no credit in respect of the release shall be required to be brought into account in the case of that company if any of the four conditions set out below is satisfied.

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Condition 1 is that the release is part of a relevant arrangement or compromise, within the meaning given by section 74(2) of the Taxes Act 1988.

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Condition 2 is that the debtor relationship is one as respects which section 87 of this Act (accounting method where parties have a connection) requires the use of an authorised accruals basis of accounting.

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Condition 3 is that—

a

in the case of the company releasing the amount, the circumstances are as described in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph 6A(1) below (insolvent liquidation etc),

b

immediately before the time at which those circumstances arose in the case of that company, the relationship was one as respects which section 87 of this Act requires the use of an authorised accruals basis of accounting, and

c

immediately after that time, the relationship was not one as respects which section 87 of this Act requires the use of an authorised accruals basis of accounting.

In the application of paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph 6A(1) below for the purposes of paragraph (a) above, references in those paragraphs to the company which has the creditor relationship are to be taken as references to the company releasing the amount.

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Condition 4 is that—

a

the relationship is not one as respects which section 87 of this Act requires the use of an authorised accruals basis of accounting, and

b

in the case of the company which has the debtor relationship, the circumstances are as described in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph 6A(1) below.

In the application of paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph 6A(1) below for the purposes of paragraph (b) above, references in those paragraphs to the company which has the creditor relationship are to be taken as references to the company which has the debtor relationship.