PART 2Insurance companies carrying on long-term business

CHAPTER 8Assets held for purposes of long-term business

Transfers of assets from different categories

116UK life insurance companies

1

If, at any time in a period of account of a UK life insurance company, an asset (or a part of an asset) held by the company—

a

ceases to be within one of the long-term business categories, and

b

comes within another of those categories,

the company is treated for the purposes of corporation tax on chargeable gains as if it had disposed of and immediately re-acquired the asset (or part) at that time for a consideration equal to the fair value of the asset (or part) at that time.

2

The long-term business categories in question are—

a

assets which are matched to BLAGAB liabilities of the company,

b

assets which are matched to other long-term business liabilities of the company,

c

assets which are held by the company for the purposes of any with-profits fund but which are not matched to its long-term business liabilities, and

d

assets which are held for the purposes of the company's long-term business but which are not matched to its long-term business liabilities or held by it for the purposes of any with-profits funds.

3

If the company has more than one with-profits fund within subsection (2)(c), the assets which are held by it for the purposes of a particular fund but which are not matched to its long-term business liabilities are treated as assets within a separate long-term business category.

4

Subsection (1) does not apply if all the income of the company's long-term business is chargeable to corporation tax on income under section 35 of CTA 2009.

5

If, at any time in a period of account of a UK life insurance company, an asset (or a part of an asset) held by the company—

a

ceases to be within a category set out in subsection (6), and

b

comes within the other category set out there,

the company is treated for the purposes of corporation tax as if it had disposed of and immediately re-acquired the asset (or part) for a consideration equal to the fair value of the asset (or part) at that time.

6

The categories in question are—

a

assets which are held for the purposes of the company's long-term business, and

b

other assets.