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Chapter 4U.K.Limitations on claims and attribution

Limitations on claimsU.K.

236Loans: no claim after disposal or excessive repayments or receipts of valueU.K.

(1)If the investment consists of a loan, no claim may be made for an accounting period if—

(a)the investor disposes of the whole or any part of the loan before the qualifying date relating to that period,

(b)at any time after the investment is made but before that qualifying date, the amount of the capital outstanding on the loan is reduced to nil, or

(c)before that qualifying date, paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 245(1) (repayments of loan in 5 year period exceeding permitted limits) apply in relation to the investment (whether by virtue of section 246 (receipts of value treated as repayments) or otherwise).

(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) any repayment of the loan is to be ignored.

(3)For the purposes of this section the qualifying date relating to an accounting period is the next anniversary of the investment date to occur after the end of that period.

237Securities or shares: no claim after disposal or excessive receipts of valueU.K.

(1)If the investment consists of securities or shares, a claim made for an accounting period must relate only to those securities or shares held by the investor, as sole beneficial owner, continuously throughout the period—

(a)beginning when the investment is made, and

(b)ending immediately before the qualifying date relating to the accounting period.

(2)No claim may be made for an accounting period if before the qualifying date relating to that period paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 247(1) (receipts of value in the 6 year period exceeding permitted limits) apply in relation to the investment or any part of it.

(3)For the purposes of this section the qualifying date relating to an accounting period is the next anniversary of the investment date to occur after the end of that period.

238No claim after loss of accreditation by the CDFIU.K.

(1)If the CDFI ceases to be accredited under Chapter 2 of Part 7 of ITA 2007 with effect from a time within the 5 year period, no claim in respect of the investment may be made—

(a)for the relevant accounting period, or

(b)for any later accounting period.

(2)To find the relevant accounting period proceed under the rest of this section, in which references to the time of accreditation ceasing are to the time with effect from which the CDFI ceases to be accredited.

(3)If the time of accreditation ceasing falls within the first year of the 5 year period, the relevant accounting period is the accounting period in which the investment date fell.

(4)In any other case the relevant accounting period is—

(a)the accounting period in which the last anniversary of the investment date before the time of accreditation ceasing fell, or

(b)if the time of accreditation ceasing itself falls on an anniversary of the investment date, the accounting period in which that anniversary falls.

239Accreditation of investorU.K.

(1)This section applies where the investor becomes accredited under Chapter 2 of Part 7 of ITA 2007 with effect from a time within the 5 year period.

(2)No claim in respect of the investment may be made—

(a)for the relevant accounting period, or

(b)for any later accounting period.

(3)To find the relevant accounting period proceed under the rest of this section, in which references to the time of accreditation are to the time with effect from which the investor becomes accredited.

(4)If the time of accreditation falls within the first year of the 5 year period, the relevant accounting period is the accounting period in which the investment date fell.

(5)In any other case the relevant accounting period is—

(a)the accounting period in which the last anniversary of the investment date before the time of accreditation fell, or

(b)if the time of accreditation itself falls on an anniversary of the investment date, the accounting period in which that anniversary falls.

AttributionU.K.

240Attribution: generalU.K.

(1)In this Part references to the CITR attributable to any loan, securities or shares in respect of an accounting period are read as references to the reduction which—

(a)is made in the investor's liability to corporation tax for that period, and

(b)is attributed to that loan, or those securities or shares, in accordance with this section and section 241.

This is subject to the provisions of Chapter 5 for the withdrawal or reduction of CITR.

(2)Subsections (3) and (4) apply if the investor's liability to corporation tax is reduced for an accounting period under this Part.

(3)If the reduction is obtained because of one loan, or securities or shares included in one issue, the amount of the tax reduction is attributed to that loan or those securities or shares.

(4)If the reduction is obtained because of a loan or loans, securities or shares included in two or more investments, the reduction—

(a)is apportioned between the loan or loans, securities or shares in each of those investments in the same proportions as the invested amounts in respect of the loan or loans, securities or shares for the period, and

(b)is attributed to that loan or those loans, securities or shares accordingly.

[F1(4A)In the case of CITR under section 220A, in subsection (4)(a) the reference to the period is to be read as a reference to the period mentioned in section 220A(1)(a).]

(5)If under this section an amount of any reduction of corporation tax is attributed to any securities in the same issue, a proportionate part of that amount is attributed to each security.

(6)If under this section an amount of any reduction of corporation tax is attributed to any shares in the same issue, a proportionate part of that amount is attributed to each of those shares.

(7)If CITR attributable to a loan or any securities or shares falls to be withdrawn under Chapter 5, the CITR attributable to that loan or each of those securities or shares is reduced to nil.

(8)If CITR attributable to any securities or shares falls to be reduced under that Chapter by any amount, the CITR attributable to each of those securities or shares is reduced by a proportionate part of that amount.

Textual Amendments

F1S. 240(4A) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 27 para. 12 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 27 para. 10

241Attribution: bonus sharesU.K.

(1)This section applies if—

(a)corresponding bonus shares are issued to the investor in respect of any shares (“the original shares”) included in the investment, and

(b)the original shares have been continuously held by the investor, as sole beneficial owner, from the time they were issued until the issue of the bonus shares.

(2)A proportionate part of any amount attributed to the original shares, in respect of an accounting period, immediately before the bonus shares are issued is attributed to each of the shares in the holding consisting of the original shares and the bonus shares, in respect of that period.

(3)After the issue of the bonus shares this Part applies as if—

(a)the original issue had included the bonus shares, and

(b)the bonus shares had been held by the investor, as sole beneficial owner, continuously from the time the original shares were issued until the bonus shares were issued.

(4)In this section—

  • corresponding bonus shares” means bonus shares that are in the same company, are of the same class, and carry the same rights as the original shares,

  • original issue” means the issue of shares forming the investment.

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