Part 5Miscellaneous income

Chapter 2Receipts from intellectual property

Disposals of know-how

584Exceptions to charge under section 583

1

Section 583 does not apply in the following cases.

2

Case A is if the consideration is brought into account under—

a

section 579 (charge to tax on royalties etc.), or

b

section 462 of CAA 2001 (disposal values).

3

Case B is if the consideration is dealt with in relation to the person receiving it as a capital receipt for goodwill under section 194(2) (disposal of know-how as part of disposal of all or part of a trade).

4

Case C is if the disposal of the know-how is by way of a sale and—

a

the buyer is a body of persons over which the seller has control,

b

the seller is a body of persons over which the buyer has control, or

c

the buyer and the seller are both bodies of persons and another person has control over both of them.

5

In subsection (4) “body of persons” includes a firm.

6

See also Chapter 14 of Part 2 and section 575 (disposals of know-how used in a trade dealt with by Part 2).