)references to registration under section 63 are to registration for gross payment or registration for payment under deduction.
(5)To the extent that any provision of this Chapter would not, apart from this subsection, form part of the Tax Acts, it shall be taken to form part of those Acts.
For the purposes of this Chapter a party to a contract relating to construction operations is a sub-contractor if, under the contract—
(a)he is under a duty to the contractor to carry out the operations, or to furnish his own labour (in the case of a company, the labour of employees or officers of the company) or the labour of others in the carrying out of the operations or to arrange for the labour of others to be furnished in the carrying out of the operations; or
(b)he is answerable to the contractor for the carrying out of the operations by others, whether under a contract or under other arrangements made or to be made by him.
(1)This section applies to the following bodies or persons—
(a)any person carrying on a business which includes construction operations;
(b)any public office or department of the Crown (including any Northern Ireland department[F20, the Welsh Assembly Government] and any part of the Scottish Administration);
(c)the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords, the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons[F21, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body and the National Assembly for Wales Commission];
(d)any local authority;
(e)any development corporation or new town commission;
(f)the [F22Homes and Communities Agency];
(g)the Secretary of State if the contract is made by him under section 89 of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69);
(h)the [F23Regulator of Social Housing], a housing association, a housing trust, Scottish Homes, and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;
(i)any NHS trust;
(j)any HSS trust;
(k)any such body or person, being a body or person (in addition to those falling within paragraphs (b) to (j)) which has been established for the purpose of carrying out functions conferred on it by or under any enactment, as may be designated as a body or person to which this section applies in regulations made by the Board of Inland Revenue;
(l)a person carrying on a business at any time if—
(i)his average annual expenditure on construction operations in the period of three years ending with the end of the last period of account before that time exceeds £1,000,000, or
(ii)where he was not carrying on the business at the beginning of that period of three years, one-third of his total expenditure on construction operations for the part of that period during which he has been carrying on the business exceeds £1,000,000.
(2)But this section only applies to a body or person falling within subsection (1)(b) to (f) or (h) to (k) if—
(a)in any period of three years, that body or person has had an average annual expenditure on construction operations of more than £1,000,000, and
(b)since the condition in paragraph (a) was last satisfied, there have not been three successive years in each of which the body or person has had expenditure on construction operations of less than £1,000,000.
In this subsection “year” means a year ending with 31st March.
(3)Where section 57(2)(b) begins to apply to a person in any period of account by virtue of his falling within subsection (1)(l), it shall continue to apply to him until he satisfies the Board of Inland Revenue that his expenditure on construction operations has been less than £1,000,000 in each of three successive years beginning in or after that period of account.
(4)Where the whole or part of a trade is transferred by a company (“the transferor”) to another company (“the transferee”) and [F24Chapter 1 of Part 22 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010] has effect in relation to the transfer, then in determining for the purposes of this section the amount of expenditure incurred by the transferee—
(a)the whole or, as the case may be, a proportionate part of any expenditure incurred by the transferor at a time before the transfer is to be treated as if it had been incurred at that time by the transferee; and
(b)where only a part of the trade is transferred, the expenditure is to be apportioned in such manner as appears to the Board of Inland Revenue, or on appeal to the [F25tribunal], to be just and reasonable.
(5)In this section—
“development corporation” has the same meaning as in—
the New Towns Act 1981 (c. 64), or
the New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 16);
“enactment” includes an enactment comprised in an Act of the Scottish Parliament and a provision comprised in Northern Ireland legislation;
“housing association” has the same meaning as in—
the Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69), or
Part 2 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/ 1725 (N.I. 15));
“housing trust” has the same meaning as in the Housing Associations Act 1985;
“HSS trust” means a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1));
“new town commission” has the same meaning as in the New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 (c. 13 (N.I.));
“NHS trust” means a National Health Service trust—
established under [F26section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006 or section 18 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006], or
constituted under section 12A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29).
(6)In this section references to a body or person include references to an office or department.
(7)The Board of Inland Revenue may make regulations amending this section for the purpose of removing references to bodies which have ceased to exist.
[F27(8)This section is subject to section 73A (designated international organisations: exemption from section 59).]
Textual Amendments
F20Words in s. 59(1)(b) inserted (25.5.2007) by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 107(a)
F21Words in s. 59(1)(c) substituted (25.5.2007) by The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1388), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 107(b)
F22Words in s. 59(1)(f) substituted (1.12.2008) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 8 para. 82; S.I. 2008/3068, art. 2(1)(b)(3) (with arts. 6-13)
F23Words in s. 59(1)(h) substituted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 9 para. 33; S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F24Words in s. 59(4) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 426 (with Sch. 2)
F25Word in s. 59(4)(b) substituted (1.4.2009) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 420
F26Words in s. 59(5) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 256 (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F27S. 59(8) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 459 (with Sch. 2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 59(1)(h) modified (E.W.) (1.12.2008) by The Transfer of Housing Corporation Functions (Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2839), arts. 1(1), 3, Sch. para. 1 (with art. 6)
(1)In this Chapter “contract payment” means any payment which is made under a construction contract and is so made by the contractor (see section 57(3)) to—
(a)the sub-contractor,
(b)a person nominated by the sub-contractor or the contractor, or
(c)a person nominated by a person who is a sub-contractor under another such contract relating to all or any of the construction operations.
(2)But a payment made under a construction contract is not a contract payment if any of the following exceptions applies in relation to it.
(3)This exception applies if the payment is treated as earnings from an employment by virtue of Chapter 7 of Part 2 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1) (agency workers).
(4)This exception applies if the person to whom the payment is made or, in the case of a payment made to a nominee, each of the following persons—
(a)the nominee,
(b)the person who nominated him, and
(c)the person for whose labour (or, where that person is a company, for whose employees' or officers' labour) the payment is made,
is registered for gross payment when the payment is made.
But this is subject to subsections (5) and (6).
(5)Where a person is registered for gross payment as a partner in a firm (see section 64), subsection (4) applies only in relation to payments made under contracts under which—
(a)the firm is a sub-contractor, or
(b)where a person has nominated the firm to receive payments, the person who has nominated the firm is a sub-contractor.
(6)Where a person is registered for gross payment otherwise than as a partner in a firm but he is or becomes a partner in a firm, subsection (4) does not apply in relation to payments made under contracts under which—
(a)the firm is a sub-contractor, or
(b)where a person has nominated the firm to receive payments, the person who has nominated the firm is a sub-contractor.
(7)This exception applies if such conditions as may be prescribed in regulations made by the Board of Inland Revenue for the purposes of this subsection are satisfied; and those conditions may relate to any one or more of the following—
(a)the payment,
(b)the person making it, and
(c)the person receiving it.
(8)For the purposes of this Chapter a payment (including a payment by way of loan) that has the effect of discharging an obligation under a contract relating to construction operations is to be taken to be made under the contract; and if—
(a)the obligation is to make a payment to a person (“A”) within paragraph (a) to (c) of subsection (1), but
(b)the payment discharging that obligation is made to a person (“B”) not within those paragraphs,
the payment is for those purposes to be taken to be made to A.
(1)On making a contract payment the contractor (see section 57(3)) must deduct from it a sum equal to the relevant percentage of so much of the payment as is not shown to represent the direct cost to any other person of materials used or to be used in carrying out the construction operations to which the contract under which the payment is to be made relates.
(2)In subsection (1) “the relevant percentage” means such percentage as the Treasury may by order determine.
(3)That percentage must not exceed—
(a)if the person for whose labour (or for whose employees' or officers' labour) the payment in question is made is registered for payment under deduction, the percentage which is the basic rate for the year of assessment in which the payment is made, or
(b)if that person is not so registered, the percentage which is the higher rate for that year of assessment.
(1)A sum deducted under section 61 from a payment made by a contractor—
(a)must be paid to the Board of Inland Revenue, and
(b)is to be treated for the purposes of income tax or, as the case may be, corporation tax as not diminishing the amount of the payment.
(2)If the sub-contractor is not a company a sum deducted under section 61 and paid to the Board is to be treated as being income tax paid in respect of the sub-contractor’s relevant profits.
