Part 2Income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax

Chapter 5Alternative finance arrangements

Supplementary

C156Application of Chapter

1

This Chapter has effect in relation to alternative finance arrangements entered into on or after 6th April 2005.

2

To the extent provided by subsections (3) to (6), this Chapter also has effect in relation to alternative finance arrangements falling within section 49 entered into before 6th April 2005 under which profit share return is payable on or after that date (“existing profit share arrangements”).

3

For the purposes of income tax, this Chapter has effect in relation to payments of profit share return made on or after 6th April 2005 under existing profit share arrangements to a person other than a company.

4

Where a company is a party to existing profit share arrangements—

a

this Chapter has effect in relation to the company in relation to those arrangements with effect from 6th April 2005, and

b

for the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 4 of FA 1996, the loan which is treated by section 50 as made by or to the company is a loan made on 6th April 2005 of an amount equal to the notional carrying value of the asset or liability representing the existing profit share arrangements.

5

For the purposes of subsection (4)(b) the notional carrying value is the amount which would have been the carrying value of the asset or liability in the accounts of the company (prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice) if a period of accounts had ended immediately before 6th April 2005.

6

Section 54 has effect in relation to profit share return paid by a company on or after 6th April 2005 under existing profit share arrangements.