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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 16th May 2006

STANDING COMMITTEE A


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL

(except Clauses 13 to 15, 26, 61, 91 and 106, Schedule 14, and new Clauses relating to the effect of provisions of the Bill on section 18 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984)

NOTE

The amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [9th May]

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

29

Clause     23,     page     26,     line     10     [Vol I],     at end add—

    '(2)   In the Taxes Management Act 1970, the time limits for delivery of—

      (a) Personal tax returns set out in sections 8 and 9,

      (b) Trustee's returns set out in section 8A,

      (c) Partnership returns set out in section 12AA,

    shall apply for the years 2006-07 to 2010-11 inclusive.

    (3)   The time limits referred to in subsection (2) shall continue to apply in subsequent years unless, following a period of full consultation in accordance with the Code of Practice on Consultation, Parliament shall decide by primary legislation to amend those time limits.'.


   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

45

Clause     24,     page     26,     line     13     [Vol I],     at end add—

    '(2)   The filing dates mentioned in Finance Act 1998, Schedule 18, paragraph 14 shall apply for the years 2006-07 to 2010-11 inclusive.

    (3)   The time limits referred to in subsection (2) shall continue to apply in subsequent years unless, following a period of full consultation in accordance with the Code of Practice on Consultation, Parliament shall decide by primary legislation to amend those time limits.'.


   

Mr David Gauke

57

Page     27,     line     22     [Vol I],     leave out Clause 27.


   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

25

Schedule     1,     page     150,     line     7     [Vol 1],     leave out from 'arrangements' to end of line 9.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

28

Schedule     1,     page     150,     line     11     [Vol 1],     leave out from 'secure' to end of line 12 and insert 'that the amount in question was not eligible for qualifying relief within the meaning of Schedule 18A paragraphs 6, 7, or 8.'.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

5

Schedule     1,     page     153,     line     35     [Vol 1],     leave out from 'liability' to end of line 36.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

6

Schedule     1,     page     153,     line     38     [Vol 1],     after 'every' insert 'reasonable'.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

7

Schedule     1,     page     154,     line     19     [Vol 1],     leave out from 'liability' to end of line 20.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

8

Schedule     1,     page     154,     line     23     [Vol 1],     leave out 'immediately after the end of the current period' and insert 'when the claim for group relief was made'.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

9

Schedule     1,     page     155,     line     5     [Vol 1],     leave out from 'liability' to end of line 6.

   

Dawn Primarolo

22

Schedule     1,     page     156,     line     22     [Vol     I],     after 'the' insert 'relevant proportion (see sub-paragraph (5)) of the'.

   

Dawn Primarolo

23

Schedule     1,     page     156,     line     32     [Vol     I],     at end insert 'and "the relevant proportion" means the proportion that the appropriate part of the EEA amount bears to the EEA amount'.

   

Mr David Gauke

56

Page     147,     line     7     [Vol I],     leave out Schedule 1.


   

Julia Goldsworthy
Mr Colin Breed
John Thurso
John Hemming

60

Clause     30,     page     28,     line     20     [Vol 1],     leave out '12' and insert '24'.

   

Julia Goldsworthy
Mr Colin Breed
John Thurso
John Hemming

61

Clause     30,     page     28,     line     31     [Vol 1],     leave out from 'in' to end of line 32 and insert '2006-08 or financial year 2006 and 2007.".'.


   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

30

Clause     31,     page     29     [Vol I],     leave out lines 3 and 4.


   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

47

Clause     32,     page     29,     line     14     [Vol I],     at end insert '; but notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a company is only a "film production company" if it meets the conditions for film tax relief as set out in section 38 of this Act.'.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

64

Clause     32,     page     29,     line     17     [Vol I],     leave out lines 17 to 20 and insert—

      '(a) undertakes (whether on its own account or whether it is responsible to a third party)—

      (i) principal photography and post production of the film, and

      (ii) delivery of the completed film,'.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

31

Clause     32,     page     29,     line     18     [Vol I],     leave out 'pre-production'.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

65

Clause     32,     page     29,     line     22     [Vol I],     leave out 'pre-production,'.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

32

Clause     32,     page     29     [Vol I],     leave out lines 24 and 25.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

33

Clause     32,     page     29,     line     26     [Vol I],     at end insert—

    '(3A)   The Treasury may, by regulations—

      (a) amend subsection (3); and

      (b) provide that specified activities are or are not to be regarded for the purposes of this Chapter as film making activities;

    and in this subsection "specified" means specified in the regulations.'.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

46

Clause     32,     page     29,     line     27     [Vol I],     after 'company', insert 'resident in the United Kingdom (and not resident in another place in accordance with the law of that place relating to taxation)'.


   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

34

Clause     34,     page     30,     line     19     [Vol I],     after 'on', insert 'development,'.


   

Dawn Primarolo

26

Clause     35,     page     30,     line     36 [Vol 1],     leave out from beginning to end of line 37 and insert 'goods or services that are used or consumed in the United Kingdom'.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

35

Clause     35,     page     30,     line     37     [Vol I],     at end insert—

        'But for the purposes of this subsection—

      (a) services provided in relation to rented equipment shall be considered to have been performed in the United Kingdom where the equipment is used in the United Kingdom; and

      (b) where goods are initially supplied in the United Kingdom, their subsequent transport and use outside the United Kingdom shall not prevent the relevant expenditure from being treated as UK expenditure.'.


   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

40

Schedule     4,     page     165     [Vol I],     leave out lines 15 to 17.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

42

Schedule     4,     page     165,     line     26     [Vol I],     at end insert—

    '(1A) Where a company incurs expenditure on the development of a film that is abandoned before pre-production and subsequently begins to carry on a trade as a film production company in relation to another film, the expenditure may be treated as expenditure of the trade of the second film and as if incurred immediately after the company began to carry it on. Provided that the same expenditure is not to be given more than once.'.

   

Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Andrew Selous

53

Schedule     4,     page     166,     line     19     [Vol I],     leave out paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 and insert—

    '7  For the purposes of this Schedule profits and losses are calculated in accordance with generally-accepted United Kingdom accounting principles.'.

   

Mr David Gauke

55

Schedule     4,     page     167,     line     4     [Vol I],     at end insert '; and accordingly—

            (a)   where, within six years of the end of the first period of account, it becomes clear that the original estimates were incorrect, the film production company can elect in writing to amend the original tax computations to reflect the correct position;

            (b)   income taxed under the provisions of paragraph 7 of this Schedule shall not be taken into account for tax purposes in a subsequent period of account.'.

 
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