If the sum is more than sufficient to discharge his liability to income tax in respect of those profits, so much of the excess as is required to discharge any liability of his for Class 4 contributions is to be treated as being Class 4 contributions paid in respect of those profits.
(3)If the sub-contractor is a company—
(a)a sum deducted under section 61 and paid to the Board is to be treated, in accordance with regulations, as paid on account of any relevant liabilities of the sub-contractor;
(b)regulations must provide for the sum to be applied in discharging relevant liabilities of the year of assessment in which the deduction is made;
(c)if the amount is more than sufficient to discharge the sub-contractor’s relevant liabilities, the excess may be treated, in accordance with the regulations, as being corporation tax paid in respect of the sub-contractor’s relevant profits; and
(d)regulations must provide for the repayment to the sub-contractor of any amount not required for the purposes mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c).
(4)For the purposes of subsection (3) the “relevant liabilities”of a sub-contractor are any liabilities of the sub-contractor, whether arising before or after the deduction is made, to make a payment to the Inland Revenue in pursuance of an obligation as an employer or contractor.
(5)In this section—
(a)“the sub-contractor” means the person for whose labour (or for whose employees' or officers' labour) the payment is made;
(b)references to the sub-contractor’s “relevant profits” are to the profits from the trade, profession or vocation carried on by him in the course of which the payment was received;
(c)“Class 4 contributions” means Class 4 contributions within the meaning of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) or the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7).
(6)References in this section to regulations are to regulations made by the Board of Inland Revenue.
(7)Regulations under this section may contain such supplementary, incidental or consequential provision as appears to the Board to be appropriate.
(1)If the Board of Inland Revenue are satisfied, on the application of an individual or a company, that the applicant has provided—
(a)such documents, records and information as may be required by or in accordance with regulations made by the Board, and
(b)such additional documents, records and information as may be required by the Inland Revenue in connection with the application,
the Board must register the individual or company under this section.
(2)If the Board are satisfied that the requirements of subsection (2), (3) or (4) of section 64 are met, the Board must register—
(a)the individual or company, or
(b)in a case falling within subsection (3) of that section, the individual or company as a partner in the firm in question,
for gross payment.
(3)In any other case, the Board must register the individual or company for payment under deduction.
(1)This section sets out the requirements (in addition to that in subsection (1) of section 63) for an applicant to be registered for gross payment.
(2)Where the application is for the registration for gross payment of an individual (otherwise than as a partner in a firm), he must satisfy the conditions in Part 1 of Schedule 11 to this Act.
(3)Where the application is for the registration for gross payment of an individual or a company as a partner in a firm—
(a)the applicant must satisfy the conditions in Part 1 of Schedule 11 to this Act (if an individual) or Part 3 of that Schedule (if a company), and
(b)in either case, the firm itself must satisfy the conditions in Part 2 of that Schedule.
(4)Where the application is for the registration for gross payment of a company (otherwise than as a partner in a firm)—
(a)the company must satisfy the conditions in Part 3 of Schedule 11 to this Act, and
(b)if the Board of Inland Revenue have given a direction under subsection (5), each of the persons to whom any of the conditions in Part 1 of that Schedule applies in accordance with the direction must satisfy the conditions which so apply to him.
(5)Where the applicant is a company, the Board may direct that the conditions in Part 1 of Schedule 11 to this Act or such of them as are specified in the direction shall apply to—
(a)the directors of the company,
(b)if the company is a close company, the persons who are the beneficial owners of shares in the company, or
(c)such of those directors or persons as are so specified,
as if each of them were an applicant for registration for gross payment.
(6)See also section 65(1) (power of Board to make direction under subsection (5) on change in control of company applying for registration etc).
(7)In subsection (5) “director” has the meaning given by section 67 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1).
(1)Where it appears to the Board of Inland Revenue that there has been a change in the control of a company—
(a)registered for gross payment, or
(b)applying to be so registered,
the Board may make a direction under section 64(5).
(2)The Board may make regulations requiring the furnishing of information with respect to changes in the control of a company—
(a)registered for gross payment, or
(b)applying to be so registered.
[F28(3)In this section references to a change in the control of a company are references to such a change determined in accordance with section 995 of the Income Tax Act 2007.]
Textual Amendments
F28S. 65(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 460 (with Sch. 2)
Commencement Information
I2S. 65(3) has effect as specified by The Finance Act 2004, Section 77(1) and (7), (Appointed Day) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3240), art. 2
(1)The Board of Inland Revenue may at any time make a determination cancelling a person’s registration for gross payment if it appears to them that—
(a)if an application to register the person for gross payment were to be made at that time, the Board would refuse so to register him,
(b)he has made an incorrect return or provided incorrect information (whether as a contractor or as a sub-contractor) under any provision of this Chapter or of regulations made under it, or
(c)he has failed to comply (whether as a contractor or as a sub-contractor) with any such provision.
(2)Where the Board make a determination under subsection (1), the person’s registration for gross payment is cancelled with effect from the end of a prescribed period after the making of the determination (but see section 67(5)).
(3)The Board of Inland Revenue may at any time make a determination cancelling a person’s registration for gross payment if they have reasonable grounds to suspect that the person—
(a)became registered for gross payment on the basis of information which was false,
(b)has fraudulently made an incorrect return or provided incorrect information (whether as a contractor or as a sub-contractor) under any provision of this Chapter or of regulations made under it, or
(c)has knowingly failed to comply (whether as a contractor or as a sub-contractor) with any such provision.
(4)Where the Board make a determination under subsection (3), the person’s registration for gross payment is cancelled with immediate effect.
(5)On making a determination under this section cancelling a person’s registration for gross payment, the Board must without delay give the person notice stating the reasons for the cancellation.
(6)Where a person’s registration for gross payment is cancelled by virtue of a determination under subsection (1), the person must be registered for payment under deduction.
(7)Where a person’s registration for gross payment is cancelled by virtue of a determination under subsection (3), the person may, if the Board thinks fit, be registered for payment under deduction.
(8)A person whose registration for gross payment is cancelled under this section may not, within the period of one year after the cancellation takes effect (see subsections (2) and (4) and section 67(5)), apply for registration for gross payment.
(9)In this section “a prescribed period” means a period prescribed by regulations made by the Board.
(1)A person aggrieved by—
(a)the refusal of an application for registration for gross payment, or
(b)the cancellation of his registration for gross payment,
may by notice appeal F29....
(2)The notice must be given to the Board of Inland Revenue within 30 days after the refusal or cancellation.
(3)The notice must state the person’s reasons for believing that—
(a)the application should not have been refused, or
(b)his registration for gross payment should not have been cancelled.
(4)The jurisdiction of the [F30tribunal] on such an appeal [F31that is notified to the tribunal] shall include jurisdiction to review any relevant decision taken by the Board of Inland Revenue in the exercise of their functions under section 63, 64, 65 or 66.
(5)Where a person appeals against the cancellation of his registration for gross payment by virtue of a determination under section 66(1), the cancellation of his registration does not take effect until whichever is the latest of the following—
(a)the abandonment of the appeal,
(b)the determination of the appeal by the [F32tribunal], or
(c)the determination of the appeal by the [F33Upper Tribunal or a court].
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Textual Amendments
F29Words in s. 67(1) omitted (1.4.2009) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 421(2)
F30Word in s. 67(4) substituted (1.4.2009) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 421(3)(a)
F31Words in s. 67(4) inserted (1.4.2009) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 421(3)(b)
F32Word in s. 67(5)(b) substituted (1.4.2009) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 421(4)(a)
F33Words in s. 67(5)(c) substituted (1.4.2009) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 421(4)(b)
F34S. 67(6) omitted (1.4.2009) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 421(5)
The Board of Inland Revenue may make regulations providing for—
(a)the cancellation, in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations, of a person’s registration for payment under deduction;
(b)appeals against a refusal to register a person for payment under deduction or the cancellation of such registration.
(1)The Board of Inland Revenue may make regulations requiring persons who make payments under contracts relating to construction operations, except in prescribed circumstances, to verify with the Board whether a person to whom they are proposing to make—
(a)a contract payment, or
(b)a payment which would be a contract payment but for section 60(4),
is registered for gross payment or for payment under deduction.
