Part 3Property income

Chapter 5Profits of property businesses: other rules about receipts and deductions

Furnished accommodation: receipts and deductions

308Furnished lettings

1

In calculating the profits of a property business which consists of or includes a furnished letting—

a

any sum payable for the use of furniture is brought into account as a receipt, and

b

a deduction is allowed for expenses incurred in connection with the provision of furniture.

2

But subsection (1) does not apply to receipts or expenses brought into account in calculating the profits of a trade which consists of, or involves, making furniture available for use in premises.

3

A furnished letting is a lease or other arrangement under which—

a

a sum is payable in respect of the use of premises, and

b

the person entitled to the use of the premises is also entitled, in connection with that use, to the use of furniture.

4

In this section—

a

premises” includes a caravan and a houseboat, and

b

sum” includes the value of any consideration.