Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12)

451 (1) Amend Schedule 8 (leases) as follows.

(2) In paragraph 5—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1) after “that Act)” insert “or by virtue of any of sections 277 to 281 of ITTOIA 2005 as a receipt of a UK property business (within the meaning of that Act)”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (2) after “that Act)” insert “or by virtue of any of sections 277 to 281 of ITTOIA 2005 as a receipt of a UK property business (within the meaning of that Act)”,

(c) in sub-paragraph (3) after “that Act)” insert “or by virtue of section 284 or 285 of ITTOIA 2005 (sale of land with right to reconveyance or leaseback) as a receipt of a UK property business (within the meaning of that Act),” and

(d) for sub-paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) References in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) above to a premium include references to—

(a) a premium deemed to have been received under subsection (4) or (5) of section 34 of the Taxes Act (which correspond to paragraph 3(2) and (3) of this Schedule),

(b) a sum that becomes payable by the tenant under the terms subject to which a lease is granted in lieu of the whole or a part of the rent for any period,

(c) a sum that becomes payable by the tenant under the terms subject to which a lease is granted as consideration for the surrender of the lease, and

(d) a sum that becomes payable by the tenant (otherwise than by way of rent) as consideration for the variation or waiver of any of the terms of a lease.”

(3) In paragraph 6—

(a) for sub-paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) If—

(a) under section 37(4) of the Taxes Act (allowance where, by the grant of a sublease, a lessee has converted a capital amount into a right to income) a person is to be treated as paying additional rent in consequence of having granted a sublease, or

(b) under section 292 of ITTOIA 2005 a person is to be treated as incurring expenses in consequence of having granted a sublease,

the amount of any loss accruing to the person on the disposal by way of the grant of the sublease shall be reduced by the total amount of rent which the person is thereby treated as paying, or the total amount of expenses which the person is thereby treated as incurring, over the term of the sublease (and without regard to whether relief is thereby effectively given over the term of the sublease), but not so as to convert the loss into a gain, or to increase any gain.”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (2) at the end insert “or by virtue of section 282 of ITTOIA 2005 (assignments for profit of lease granted at undervalue) as a receipt of a UK property business (within the meaning of that Act)”, and

(c) in sub-paragraph (3) after “that paragraph” insert “or under section 301 or 302 of ITTOIA 2005 on a claim under that section,”.

(4) For paragraph 7 substitute—

“7 If—

(a) under section 34(2) and (3) of the Taxes Act any amount is brought into account by virtue of section 34(2) and (3) of the Taxes Act as a receipt of a Schedule A business (within the meaning of that Act) which is or is treated as carried on by any person, or

(b) under section 277 of ITTOIA 2005 any amount is brought into account by virtue of section 278 of that Act as a receipt of a UK property business (within the meaning of that Act) which is carried on by any person,

that person shall be treated for the purposes of the computation of any gain accruing to him as having incurred at the time the lease was granted expenditure of that amount (in addition to any other expenditure) attributable to the asset under section 38(1)(b).”

(5) In paragraph 7A after “Schedule A business” insert “or UK property business”.