(2)The provision that may be made by regulations under subsection (1) includes provision—
(a)for preventing a person from verifying unless such conditions as may be prescribed have been satisfied;
(b)as to the period for which the verification remains valid.
(3)The Board of Inland Revenue may make regulations requiring the Board to notify persons of a prescribed description who make payments under contracts relating to construction operations that—
(a)a person registered for gross payment has become registered for payment under deduction or has ceased to be registered under section 63, or
(b)a person registered for payment under deduction has become registered for gross payment or has ceased to be registered under section 63.
(4)The provision that may be made by regulations under subsection (1) or (3) includes provision for a person to be entitled to assume, except in prescribed circumstances, that—
(a)a person verified or notified as being registered for gross payment, or
(b)a person verified or notified as being registered for payment under deduction,
has not subsequently ceased to be so registered.
(5)In this section “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under this section.
(1)The Board of Inland Revenue may make regulations requiring persons who make payments under construction contracts—
(a)to make to the Board, at such times and in respect of such periods as may be prescribed, returns relating to such payments;
(b)to keep such records as may be prescribed relating to such payments;
(c)to provide such information as may be prescribed, at such times as may be prescribed, to persons to whom such payments are made or to such of those persons as are of a prescribed description.
(2)The provision that may be made by regulations under subsection (1)(a) includes provision requiring, except in such circumstances as may be prescribed,—
(a)the person making a return to declare in the return that none of the contracts to which the return relates is a contract of employment;
(b)the person making a return to declare in the return that, in the case of each person to whom a payment to which the return relates is made, he has complied with the requirements of any regulations made under section 69(1) (verification of registration status);
(c)returns to contain such other information and to be in such form as may be prescribed;
(d)a return to be made where no payments have been made in the period to which the return relates.
(3)The Board of Inland Revenue may make regulations with respect to—
(a)the production, copying and removal of, and the making of extracts from, any records kept by virtue of any such requirement as is referred to in subsection (1)(b), and
(b)rights of access to, or copies of, any such records which are removed.
(4)Regulations under this section may make provision—
(a)for or in connection with enabling a person who makes payments under construction contracts to appoint another person (a “scheme representative”) to act on his behalf in connection with any requirements imposed on him by regulations under this section, and
(b)as to the rights, obligations or liabilities of scheme representatives.
(5)In this section “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under this section.
(1)The Board of Inland Revenue must make regulations with respect to the collection and recovery, whether by assessment or otherwise, of sums required to be deducted from any payments under section 61.
(2)The regulations may include any matters with respect to which PAYE regulations may be made.
(3)Interest required to be paid by the regulations—
(a)is to be paid without any deduction of income tax, F35...
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Textual Amendments
F35S. 71(3)(b) and preceding word repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), s. 1329(1), Sch. 1 para. 570, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)
If a person, for the purpose of becoming registered for gross payment or for payment under deduction,—
(a)makes any statement, or furnishes any document, which he knows to be false in a material particular, or
(b)recklessly makes any statement, or furnishes any document, which is false in a material particular,
he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £3,000.
(1)The Board of Inland Revenue may by regulations make such other provision for giving effect to this Chapter as they consider necessary or expedient.
(2)The provision that may be made by regulations under subsection (1) includes provision for or in connection with modifying the application of this Chapter in circumstances where—
(a)a person acts as the agent of a contractor or sub-contractor;
(b)a person’s right to payments under a construction contract is assigned or otherwise transferred to another person.
(3)Regulations under this Chapter may make different provision for different cases.
(4)Any power under this Chapter to make regulations authorising or requiring a document (whether or not of a particular description), or any records or information, to be given or requested by or to be sent or produced to the Board of Inland Revenue includes power—
(a)to authorise the Board to nominate a person who is not an officer of the Board to be the person who on behalf of the Board—
(i)gives or requests the document, records or information; or
(ii)is the recipient of the document, records or information; and
(b)to require the document, records or information, in cases prescribed by or determined under the regulations, to be sent or produced to the address (determined in accordance with the regulations) of the person nominated by the Board to receive it on their behalf.
(1)The Treasury may by order designate for the purposes of this section any international organisation of which the United Kingdom is a member.
(2)Section 59 does not apply to an organisation which is so designated.]
Textual Amendments
F36S. 73A inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 461 (with Sch. 2)
(1)In this Chapter “construction operations” means operations of a description specified in subsection (2), not being operations of a description specified in subsection (3); and references to construction operations—
(a)except where the context otherwise requires, include references to the work of individuals participating in the carrying out of such operations; and
(b)do not include references to operations carried out or to be carried out otherwise than in the United Kingdom (or the territorial sea of the United Kingdom).
(2)The following operations are, subject to subsection (3), construction operations for the purposes of this Chapter—
(a)construction, alteration, repair, extension, demolition or dismantling of buildings or structures (whether permanent or not), including offshore installations;
(b)construction, alteration, repair, extension or demolition of any works forming, or to form, part of the land, including (in particular) walls, roadworks, power-lines, electronic communications apparatus, aircraft runways, docks and harbours, railways, inland waterways, pipe-lines, reservoirs, water-mains, wells, sewers, industrial plant and installations for purposes of land drainage, coast protection or defence;
(c)installation in any building or structure of systems of heating, lighting, air-conditioning, ventilation, power supply, drainage, sanitation, water supply or fire protection;
(d)internal cleaning of buildings and structures, so far as carried out in the course of their construction, alteration, repair, extension or restoration;
(e)painting or decorating the internal or external surfaces of any building or structure;
(f)operations which form an integral part of, or are preparatory to, or are for rendering complete, such operations as are previously described in this subsection, including site clearance, earth-moving, excavation, tunnelling and boring, laying of foundations, erection of scaffolding, site restoration, landscaping and the provision of roadways and other access works.
(3)The following operations are not construction operations for the purposes of this Chapter—
(a)drilling for, or extraction of, oil or natural gas;
(b)extraction (whether by underground or surface working) of minerals and tunnelling or boring, or construction of underground works, for this purpose;
(c)manufacture of building or engineering components or equipment, materials, plant or machinery, or delivery of any of these things to site;
(d)manufacture of components for systems of heating, lighting, air-conditioning, ventilation, power supply, drainage, sanitation, water supply or fire protection, or delivery of any of these things to site;
(e)the professional work of architects or surveyors, or of consultants in building, engineering, interior or exterior decoration or in the laying-out of landscape;
(f)the making, installation and repair of artistic works, being sculptures, murals and other works which are wholly artistic in nature;
(g)signwriting and erecting, installing and repairing signboards and advertisements;
(h)the installation of seating, blinds and shutters;
(i)the installation of security systems, including burglar alarms, closed circuit television and public address systems.
(4)The Treasury may by order made by statutory instrument amend either or both of subsections (2) and (3) by—
(a)adding,
(b)varying, or
(c)removing,
any description of operations.
(5)No statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (4) shall be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.
(1)In this Chapter “the Inland Revenue” means any officer of the Board of Inland Revenue.
(2)In this Chapter “the Board of Inland Revenue” means the Commissioners of Inland Revenue (as to which, see in particular the Inland Revenue Regulation Act 1890 (c. 21)).
(3)The Board of Inland Revenue may make regulations providing for any of the following to be done on behalf of the Board—
(a)the registration of persons under section 63;
(b)the giving of directions under section 64(5); and
(c)the cancellation under section 66 of a person’s registration for gross payment.
Schedule 12 to this Act (which makes consequential amendments) has effect.
(1)This Chapter has effect in relation to payments made on or after the appointed day under contracts relating to construction operations.
(2)Where a certificate issued to a person under section 561 of the Taxes Act 1988 is in force immediately before the appointed day, the person is to be treated as if, on the appointed day, the Board of Inland Revenue had registered him for gross payment.
(3)Where a registration card issued to a person in accordance with regulations made under section 566(2A) of the Taxes Act 1988 is in force immediately before the appointed day, the person is to be treated as if, on the appointed day, the Board of Inland Revenue had registered him for payment under deduction.
