Part 1Introduction
1Overview of Act
1
Part 2 is about calculation of the corporation tax chargeable on a company's profits, in particular—
a
the rates at which corporation tax on profits is charged (see Chapter 2),
b
ascertaining the amount of profits to which the rates of tax are applied (see Chapter 3), and
c
the currency in which profits are to be calculated and expressed (see Chapter 4).
2
F24Parts 3A to 7 make provision for the following reliefs—
F13a
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F25a
relief for companies with small profits (other than ring-fence profits) (see Part 3A),
b
relief for trade losses (see Chapters 2 and 3 of Part 4),
c
relief for losses from property businesses (see Chapter 4 of Part 4),
d
relief for losses on a disposal of shares (see Chapter 5 of Part 4),
e
relief for losses from miscellaneous transactions (see Chapter 6 of Part 4),
f
group relief (see Part 5),
F22fa
group relief for carried-forward losses (see Part 5A),
g
relief for qualifying charitable donations (see Part 6), F23...
F21ga
relief for expenditure on grassroots sport (see Part 6A), and
h
community investment tax relief (see Part 7).
F202A
Part 7ZA contains provision restricting the amount of certain deductions which may be made in calculating the profits of a company on which corporation tax is chargeable.
3
F16Parts 7A to 13 make provision about special types of business and company etc, in particular—
F17za
banking companies (see Part 7A),
a
oil activities (see Part 8),
F11aa
oil contractor activities (see Part 8ZA),
ab
profits arising from the exploitation of patents etc (see Part 8A),
F15ac
trading profits taxable at Northern Ireland rate (see Part 8B),
F18ad
restitution interest (see Part 8C),
b
leasing plant or machinery (see Part 9),
c
close companies (see Part 10),
d
charitable companies etc (see Part 11),
e
Real Estate Investment Trusts (see Part 12),
f
corporate beneficiaries under trusts (see Chapter 1 of Part 13),
g
open-ended investment companies, authorised unit trusts and court investment funds (see Chapter 2 of Part 13),
F12h
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i
securitisation companies (see Chapter 4 of Part 13),
j
companies in liquidation or administration (see Chapter 5 of Part 13),
k
banks etc in compulsory liquidation (see Chapter 6 of Part 13),
l
co-operative housing associations and self-build societies (see Chapters 7 and 8 of Part 13), and
m
community amateur sports clubs (see Chapter 9 of Part 13).
4
Parts 14 to F321C contain provisions relating to tax avoidance, in particular with respect to—
a
change in company ownership (see Part 14),
F7aa
transfer of deductions (see Part 14A),
F14ab
carried-forward losses (see Part 14B),
b
transactions in securities (see Part 15),
c
factoring of income (see Part 16),
F9d
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F10da
manufactured dividends (see Part 17A),
F19e
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f
the sale and lease-back of assets (see Part 19),
g
leasing plant or machinery (see Part 20), F1...
h
other arrangements involving asset leasing (see Part 21) F4...
F2i
risk transfer schemes (see Part 21A).
F8ja
tax mismatch schemes (see Part 21BA),
k
tainted donations made to charities (see Part 21C).
5
Part 22 contains miscellaneous provisions, including provision with respect to—
a
transfers of trade without a change of ownership (see Chapter 1),
b
transfers of trade to obtain balancing allowances (see Chapter 2),
c
transfer of relief within partnerships (see Chapter 3),
d
the surrender of tax refunds within groups of companies (see Chapter 4),
e
the set off of income tax deductions against corporation tax (see Chapter 5),
f
the assessment, collection and recovery of corporation tax from UK representatives of non-UK resident companies (see Chapter 6),
g
the recovery of unpaid corporation tax due from non-UK resident companies (see Chapter 7), and
h
exemptions (see Chapter 8).
6
Part 23 contains provisions about the meaning of “distribution” and certain associated matters.
7
Part 24 contains definitions that apply for the purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts and other general provisions that have effect for the purposes of those Acts.
8
Part 25 contains provisions of general application, including definitions for the purposes of the Act.
9
For abbreviations and defined expressions used in this Act, see section 1174 and Schedule 4.