Finance Act 2009

Transfer and long funding leaseback: restrictions on lessee's allowances U.K.

12 U.K. In section 51A(10) of CAA 2001 (annual investment allowances), insert at the appropriate place— “ section 70DA(2) (transfer and long funding leaseback: no annual investment allowance for lessee), ”.

13 U.K. In section 52(5) of CAA 2001 (first-year allowances), insert at the appropriate place— “ section 70DA(2) (transfer and long funding leaseback: no first-year allowance for lessee), ”.

14 U.K. In section 57(3) of CAA 2001 (available qualifying expenditure), insert at the appropriate place— “ section 70DA (transfer and long funding leaseback); ”.

15 U.K. In CAA 2001, after section 70D insert—

“70DA Transfer and long funding leaseback: restrictions on lessee's allowances

(1) This section applies where—

(a) a person (“S”) transfers plant or machinery to another person (“B”),

(b) at any time after the date of the transfer, the plant or machinery is available to be used by S, or a person (other than B) who is connected with S (“CS”), under a plant or machinery lease, and

(c) that lease is a long funding lease.

(2) No annual investment allowance or first-year allowance is to be made in respect of the expenditure of S or CS under the lease.

(3) The amount, if any, by which E exceeds D is to be left out of account in determining the available qualifying expenditure of S or CS.

(4) E is the capital expenditure of S or CS on the provision of the plant or machinery under the long funding lease.

(5) If S is required to bring a disposal value into account under this Part because of the transfer referred to in subsection (1)(a), D is that disposal value.

(6) Otherwise, D is whichever of the following is the smallest—

(a) the market value of the plant or machinery;

(b) if S incurred capital expenditure on the provision of the plant or machinery before the transfer referred to in subsection (1)(a), the amount of that expenditure;

(c) if a person connected with S incurred capital expenditure on the provision of the plant or machinery before that transfer, the amount of that expenditure.

(7) Section 70Y(3) applies to references in this section to a transfer of plant or machinery by a person.

(8) For the purposes of this section a transfer involving the grant of a lease takes place on the commencement of the term of the lease.”

16 U.K. In section 70H of CAA 2001 (lessee: requirement for tax return treating lease as long funding lease), after subsection (1B) insert—

“(1C) In a case in which paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of section 70DA (leaseback of plant or machinery) are satisfied, subsection (1) of this section does not apply to the lease referred to in section 70DA(1)(b).”

17 U.K. The amendments made by paragraphs 12 to 16 have effect in relation to cases where the commencement of the term of the lease referred to in subsection (1)(b) of section 70DA of CAA 2001 is on or after 13 November 2008.