(4)Subsection (5) applies in relation to the first payment (“the relevant payment”) made after the appointed day by a person (“C”) to a sub-contractor (“SC”) under a contract relating to construction operations if—
(a)before the appointed day, C had made one or more payments to SC under the contract or another such contract,
(b)the last of those payments (“the last payment”) was made in the year of assessment in which the relevant payment was made or in either of the two years of assessment before that,
(c)at the time of the last payment—
(i)a certificate issued to SC under section 561 of the Taxes Act 1988 was in force, or
(ii)a registration card issued to SC in accordance with regulations made under section 566(2A) of that Act was in force, and
(d)on making the relevant payment, C has no reason to believe that SC—
(i)did not become registered for gross payment or (as the case may be) for payment under deduction by virtue of subsection (2) or (3), and
(ii)is not still so registered.
(5)Where this subsection applies, regulations under section 69(1) shall not require C, before making the relevant payment, to verify whether SC is registered for gross payment or for payment under deduction.
(6)Where subsection (5) applies, C shall be entitled to assume, on making any further payments to SC under a contract relating to construction operations, that SC has not subsequently ceased to be so registered, unless notified to the contrary in accordance with regulations made under section 69(3).
(7)In this section “the appointed day” means such day as the Treasury may by order appoint.
(8)The Treasury may by order make such further supplemental and transitional provision and savings as they think fit in connection with the coming into effect of this Chapter.
(1)Schedule 13 to this Act contains amendments of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1) relating to childcare and childcare vouchers.
(2)The amendments have effect for the year 2005-06 and subsequent years of assessment.
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Textual Amendments
F37S. 79 repealed (with effect in accordance with Sch. 26 Pt. 3(7) Note of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), Sch. 26 Pt. 3(7)
(1)Schedule 14 to this Act contains amendments of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 relating to vans.
(2)The amendments have effect for the year 2005-06 and subsequent years of assessment.
(1)In the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, after section 248 insert—
(1)This section applies where—
(a)an emergency vehicle is made available to a person employed in an emergency service for the person’s private use,
(b)the terms on which it is made available prohibit its private use otherwise than when the person is on call or engaged in on-call commuting, and
(c)the person does not make private use of it otherwise than in such circumstances.
(2)No liability to income tax arises by virtue of Chapter 6 or 10 of Part 3 (taxable benefits: cars, vans etc. and residual liability to charge) in respect of the benefit.
(3)“Emergency vehicle” means a vehicle which is used to respond to emergencies and which either—
(a)has fixed to it a lamp designed to emit a flashing light for use in emergencies, or
(b)would have such a lamp fixed to it but for the fact that (if it did) a special threat to the personal physical security of those using it would arise by reason of it being apparent that they were employed in an emergency service.
(4)The following are “employed in an emergency service”—
(a)constables and other persons employed for police purposes,
(b)persons employed for the purposes of a fire, or fire and rescue, service, and
(c)persons employed in the provision of ambulance or paramedic services.
(5)The Treasury may by order amend subsection (4).
(6)“Private use”, in relation to a person, means any use other than for the person’s business travel; and “business travel” has the same meaning as in Chapter 6 of Part 3 (see section 171(1)).
(7)A person to whom an emergency vehicle is made available is on call when liable, as part of normal duties, to be called on to use the emergency vehicle to respond to emergencies.
(8)A person to whom an emergency vehicle is made available is engaged in on-call commuting when the person—
(a)is using it for ordinary commuting or for travel between two places that is for practical purposes substantially ordinary commuting, and
(b)is required to do so in order that it is available for use by the person, as part of normal duties, for responding to emergencies.”.
(2)In section 236(2)(c) of that Act (mileage allowance and passenger payments: meaning of “company vehicle”), after “vans)” insert “ and section 248A (emergency vehicles) ”.
(3)This section has effect for the year 2004-05 and subsequent years of assessment.
(1)The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1) is amended as follows.
(2)In section 294 (EU travel expenses of MPs and other representatives) in subsection (1) (exemption from income tax in respect of sums paid to Members of the House of Commons and other representatives in respect of EU travel expenses) for “EU” (in both places) substitute “ European ”.
(3)In that section, for subsections (2) to (4) substitute—
“(2)“European travel expenses” means the cost of, and any additional expenses incurred in, travelling between the United Kingdom and a relevant European location.
(3)“Relevant European location” means—
(a)a European Union institution or agency, or
(b)the national parliament of—
(i)another member State,
(ii)a candidate or applicant country, or
(iii)a member State of the European Free Trade Association.
(4)The Treasury may by order amend subsection (3) by—
(a)adding a European location,
(b)removing a European location, or
(c)varying the description of a European location.”.
(4)In the heading of that section, “EU” accordingly becomes “European”.
(5)This section has effect in relation to sums paid in respect of costs or expenses incurred on or after 6th April 2004.
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Textual Amendments
F38S. 83 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 427, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
(1)Schedule 15 (which contains provisions imposing a charge to income tax by reference to benefits received in certain circumstances by a former owner of property) has effect.
(2)That Schedule has effect for the year 2005-06 and subsequent years of assessment.
(1)Schedule 16 to this Act provides—
(a)for income tax relief in certain cases where national insurance contributions are met by an employee, and
(b)for consequential amendments.
(2)This section (and that Schedule) come into force in accordance with provision made by the Treasury by order made by statutory instrument.
Commencement Information
I3S. 85 in force at 1.9.2004 by S.I. 2004/1945, art. 2
(1)Each of the provisions of Part 7 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1) (employment income: securities) specified in subsection (2) (exception from charges for certain company shares) is amended in accordance with subsections (3) to (5).
(2)The provisions are—
(a)section 429 (restricted securities),
(b)section 443 (convertible securities),
(c)section 446R (securities acquired for less than market value), and
(d)section 449 (post-acquisition benefits from securities).
(3)In subsection (1) of each of those sections, after paragraph (b) (but before the word “and” where that word features at the end) insert—
“(ba)subsection (1A) is satisfied,”.
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(5)In subsection (4) of sections 429, 443 and 446R, and in subsection (3) of section 449, for the words after “are not” substitute “ employment-related securities. ”; and accordingly omit sections 429(5), 443(5), 446R(5) and 449(4).
(6)In Chapter 3A of that Part of that Act (securities with artificially depressed market value), after section 446I insert—
(1)Section 429 (exception from charge under section 426 for certain company shares) does not prevent section 426 (restricted securities: chargeable events) applying in relation to an event if section 446E or 446I(1)(a) would have effect in relation to the event.
(2)Section 443 (exception from charge under section 438 for certain company shares) does not prevent section 438 (convertible securities: chargeable events) applying in relation to an event if section 446G, 446H or 446I(1)(b) would have effect in relation to the event.
(3)Section 446R (exception from charge under Chapter 3C for certain company shares) does not prevent that Chapter (securities acquired for less than market value) applying in relation to employment-related securities if section 446B would have effect in relation to them.
(4)Section 449 (exception from charge under Chapter 4 for certain company shares) does not prevent that Chapter (benefits from securities) applying in relation to a benefit if section 446I(1)(e) would have effect in relation to the benefit.”.
(7)In Chapter 3B of that Part of that Act (securities with artificially enhanced market value), after section 446N insert—
(1)None of the provisions specified in subsection (2) (exceptions from charges for certain company shares) apply in relation to employment-related securities if the market value of the employment-related securities at the time of the acquisition has been increased by at least 10% by non-commercial increases within the period of 7 years ending with the acquisition.
(2)The provisions are—
(a)section 429 (restricted securities),
(b)section 443 (convertible securities),
(c)section 446R (securities acquired for less than market value), and
(d)section 449 (post-acquisition benefits from securities).
(3)If section 446L (market value on valuation date increased by more than 10% by non-commercial increases during relevant period) applies in relation to employment-related securities, section 429 does not subsequently apply in relation to the employment-related securities.”.
(8)This section applies on and after 7th May 2004.
Textual Amendments
F39S. 86(4) repealed (with effect in accordance with Sch. 11 Pt. 2(1) Note of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2005 (c. 22), Sch. 11 Pt. 2(1)
(1)Section 446E of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1) (employee securities with artificially depressed market value: charge on restricted securities) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), after “on restricted securities),” insert—
“(aa)immediately before the employment-related securities are disposed of (in circumstances which do not constitute such an event) or are cancelled without being disposed of,”.
