Part 9 U.K. Leasing plant or machinery

Chapter 2 U.K. Long funding leases of plant or machinery

Lessees under long funding finance leases U.K.

378 Lessee under long funding finance lease: termination U.K.

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a company is or has been the lessee under a long funding finance lease, and

(b) in connection with the termination of the lease, a payment calculated by reference to the termination value falls to be made to the company.

(2) The payment is not to be brought into account in determining the profits of the company for any period of account for corporation tax purposes.

(3) Subsection (2) does not affect the amount of any disposal value that falls to be brought into account by the company under CAA 2001.

(4) For the meaning of “termination value”, see section 381(3)(m).