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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2U.K.Trades and property businesses: calculation of profits

PART 1 U.K.Trades etc: amendments of ITTOIA 2005

2U.K.For section 33A (cash basis: capital expenditure) substitute—

33ACash basis: capital expenditure

(1)This section applies in relation to the calculation of the profits of a trade on the cash basis.

(2)No deduction is allowed for an item of a capital nature incurred on, or in connection with, the acquisition or disposal of a business or part of a business.

(3)No deduction is allowed for an item of a capital nature incurred on, or in connection with, education or training.

(4)No deduction is allowed for an item of a capital nature incurred on, or in connection with, the provision, alteration or disposal of—

(a)any asset that is not a depreciating asset (see subsections (6) and (7)),

(b)any asset not acquired or created for use on a continuing basis in the trade,

(c)a car (see subsection (14)),

(d)land,

(e)a non-qualifying intangible asset (see subsections (8) to (11)), or

(f)a financial asset (see subsection (12)).

(5)But subsection (4)(d) does not prevent a deduction being made for expenditure that—

(a)is incurred on the provision of a depreciating asset which, in being provided, is installed or otherwise fixed to land so as to become, in law, part of the land, but

(b)is not incurred on, or in connection with, the provision of—

(i)a building,

(ii)a wall, floor, ceiling, door, gate, shutter or window or stairs,

(iii)a waste disposal system,

(iv)a sewerage or drainage system, or

(v)a shaft or other structure in which a lift, hoist, escalator or moving walkway may be installed.

(6)An asset is a “depreciating” asset if, on the date the item of a capital nature is incurred, it is reasonable to expect that before the end of 20 years beginning with that date—

(a)the useful life of the asset will end, or

(b)the asset will decline in value by 90% or more.

(7)The useful life of an asset ends when it could no longer be of use to any person for any purpose as an asset of a business.

(8)Intangible asset” means anything that is capable of being an intangible asset within the meaning of FRS 105 and, in particular, includes—

(a)an internally-generated intangible asset, and

(b)intellectual property.

(9)An intangible asset is “non-qualifying” unless, by virtue of having a fixed maximum duration, it must cease to exist before the end of 20 years beginning with the date on which the item of a capital nature is incurred.

(10)An intangible asset is “non-qualifying” if it consists of a right, whether conditional or not, to obtain an intangible asset without a fixed maximum duration by virtue of which that asset must, assuming the right is exercised at the last possible time, cease to exist before the end of 20 years beginning with the date on which the item of a capital nature is incurred.

(11)Where—

(a)the trader has an intangible asset, and

(b)the trader grants a licence or any other right in respect of that asset to another person,

any intangible asset that consists of a licence or other right granted to the trader in respect of the intangible asset mentioned in paragraph (a) is “non-qualifying”.

(12)A “financial asset” means any right under or in connection with—

(a)a financial instrument, or

(b)an arrangement that is capable of producing a return that is economically equivalent to a return produced under any financial instrument.

(13)A reference to acquisition, provision, alteration or disposal includes potential acquisition, provision, alteration or (as the case may be) disposal.

(14)In this section—