(3)For subsections (3) to (6) substitute—
“(3)“The relevant period”is the period beginning—
(a)if section 425(2) (no charge on acquisition of certain restricted securities or restricted interests in securities) applied in relation to the employment-related securities, 7 years before the acquisition, and
(b)in any other case, 7 years before the relevant date,
and ending with the relevant date.
(4)“The relevant date”is—
(a)in a case within subsection (1)(a), the date on which the chargeable event concerned occurs,
(b)in a case within subsection (1)(aa), the date on which the disposal or cancellation concerned occurs, and
(c)in a case within subsection (1)(b), the 5th April concerned.
(5)Where this section applies in a case within subsection (1)(aa) or (b), a chargeable event within section 427(3)(a) (lifting of restrictions) is to be treated as occurring in relation to the employment-related securities on the relevant date.
(6)In every case where this section applies, subsection (1) of section 428 (amount of charge on restricted securities) applies as if the reference in subsection (2) of that section to what would be the market value of the employment-related securities immediately after the chargeable event but for any restrictions were to what would be their market value at the appropriate time but for the matters to be disregarded.
(7)“The appropriate time”is—
(a)in a case within subsection (1)(a) or (b), the time immediately after the chargeable event concerned, and
(b)in a case within subsection (1)(aa), the time immediately before the chargeable event concerned.
(8)“The matters to be disregarded” are—
(a)any restrictions,
(b)the things done as mentioned in subsection (2), and
(c)if the employment-related securities are about to be disposed of or cancelled, that fact.
(9)Where this section applies in a case within subsection (1)(aa), section 428(1) applies with the omission of the reference to OP.
(10)Where this section applies in a case within subsection (1)(a) and the chargeable event concerned is within section 427(3)(c) (disposal for consideration), section 428 applies with the omission of subsection (9) (case where consideration is less than actual market value).”.
(4)This section applies on and after 7th May 2004.
(5)But if the employment-related securities were acquired before that date, section 446E of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1) does not apply by virtue of the amendment made by subsection (2) of this section unless their market value would be artificially low immediately before the disposal or cancellation if the date on which the relevant period began were the later of—
(a)that on which it did begin, and
(b)7th May 2004.
(1)The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 is amended as follows.
(2)Omit section 421G (exclusion from Chapters 2 to 4 of Part 7 of shares awarded or acquired under approved plan or scheme).
(3)In Chapter 2 of Part 7 (restricted securities), after section 431 insert—
(1)Where employment-related securities are restricted securities or a restricted interest in securities, the employer and the employee are to be treated as making an election under section 431(1) in relation to the employment-related securities if they are shares, or an interest in shares, to which this subsection applies.
(2)Subsection (1) applies to—
(a)shares awarded or acquired under an approved share incentive plan (within the meaning of Chapter 6 of this Part) in circumstances in which (in accordance with section 490) no liability to income tax arises,
(b)shares acquired by the exercise of a share option granted under an approved SAYE option scheme (within the meaning of Chapter 7 of this Part) in circumstances in which (in accordance with section 519) no liability to income tax arises,
(c)shares acquired by the exercise of a share option granted under an approved CSOP scheme (within the meaning of Chapter 8 of this Part) in circumstances in which (in accordance with section 524) no liability to income tax arises, and
(d)shares acquired by the exercise of a qualifying option within the meaning of section 527(4) (enterprise management incentives) in circumstances in which (in accordance with section 530) no liability to income tax arises.”.
(4)In section 489 (operation of tax advantages in connection with approved share incentive plans), after subsection (3) insert—
“(4)And those sections do not apply if the main purpose (or one of the main purposes) of the arrangements under which the shares in question are awarded or acquired is the avoidance of tax or national insurance contributions.”.
(5)In sections 505 and 506 (charge on shares ceasing to be subject to approved share incentive plan), after subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)Any tax due under subsection (2) or (3) is reduced by the amount or aggregate amount of any tax paid by virtue of Chapter 3B of this Part in relation to the shares.”.
(6)In section 519(1) (approved SAYE option schemes: no charge in respect of exercise of option) insert at the end “and
(c)the avoidance of tax or national insurance contributions is not the main purpose (or one of the main purposes) of any arrangements under which the option was granted or is exercised.”.
(7)In section 524(1) (approved CSOP schemes: no charge in respect of exercise of option) insert at the end “and
(c)the avoidance of tax or national insurance contributions is not the main purpose (or one of the main purposes) of any arrangements under which the option was granted or is exercised.”.
(8)Section 701 (PAYE: meaning of “asset”) is amended as follows.
(9)In subsection (2)(c)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (ia), for the words after “employee” substitute “ under a scheme approved under Schedule 4 (approved CSOP schemes) in circumstances in which Condition A or B as set out in section 524(2) or (2A) is met; ”,
(b)omit sub-paragraph (ii), and
(c)in sub-paragraph (iii), after “1996” insert “ where the avoidance of tax or national insurance contributions is not the main purpose (or one of the main purposes) of any arrangements under which the right was obtained or is exercised ”.
(10)After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) does not apply to shares after their acquisition as mentioned in that paragraph.”.
(11)This section has effect on and after 18th June 2004 and (so far as it does not relate to the award or acquisition of shares) applies in relation to shares awarded or acquired before that date as well as in relation to those awarded or acquired on or after that date.
(12)Where section 431A(1) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1) (as inserted by subsection (3)) has effect (by virtue of subsection (11)) in relation to shares acquired before 18th June 2004, it applies in relation to them so as to treat an election under section 431(1) of that Act as made in relation to them on that date.
(13)For the purposes of the application of Chapter 3B of Part 7 of that Act (securities with artificially enhanced market value) by reason of subsections (2) and (11) in relation to shares acquired before 18th June 2004, section 446O of that Act (meaning of “relevant period”) has effect as if they were acquired on that date.
(1)Section 421F of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1) (exclusion from Chapters 2 to 4 of Part 7 of shares acquired under terms of offer to the public) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), for “Chapters 2 to 4” substitute “ Chapters 2, 3 and 3C ”.
(3)After that subsection insert—
“(1A)But subsection (1) does not disapply those Chapters if the main purpose (or one of the main purposes)—
(a)of the arrangements under which the right or opportunity under which the shares were acquired, or
(b)for which the shares are held,
is the avoidance of tax or national insurance contributions.”.
(4)This section has effect on and after 18th June 2004 and applies in relation to shares acquired before that date as well as in relation to those acquired on or after that date.
(5)For the purposes of the application of Chapter 3B of Part 7 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (securities with artificially enhanced market value) by reason of subsections (2) and (4) in relation to shares acquired before that date, section 446O of that Act (meaning of “relevant period”) has effect as if they were acquired on that date.
(1)Part 7 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (employment income: securities) is amended as follows.
(2)In section 421C(2) (meaning of “relevant linked person” for purposes of Chapters 1 to 4), for “are connected or, although not connected, are” substitute “ are or have been connected or (without being or having been connected) are or have been ”.
(3)In section 472(2) (meaning of “relevant linked person” for purposes of Chapter 5), for “are connected or, although not connected, are” substitute “ are or have been connected or (without being or having been connected) are or have been ”.
(4)In section 477(3)(c) (chargeable events in relation to employment-related securities options), for the words after “benefit” substitute “ in connection with the employment-related securities option (other than one within paragraph (a) or (b)). ”
(5)This section has effect on and after 18th June 2004 and applies in relation to securities, interests and options that were employment-related securities or employment-related securities options on that date (as well as those acquired on or after that date).
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Textual Amendments
F40S. 91 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
Schedule 17 to this Act contains minor amendments of or connected with the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1).
Schedule 18 (which makes amendments to the enterprise investment scheme) has effect.
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(3)Schedule 19 (which makes amendments relating to venture capital trusts) has effect.
Textual Amendments
F41S. 94(1)(2) repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
Schedule 20 (which makes amendments relating to the corporate venturing scheme) has effect.
