Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

[F1 Transfers of trading stock between trade and trader U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 2 Ch. 11A inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 37(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 15 para. 2

172B Trading stock appropriated by trader U.K.

(1) This section applies if trading stock of a person's trade is appropriated by the person for any other purpose.

(2) In calculating the profits of the trade—

(a) the amount which the stock appropriated would have realised if sold in the open market at the time of the appropriation is brought into account as a receipt, and

(b) the value of anything in fact received for it is left out of account.

(3) The receipt is treated as arising on the date of the appropriation.

172C Trading stock supplied by trader U.K.

(1) This section applies if something that—

(a) belongs to a person carrying on a trade, but

(b) is not trading stock of the trade,

becomes trading stock of the trade.

(2) In calculating the profits of the trade—

(a) the cost of the stock is taken to be the amount which it would have realised if sold in the open market at the time it became trading stock of the trade, and

(b) the value of anything in fact given for it is left out of account.

(3) The cost is treated as being incurred on the date it became trading stock of the trade.]