Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4)

Part 22 U.K. Miscellaneous provisions

Chapter 1 U.K. Transfers of trade without a change of ownership

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 22 Ch. 1 applied (with modifications) (14.7.2022) by Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Act 2022 (c. 40), Sch. 1 para. 19 (with ss. 15(1), 16(1), 17)

C2 Pt. 22 Ch. 1 modified (15.5.2024) by S.I. 2009/2971, reg. 4(20) (as inserted by The Mutual Societies (Transfers of Business) (Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/555), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c) (with reg. 1(2)-(5)))

Introduction U.K.

[F1 940B] Meaning of “transfer of a trade” and related expressions U.K.

(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.

(2) If, on a company ceasing to carry on a trade, another company begins to carry it on, there is a transfer of a trade.

(3) The trade that is transferred is referred to in this Chapter as “the transferred trade”.

(4) In relation to a transfer of a trade—

• “the predecessor” means the company which ceases to carry on the trade, and

• “the successor” means the company which begins to carry on the trade.

(5) In this Chapter, except in so far as the context otherwise requires—

(a) references to a trade include an office, and

(b) references to carrying on a trade include holding an office.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 940B: s. 939 renumbered as s. 940B (19.7.2011) by Finance Act 2011 (c. 11), Sch. 5 para. 3(1)(b)