(1)Schedule 5 to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (enterprise management incentives) is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraph 8 (qualifying companies: introduction) after “having only qualifying subsidiaries (see paragraphs 10 and 11),” insert— “ property managing subsidiaries (see paragraphs 11A and 11B), ”.
(3)In paragraph 10 (the qualifying subsidiaries requirement) for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—
“(2)In this paragraph “subsidiary” means any company which the company controls, either on its own or together with any person connected with it.
(3)For the purpose of sub-paragraph (2), the question whether a person controls a company is to be determined in accordance with section 416(2) to (6) of ICTA (“control” in the context of close companies).”
(4)In paragraph 11 (meaning of “qualifying subsidiary”)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (2), omit paragraphs (a) to (c),
(b)before paragraph (d) of that sub-paragraph insert—
“(ca)that the subsidiary is a 51% subsidiary of the holding company;”,
(c)in paragraph (d) of that sub-paragraph, after “company” insert “ or another of its subsidiaries ”,
(d)in paragraph (e) of that sub-paragraph, for “the conditions in paragraphs (a) to” substitute “ either of the conditions in paragraphs (ca) and ”,
(e)omit sub-paragraph (3),
(f)after sub-paragraph (7) insert—
“(8)Sub-paragraph (9) applies at a time when the subsidiary or another company is in administration or receivership.
(9)The subsidiary is not to be regarded, by reason only of anything done as a consequence of the company concerned being in administration or receivership, as having ceased to be a company in relation to which the conditions in sub-paragraph (2) are met if—
(a)the entry into administration or receivership, and
(b)everything done as a consequence of the company concerned being in administration or receivership,
is for commercial reasons and is not part of a scheme or arrangement the main purpose (or one of the main purposes) of which is the avoidance of tax.
(10)Section 312(2A) of ICTA (meaning of being in administration or receivership) applies for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (8) and (9) as it applies for the purposes of Chapter 3 of Part 7 of ICTA (enterprise investment scheme).”.
(5)After paragraph 11 insert—
(1)A company is not a qualifying company if it has a property managing subsidiary which is not a qualifying 90% subsidiary of the company (see paragraph 11B).
(2)“Property managing subsidiary” means a qualifying subsidiary of a company whose business consists wholly or mainly in the holding or managing of land or any property deriving its value from land.
(3)In sub-paragraph (2) “land” and “property deriving its value from land” have the same meaning as in section 776 of ICTA.
(1)A company (“the subsidiary”) is a qualifying 90% subsidiary of a company (“the holding company”) if the following conditions are met.
(2)The conditions are—
(a)that the holding company possesses not less than 90% of the issued share capital of, and not less than 90% of the voting power in, the subsidiary;
(b)that the holding company would—
(i)in the event of a winding up of the subsidiary, or
(ii)in any other circumstances,
be beneficially entitled to not less than 90% of the assets of the subsidiary which would then be available for distribution to the shareholders of the subsidiary;
(c)that the holding company is beneficially entitled to not less than 90% of any profits of the subsidiary which are available for distribution to the shareholders of the subsidiary;
(d)that no person other than the holding company has control of the subsidiary; and
(e)that no arrangements are in existence by virtue of which any of the conditions in paragraphs (a) to (d) would cease to be met.
(3)Sub-paragraphs (4) to (10) of paragraph 11 (but not sub-paragraph (6)(b)) apply in relation to the conditions in sub-paragraph (2) above as they apply in relation to the conditions in sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph.”.
(6)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to any right to acquire shares granted on or after 17th March 2004.
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Textual Amendments
F42S. 97 repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 631, Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F43S. 98 repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 632, Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F44S. 99 repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 633, Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F45S. 100 repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 634, Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F46S. 101 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 463, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F47S. 102 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 463, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F48S. 103 repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 637, Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F49S. 104 repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 638, Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)
(1)Section 98 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9) (special returns etc) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (4A)(b), after “(4D)” insert “ , (4DA) ”.
(3)After subsection (4D) insert—
“(4DA)A payment is within this subsection if—
(a)it is a payment to which section 349(1) of the principal Act (requirement to deduct tax) applies,
(b)a company, purporting to rely on section 101 of the Finance Act 2004 (payment of royalties without deduction at source), makes the payment without deduction of tax under section 349(1) of the principal Act, and
(c)at the time the payment is made section 98 of the Finance Act 2004 does not apply to the payment and the company—
(i)does not believe that that section does so apply, or
(ii)if it does so believe, cannot reasonably do so.”.
(4)In section 18 of the Taxes Act 1988 (Schedule D) after subsection (5) insert—
“(6)This section is subject to Chapter 6 of Part 3 of the Finance Act 2004 (exemption from income tax for certain interest and royalty payments).”.
(5)In section 349 of the Taxes Act 1988 (certain payments to be made subject to deduction of income tax) after subsection (6) insert—
“(7)This section is subject to Chapter 6 of Part 3 of the Finance Act 2004 (exemption from income tax for certain interest and royalty payments).”.
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Textual Amendments
F50S. 106 repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 1 para. 639, Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F51Ss. 107-111 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 62(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
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Textual Amendments
F51Ss. 107-111 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 62(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
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Textual Amendments
F51Ss. 107-111 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 62(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
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Textual Amendments
F51Ss. 107-111 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 62(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
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Textual Amendments
F51Ss. 107-111 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 62(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
(1)Section 795 of the Taxes Act 1988 (double taxation relief: computation of income subject to foreign tax) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1) (remittance basis: grossing up) after “increased by” insert “ — (a) ” and at the end insert— “, and
(b)the amount of any special withholding tax levied in respect of the income.”.
(3)In subsection (2)(a) (other cases: no deduction for foreign tax) after “foreign tax” insert “ or special withholding tax ”.
(4)After subsection (4) insert—
“(5)In this section—
(a)“special withholding tax” has the same meaning as in Chapter 7 of Part 3 of the Finance Act 2004 (see section 107(3) of that Act); and
(b)references to special withholding tax are to special withholding tax in respect of which a claim has been made under that Chapter.”.
(5)Section 277 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12) (which applies Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 18 of the Taxes Act 1988 in relation to capital gains tax) is amended as follows.
(6)After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)Subsection (1B) below applies where—
(a)a chargeable gain accrues to a person on a disposal by him of assets in circumstances where the consideration for the disposal consists of or includes an amount of savings income, and
(b)special withholding tax is levied in respect of the whole or any part of the consideration for the disposal.
(1B)In section 795 of the Taxes Act, as applied by this section, for the reference in subsection (1)(b) to the amount of any special withholding tax levied in respect of the income, there shall be substituted a reference to an amount equal to—
where—
SWT is the amount of special withholding tax levied in respect of the whole or the part of the consideration for the disposal,
GUK is the amount of the chargeable gain received in the United Kingdom, and
G is the amount of the chargeable gain accruing to the person on the disposal.
(1C)In subsections (1A) and (1B) above “savings income” and “special withholding tax” have the same meaning as in Chapter 7 of Part 3 of the Finance Act 2004 (see section 107 of that Act); and references to special withholding tax are to special withholding tax in respect of which a claim has been made under that Chapter.”.
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Textual Amendments
F52S. 113 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 62(b), Sch. 10 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
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Textual Amendments
F53S. 114 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 62(b), Sch. 10 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
(1)In section 792 of the Taxes Act 1988 (double taxation relief: interpretation of the credit code) in subsection (1), in the definition of “foreign tax”, at the end insert “ (other than special withholding tax within the meaning of Chapter 7 of Part 3 of the Finance Act 2004) ”.
(2)In section 811 of the Taxes Act 1988 (deduction for foreign tax where no credit allowable) in subsection (2), at the end insert “ and to section 111 of the Finance Act 2004 (computation of income subject to special withholding tax) ”.
(3)In section 278 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12) (allowance for foreign tax) in subsection (1), after “section 277” insert “ and to section 111 of the Finance Act 2004 (computation of chargeable gains subject to special withholding tax) ”.
