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Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

Section 68: Replacement and alteration of trade tools

283.This section allows a deduction for the cost of replacing or altering trade tools if the only reason a deduction would not be allowed is that the expenditure is of a capital nature. It is based on that part of section 74(1)(d) of ICTA that relates to deductions in respect of the replacement (“supply”) or alteration of implements, utensils and other articles employed for the purposes of the trade.

284.Expenditure on repairing trade premises or tools is revenue under the normal rules. And following the Special Commissioners decision in Jenners Princes Street Edinburgh Ltd v CIR (1998), SpC000166(3), it is generally accepted that the reference in section 74(1)(d) of ICTA to expenditure “beyond the sum actually expended” does not prohibit the deduction of a provision for repairs if the cost of the repairs would be allowable. So that part of section 74(1)(d) of ICTA which deals with repairs is not rewritten.

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STC [1998] (SCD) 196

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