SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Corporate capital losses
PART 3Commencement and anti-forestalling provision
Commencement
42
The amendments made by this Schedule have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2020.
43
1
Paragraph 44 applies where a company has an accounting period beginning before 1 April 2020 and ending on or after that date (the “straddling period”).
2
For the purposes of paragraph 44—
a
the “pre-commencement period” means the part of the straddling period falling before 1 April 2020, and
b
the “post-commencement period” means the part of the straddling period falling on or after that date.
44
1
The amount of chargeable gains to be included in the company’s total profits for the straddling period is the total of—
a
the chargeable gains accruing to the company in the pre-commencement period, after making any deductions under section 2A(1) of TCGA 1992, and
b
the chargeable gains accruing to the company in the post-commencement period, after making any deductions under that section.
2
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b), section 2A of TCGA 1992 applies as if the pre-commencement period and the post-commencement period were separate accounting periods, subject to the modification in sub-paragraph (3).
3
For the purposes of determining the amount to be included in the company’s total profits in respect of chargeable gains for a period, the reference in section 2A(1)(a) of TCGA 1992 to any allowable losses accruing to the company in the period is to be treated as including—
a
for the purposes of the pre-commencement period, a reference to any allowable losses accruing to the company in the post-commencement period so far as they exceed the chargeable gains accruing to the company in the post-commencement period, and
b
for the purposes of the post-commencement period, a reference to any available allowable losses accruing to the company in the pre-commencement period so far as they exceed the chargeable gains accruing to the company in the pre-commencement period.
4
For the purposes of applying Part 7ZA of CTA 2010 in relation to the straddling period—
a
section 269ZBA of that Act applies in relation to the post-commencement period as if it were a separate accounting period,
b
the reference in section 269ZF(4)(h) to deductions under section 2A(1)(b) of TCGA 1992 is to be treated as if it were a reference only to deductions under that provision from the chargeable gains of the post-commencement period, and
c
the reference in step 3(c) of section 269ZF to the chargeable gains included in the company’s total profits is to be treated as if it were a reference to the total of—
i
the chargeable gains accruing to the company in the pre-commencement period, after making any deductions under section 2A(1)(a) or (b) of TCGA 1992, and
ii
the chargeable gains accruing to the company in the post-commencement period, after making any deductions under section 2A(1)(a) of that Act.
45
1
This paragraph applies in relation to a non-UK resident company which carries on a UK property business or has other UK property income—
a
if the conditions in sub-paragraph (2) are met, and
b
unless the company has elected that this paragraph is not to apply.
2
The conditions are met if the company—
a
is within the charge to income tax for the tax year 2019-20,
b
is chargeable to corporation tax for an accounting period falling wholly within the period beginning with 1 April 2020 and ending with 5 April 2020 because of a chargeable gain accruing to the company on the disposal of an asset, and
c
is within the charge to corporation tax on income for an accounting period beginning on 6 April 2020.
3
For the purposes of determining the amount to be included in the company’s total profits in respect of chargeable gains for an accounting period mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b) or (2)(c), the reference in section 2A(1)(a) of TCGA 1992 to any allowable losses accruing to the company in the period is to be treated as including—
a
4
For the purposes of the application of Part 7ZA of CTA 2010 in relation to the accounting periods mentioned in sub-paragraphs (2)(b) and (2)(c)—
a
section 269ZYA of CTA 2010 (deductions allowance for company without a source of chargeable income) applies as if the company had made a claim under that section in respect of each accounting period mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b), and
46Anti-forestalling provision
1
This sub-paragraph applies if—
a
a company has an accounting period ending before 1 April 2020,
b
the company would, apart from this paragraph, obtain a tax advantage as a result of a deduction, or an increased deduction, under section 2A(1)(b) of TCGA 1992,
c
the tax advantage arises as a result of arrangements entered into on or after 29 October 2018, and
d
the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of the arrangements is to secure a tax advantage as a result of the fact that section 269ZBA of CTA 2010, inserted by this Schedule, is not to have effect for the accounting period for which the deduction would be made.
2
If sub-paragraph (1) applies, the deductions made by the company for the accounting period under section 2A(1)(b) of TCGA 1992 may not exceed 50% of the company’s qualifying chargeable gains for the period.
3
So far as necessary for the purposes of this paragraph, Part 7ZA of CTA 2010 is treated as having come into force on the same day as this paragraph.
4
This paragraph is treated as having come into force on 29 October 2018.
5
Where a company has a straddling period, the pre-commencement period and the post-commencement period are treated for the purposes of this paragraph as separate accounting periods.
6
In this paragraph—
a
“arrangements” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme transaction or series of transactions (whether or not legally enforceable),
b
“straddling period”, “pre-commencement period” and “post-commencement period” have the same meaning as they have for the purposes of paragraph 44, and
c
“tax advantage” has the meaning given by section 1139 of CTA 2010.