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Textual Amendments
F54S. 115(4) repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 62(c), Sch. 10 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
Schedule 21 (which makes provision for relief under section 165 or 260 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12) not to be available on certain transfers to settlor-interested settlements etc or on transfers of shares etc to companies, and makes minor amendments in sections 79 and 281 of that Act) has effect.
Schedule 22 (which makes provision about private residence relief) has effect.
(1)The Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 99(2) (application of Act to unit trust schemes: definitions)—
(a)in the opening words, after “Subject to subsection (3)” insert “ and section 99A ”; and
(b)for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(aa)“unit holder” means a person entitled to a share of the investments subject to the trusts of a unit trust scheme;
(b)“authorised unit trust” means, as respects an accounting period, a unit trust scheme in the case of which an order under section 243 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 is in force during the whole or part of that period.”
(3)After that section insert—
(1)In this section an “umbrella scheme” means an authorised unit trust—
(a)which provides arrangements for separate pooling of the contributions of the participants and the profits or income out of which payments are to be made to them, and
(b)under which the participants are entitled to exchange rights in one pool for rights in another,
and any reference to a part of an umbrella scheme is a reference to such of the arrangements as relate to a separate pool.
(2)For the purposes of this Act (except subsection (1))—
(a)each of the parts of an umbrella scheme shall be regarded as an authorised unit trust, and
(b)the scheme as a whole shall not be regarded as an authorised unit trust or as any other form of collective investment scheme.
(3)In this Act, in relation to a part of an umbrella scheme, any reference to a unit holder is to a person for the time being having rights in the separate pool to which the part of the umbrella scheme relates.
(4)Nothing in subsections (2) or (3) shall prevent—
(a)gains accruing to an umbrella scheme being regarded as gains accruing to an authorised unit trust for the purposes of section 100(1) (exemption for authorised unit trusts etc);
(b)a transfer of business to an umbrella scheme being regarded as a transfer to an authorised unit trust for the purposes of section 139(4) (exclusion of transfers to authorised unit trusts etc);
(c)a disposal by a unit holder of units in an umbrella scheme being regarded as a disposal by him of units in an authorised unit trust for the purposes of section 271(1)(j) (exemption for disposal of units in an authorised unit trust which is also an approved personal pension scheme etc).”.
(4)In section 288 (interpretation)—
(a)in subsection (1), in the definition of “collective investment scheme”, at the end insert “ (subject to section 99A) ”;
(b)in the table in subsection (8) (index of general definitions)—
(i)in the first column after “Unit trust scheme” insert “ and “unit holder” ”;
(ii)in the second column for “s 99” substitute “ ss 99 and 99A ”.
(5)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to years of assessment and accounting periods beginning on or after 1st April 2004.
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Textual Amendments
F55Ss. 119-123 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 464, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F55Ss. 119-123 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 464, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F55Ss. 119-123 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 464, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F55Ss. 119-123 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 464, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F55Ss. 119-123 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 464, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F55Ss. 119-123 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 464, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F56S. 124 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F57S. 125 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F58Ss. 126-130 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 465, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F58Ss. 126-130 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 465, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F58Ss. 126-130 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 465, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F58Ss. 126-130 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 465, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F58Ss. 126-130 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1034(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3), s. 1034(1), Sch. 1 para. 465, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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Textual Amendments
F59Ss. 131-133 omitted (retrospective and with effect in accordance with Sch. 24 paras. 12, 13-16 to the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 24 paras. 8(b), 12
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Textual Amendments
F59Ss. 131-133 omitted (retrospective and with effect in accordance with Sch. 24 paras. 12, 13-16 to the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 24 paras. 8(b), 12
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Textual Amendments
F59Ss. 131-133 omitted (retrospective and with effect in accordance with Sch. 24 paras. 12, 13-16 to the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 24 paras. 8(b), 12
(1)After section 228 of the Capital Allowances Act 2001 (c. 2) (sale and leaseback: election) insert—
(1)Sections 228B to 228E apply where—
(a)plant or machinery is the subject of a sale and finance leaseback for the purposes of section 221, and
(b)section 222 (restriction of disposal value) applies.
(2)Sections 228B to 228D also apply, with the modifications set out in section 228F, where plant or machinery is the subject of a lease and finance leaseback (as defined in section 228F).
(1)For the purpose of income tax or corporation tax, in calculating the lessee’s income or profits for a period of account the amount deducted in respect of amounts payable under the leaseback may not exceed the permitted maximum.
(2)The permitted maximum is the total of—
(a)finance charges shown in the accounts, and
(b)depreciation, taking the value of the plant or machinery at the beginning of the leaseback to be the restricted disposal value.
(3)In relation to a period of account during which the leaseback terminates, the permitted maximum shall also include an amount calculated in accordance with subsection (4).
(4)The calculation is—
where—
“Current Book Value” means the net book value of the leased plant or machinery immediately before the termination,
“Original Consideration” means the consideration payable to S for entering into the relevant transaction, and
“Original Book Value” means the net book value of the leased plant or machinery at the beginning of the leaseback.
(1)Subsection (2) applies where the leaseback terminates.
(2)For the purpose of the calculation of income tax or corporation tax, the income or profits of the lessee from the relevant qualifying activity for the period in which the termination occurs shall be increased by an amount calculated in accordance with subsection (3).
(3)The calculation is—
where—
“Net Consideration” means—
(a) the consideration payable to S for entering into the relevant transaction, minus
(b) the restricted disposal value,
“Current Book Value” means the net book value of the leased plant or machinery immediately before the termination, and
“Original Book Value” means the net book value of the leased plant or machinery at the beginning of the leaseback.
(4)In this section “relevant qualifying activity” means the qualifying activity for the purposes of which the leased plant or machinery was used immediately before the termination.
(5)Section 228B has no effect on the treatment for the purposes of income tax or corporation tax of amounts received by way of refund on the termination of a leaseback of amounts payable under it.
(6)In subsection (5), “amounts received by way of refund” includes any amount that would be so received in respect of the lessee’s interest under the leaseback if any amounts due to the lessor under the leaseback were disregarded.
(1)This section applies in relation to the calculation of the lessor’s income or profits for a period of account for the purpose of income tax or corporation tax.
(2)Where—
(a)an amount receivable in respect of the lessor’s interest under the leaseback falls to be taken into account in that calculation, and
(b)that amount is reduced by an amount due to the lessee under the leaseback,
that reduction shall be disregarded when taking the amount receivable into account.
(3)The amounts receivable in respect of the lessor’s interest under the leaseback that fall to be taken into account in that calculation may be disregarded to the extent that they exceed the permitted threshold (whether or not subsection (2) applies).
(4)The permitted threshold is the total of—
(a)gross earnings, and
(b)the allowable proportion of the capital repayment.
(5)In subsection (4)(a) “gross earnings” means the amount shown in the lessor’s accounts in respect of the lessor’s gross earnings under the leaseback.
(6)In subsection (4)(b) “allowable proportion of the capital repayment” means the amount obtained by this calculation—
where—
“Investment Reduction For Period” means the amount shown in the lessor’s accounts in respect of the reduction in net investment in the leaseback, and
“Net Investment” means the amount shown in the lessor’s accounts as the lessor’s net investment in the leaseback at the beginning of its term.
(7)This section does not apply to a leaseback if the lessee is a lessee by way of an assignment made before 17 March 2004.
(1)Subsection (2) applies where—
(a)the leaseback terminates,
(b)the lessor disposes of the plant or machinery, and
(c)the amount of the disposal value required to be brought into account because of that disposal is limited by section 62.
(2)For the purpose of income tax or corporation tax, in calculating the lessor’s income or profits for the period in which the termination occurs the amount deducted in respect of any amount refunded to the lessee may not exceed the amount to which the disposal value is limited by section 62.
(1)Sections 228B, 228C and 228D apply, with the following modifications, where plant or machinery is the subject of a lease and finance leaseback.
(2)In determining the permitted maximum for the purposes of section 228B, depreciation shall be disregarded.
(3)In the calculation under section 228C(3), the amount of the consideration referred to in subsection (6)(b) of this section shall be substituted for the Net Consideration.
(4)In determining the permitted threshold for the purposes of section 228D, the allowable proportion of the capital repayment shall be disregarded.
