436AGross roll-up business: separate charge on profits

1

Profits arising to an insurance company from gross roll-up business—

a

are to be treated as income within Schedule D, and

b

are chargeable under Case VI of that Schedule.

2

For that purpose—

a

the gross roll-up business is to be treated separately, and

b

the profits from it are to be computed in accordance with the provisions of this Act applicable to Case I of Schedule D.

3

In making that computation, sections 82 and 82B to 83AB of the Finance Act 1989 apply with the necessary modifications.

4

If in any accounting period an insurance company incurs a loss, to be computed on the same basis as the profits, arising from its gross roll-up business—

a

the loss must be set off against the amount of any profits chargeable under this section for any subsequent accounting period, and

b

accordingly, the amount of the company’s profits so charged in any such accounting period is to be treated as reduced by the amount of the loss or so much of that amount as cannot be relieved under this section against profits of an earlier accounting period.

5

Section 396 does not apply to a loss incurred by an insurance company on its gross roll-up business.

6

No loss to which section 396 applies may be set off under subsection (4) above against the amount of any profits chargeable under this section.

7

This section does not apply in relation to an insurance company for an accounting period if the profits of its long-term business for the accounting period are charged to tax under Case I of Schedule D.

436BGains referable to gross roll-up business not to be chargeable gains

1

Gains referable to gross roll-up business are not chargeable gains.

2

For the purposes of this section “gains referable to gross roll-up business” means gains which—

a

accrue to an insurance company on the disposal by it of assets of its long-term insurance fund, and

b

are referable (in accordance with section 432A) to gross roll-up business.