Part 14Change in company ownership
F1CHAPTER 2APost-1 April 2017 losses: Further cases involving a change in the company's activities
676ADNotional split of accounting period in which change in ownership occurs
(1)
This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.
(2)
The accounting period in which the change in ownership occurs (“the actual accounting period”) is treated as two separate accounting periods (“notional accounting periods”), the first ending with the change and the second consisting of the remainder of the period.
(3)
Section 685 (apportionment of amounts) applies for the purposes of this Chapter as it applies for the purposes of Chapter 3.
(4)
The amounts for the actual accounting period in column 1 of the table in section 685(2) are apportioned to the two notional accounting periods in accordance with section 685.
(5)
In this Chapter, and in sections 685 and 686 as they apply by virtue of subsection (3), “the actual accounting period” and “notional accounting periods” have the same meaning as in this section.