(5)Plant or machinery is the subject of a lease and finance leaseback if—
(a)a person (“S”) leases the plant or machinery to another (“B”),
(b)after the date of that transaction, the use of the plant or machinery falls within sub-paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of section 221(1)(b), and
(c)it is directly as a consequence of having been leased under a finance lease that the plant or machinery is available to be so used after that date.
(6)For the purposes of subsection (5), S leases the plant or machinery to B only if—
(a)S grants B rights over the plant or machinery,
(b)consideration is given for that grant, and
(c)S is not required to bring all of that consideration into account under this Part.
(7)Plant or machinery is not the subject of a lease and finance leaseback for the purposes of this section in any case where the condition in subsection (6)(c) is met only because of an election under section 199 made before 18 May 2004.
(8)In the application of sections 228B to 228D in relation to a lease and finance leaseback—
(a)references to the lessee are references to the person referred to as S in this section, and
(b)references to the lessor are references to the person referred to as B in this section or, where appropriate, to an assignee of that person.
(1)Sections 228B and 228C are subject to this section in their application in relation to a leaseback that is not accounted for as a finance lease in the accounts of the lessee.
(2)Subsection (3) applies where the leaseback is accounted for as a finance lease in the accounts of a person connected with the lessee; and in that subsection “relevant calculation” means the calculation of—
(a)the permitted maximum for the purposes of section 228B, or
(b)the amount by which the income or profits of the lessee are to be increased in accordance with section 228C.
(3)Where an amount that falls to be used for the purposes of a relevant calculation—
(a)cannot be ascertained by reference to the lessee’s accounts because the leaseback is not accounted for as a finance lease in those accounts, but
(b)can be ascertained by reference to the connected person’s accounts for one or more periods,
that amount as ascertained by reference to the connected person’s accounts shall be used for the purposes of the relevant calculation.
(4)Subsections (5) and (6) apply in a case where the leaseback is not accounted for as a finance lease in the accounts of a person connected with the lessee.
(5)Sections 228B and 228C do not apply in relation to the leaseback.
(6)If the term of the leaseback begins on or after 18 May 2004 then, for the purposes of income tax or corporation tax, the income or profits of the lessee from the relevant qualifying activity for the period of account during which the term of the leaseback begins shall be increased by—
(a)the net consideration for the purposes of section 228C(3) (in the case of a sale and finance leaseback), or
(b)the consideration referred to in section 228F(6)(b) (in the case of a lease and finance leaseback).
(7)For the purposes of this section the leaseback is accounted for as a finance lease in a person’s accounts if—
(a)the leaseback falls, under generally accepted accounting practice, to be treated in that person’s accounts as a finance lease or loan, or
(b)in a case where the leaseback is comprised in other arrangements, those arrangements fall, under generally accepted accounting practice, to be so treated.
(1)In sections 228A to 228G—
“lessee” does not include a person who is lessee by way of an assignment;
the “net book value”of leased plant or machinery means the book value of the plant or machinery having regard to any relevant entry in the lessee’s accounts, but—
also having regard to depreciation up to the time in question, and
disregarding any revaluation gains or losses and any impairments;
“restricted disposal value” means the disposal value under section 222;
“termination” in relation to a leaseback includes (except in section 228E)—
the assignment of the lessee’s interest,
the making of any arrangements (apart from an assignment of the lessee’s interest) under which a person other than the lessee becomes liable to make some or all payments under the leaseback, and
a variation as a result of which the leaseback ceases to be a finance lease.
(2)In a case where accounts drawn up are not correct accounts, or no accounts are drawn up—
(a)the provisions of sections 228A to 228G apply as if correct accounts had been drawn up, and
(b)amounts referred to in any of those sections as shown in accounts are those that would have been shown in correct accounts.
(3)In a case where accounts are drawn up in reliance upon amounts derived from an earlier period of account for which correct accounts were not drawn up, or no accounts were drawn up, amounts referred to in sections 228A to 228G as shown in the accounts for the later period are those that would have been shown if correct accounts had been drawn up for the earlier period.
(4)In subsections (2) and (3) “correct accounts” means accounts drawn up in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice.
(1)This section applies where—
(a)plant or machinery is the subject of—
(i)a sale and finance leaseback, or
(ii)a lease and finance leaseback, and
(b)some or all of the plant or machinery becomes, while the subject of the leaseback, also the subject of a lease in relation to which the following conditions are met—
(i)the term of the lease begins on or after 18 May 2004;
(ii)S, or a person connected with S, is the lessee under the lease;
(iii)the lease is not accounted for as a finance lease in the accounts of the lessee.
(2)For the purpose of income tax or corporation tax, in calculating the lessee’s income or profits for a period of account the amount deducted in respect of amounts payable under the operating lease shall not exceed the relevant amount.
(3)Subsections (4) and (5) apply in relation to the calculation of the lessor’s income or profits for a period of account for the purpose of income tax or corporation tax.
(4)Where—
(a)an amount receivable in respect of the lessor’s interest under the operating lease falls to be taken into account in that calculation, and
(b)that amount is reduced by an amount due to the lessee under the operating lease,
that reduction shall be disregarded when taking the amount receivable into account.
(5)The amounts receivable in respect of the lessor’s interest under the operating lease that fall to be taken into account in that calculation may be disregarded to the extent that they exceed the relevant amount (whether or not subsection (4) applies).
(6)Where only some of the plant or machinery is the subject of the operating lease, subsections (2) to (5) shall apply subject to such apportionments as may be just and reasonable.
(7)For the purposes of this section a lease is accounted for as a finance lease in a person’s accounts if—
(a)the lease falls, under generally accepted accounting practice, to be treated in that person’s accounts as a finance lease or loan, or
(b)in a case where the lease is comprised in other arrangements, those arrangements fall, under generally accepted accounting practice, to be so treated.
(8)In this section—
“lease and finance leaseback” has the meaning given in section 228F;
“lessee” means the lessee under the operating lease;
“lessor” means the lessor under the operating lease;
“operating lease” means the lease referred to in subsection (1)(b);
“relevant amount” means an amount equal to the permitted maximum under section 228B as it applies in relation to the leaseback.”.
(2)In sections 228A to 228J of the Capital Allowances Act 2001 (c. 2) (as inserted by subsection (1) above), a reference to a provision of that Act includes a reference to an equivalent provision of the Capital Allowances Act 1990 (c. 1) (with any necessary modification).
(3)This section applies to income tax and corporation tax chargeable in relation to periods that end on or after 17 March 2004.
(4)Schedule 23 contains transitional provision.
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Textual Amendments
F60S. 135 omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 25 para. 10 of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 25 para. 9(3)(d)
Schedule 24 to this Act (which makes provision in relation to cases where payments are or have been made, or treated as made, which are representative of dividends on shares of companies resident in the United Kingdom) has effect.
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F61S. 137(1) repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
F62S. 137(2) 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)
F63S. 137(3)-(7) repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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F64S. 138 repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)
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F65S. 139 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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F66S. 140 repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)
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F67S. 141 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)
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F68S. 142 omitted (21.7.2008) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 75(4)(a)
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Textual Amendments
F69S. 143 repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)
Schedule 25 to this Act (which makes provision for certain reliefs to be available where a member of Lloyd’s converts to limited liability underwriting) has effect.
(1)The provisions of the Taxes Act 1988 relating to offshore funds are amended in accordance with Schedule 26 to this Act.
(2)Except as otherwise provided—
(a)the amendments have effect for account periods (within the meaning of Chapter 5 of Part 17 of that Act) ending on or after the day on which this Act is passed, and
(b)regulations made under a power conferred by virtue of any of the amendments may be made so as to have effect in relation to any such account period.
Schedule 27 to this Act (which makes amendments relating to the meaning of “offshore installation”) has effect.
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Textual Amendments
F70S. 147(1)(2) repealed (19.7.2007) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), Sch. 27 Pt. 2(7)
F71S. 147(3) repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)
F72S. 147(4) repealed (19.7.2007) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), Sch. 27 Pt. 2(7)
F73S. 147(5)(6) repealed (6.4.2005) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 883(1), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 2)
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F74S. 148 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 2)
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