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Corporation Tax Bill
Part 19 — General exemptions

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Miscellaneous

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Interest from tax reserve certificates

No liability to corporation tax arises in respect of interest from tax reserve

certificates issued by the Treasury.

1284    

Housing grants

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(1)   

No liability to corporation tax arises in respect of a payment if it is made—

(a)   

under an enactment relating to the giving of financial assistance for the

provision, maintenance or improvement of housing accommodation or

other residential accommodation, and

(b)   

by way of grant or other contribution towards expenses.

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(2)   

It does not matter whether—

(a)   

the payment is made to the person who incurs the expenses, or

(b)   

the expenses have been, or are to be, incurred.

(3)   

Subsection (1) does not apply so far as the payment is made towards an

expense which is deductible in calculating income for any corporation or

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income tax purpose.

1285    

UK company distributions

(1)   

Corporation tax is not chargeable on dividends or other distributions of a UK

resident company.

(2)   

Dividends and other distributions of a UK resident company are not taken into

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account as receipts in any calculation of income for corporation tax purposes.

(3)   

Subsection (1) does not prevent any dividends or other distributions from

being taken into account in the calculation of chargeable gains.

(4)   

Subsections (1) and (2) are subject to any exceptions made in the Corporation

Tax Acts.

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(5)   

For exceptions see in particular—

(a)   

section 130 (traders receiving distributions etc), and

(b)   

section 219(4) and (4A) of FA 1994 (Lloyd’s underwiters: taxation of

profits).

1286    

VAT repayment supplements

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No liability to corporation tax arises in respect of a sum paid by way of

supplement under section 79 of VATA 1994 (VAT repayment supplements).

1287    

Incentives to use electronic communications

No liability to corporation tax arises in respect of anything received by way of

incentive under any regulations made in accordance with Schedule 38 to FA

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2000 (regulations for providing incentives for electronic communications).

 
 

Corporation Tax Bill
Part 20 — General calculation rules
Chapter 1 — Restriction of deductions

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Part 20

General calculation rules

Chapter 1

Restriction of deductions

Unpaid remuneration

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1288    

Unpaid remuneration

(1)   

This section applies if—

(a)   

an amount is charged in respect of employees’ remuneration in a

company’s accounts for a period,

(b)   

the amount would, apart from this section, be deductible in calculating

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income from any source for corporation tax purposes, and

(c)   

the remuneration is not paid before the end of the period of 9 months

immediately following the end of the period of account.

(2)   

If the remuneration is paid after the end of that period of 9 months, the

deduction for it is allowed for the period of account in which it is paid.

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(3)   

No deduction is allowed for the remuneration if it is not paid.

(4)   

Provision corresponding to that made by this section is made by—

(a)   

section 1249 (in relation to expenses of management of a company’s

investment business), and

(b)   

section 76ZL of ICTA (in relation to the expenses of insurance

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companies).

1289    

Unpaid remuneration: supplementary

(1)   

For the purposes of section 1288 an amount charged in the accounts in respect

of employees’ remuneration includes an amount for which provision is made

in the accounts with a view to its becoming employees’ remuneration.

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(2)   

For the purposes of section 1288 it does not matter whether an amount is

charged for—

(a)   

particular employments, or

(b)   

employments generally.

(3)   

If the income is calculated before the end of the 9 month period mentioned in

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section 1288(1)(c)—

(a)   

it must be assumed, in making the calculation, that any remuneration

which is unpaid when the calculation is made will not be paid before

the end of that period, but

(b)   

if the remuneration is subsequently paid before the end of that period,

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nothing in this subsection prevents the calculation being revised and

any tax return being amended accordingly.

(4)   

For the purposes of this section and section 1288 remuneration is paid when

it—

 
 

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(a)   

is treated as received by an employee for the purposes of ITEPA 2003

by section 18 or 19 of that Act (receipt of money and non-money

earnings), or

(b)   

would be so treated if it were not exempt income.

(5)   

In this section and section 1288

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“employee” includes an office-holder and “employment” therefore

includes an office, and

“remuneration” means an amount which is or is treated as earnings for the

purposes of Parts 2 to 7 of ITEPA 2003.

Employee benefit contributions

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1290    

Employee benefit contributions

(1)   

This section applies if, in calculating for corporation tax purposes the profits of

a company (“the employer”) of a period of account, a deduction would

otherwise be allowable for the period in respect of employee benefit

contributions made or to be made (but see subsection (4)).

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(2)   

No deduction is allowed for the contributions for the period except so far as—

(a)   

qualifying benefits are provided, or qualifying expenses are paid, out

of the contributions during the period or within 9 months from the end

of it, or

(b)   

if the making of the contributions is itself the provision of qualifying

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benefits, the contributions are made during the period or within 9

months from the end of it.

(3)   

An amount disallowed under subsection (2) is allowed as a deduction for a

subsequent period of account so far as—

(a)   

qualifying benefits are provided out of the contributions before the end

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of the subsequent period, or

(b)   

if the making of the contributions is itself the provision of qualifying

benefits, the contributions are made before the end of the subsequent

period.

(4)   

This section does not apply to any deduction that is allowable—

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(a)   

for anything given as consideration for goods or services provided in

the course of a trade or profession,

(b)   

for contributions under a registered pension scheme or under a

superannuation fund to which section 615(3) of ICTA applies,

(c)   

for contributions under a qualifying overseas pension scheme in

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respect of an individual who is a relevant migrant member of the

pension scheme in relation to the contributions,

(d)   

for contributions under an accident benefit scheme,

(e)   

under Chapter 1 of Part 11 (share incentive plans),

(f)   

under section 67 of FA 1989 (qualifying employee share ownership

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trusts), or

(g)   

under Part 12 (other relief for employee share acquisitions).

(5)   

For the purposes of subsection (4)(c) “qualifying overseas pension scheme”

and “relevant migrant member” have the same meaning as in Schedule 33 to

FA 2004 (see paragraphs 4 to 6 of that Schedule).

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(6)   

See also—

section 1291 (making of “employee benefit contributions”),

section 1292 (provision of qualifying benefits),

section 1293 (timing and amount of certain qualifying benefits),

section 1294 (provision or payment out of employee benefit

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contributions),

section 1295 (profits calculated before end of 9 month period),

section 1296 (interpretation of sections 1290 to 1296),

section 1297 (some special rules for companies carrying on a life assurance

business).

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1291    

Making of “employee benefit contributions”

(1)   

For the purposes of section 1290 an “employee benefit contribution” is made if,

as a result of any act or omission—

(a)   

property is held, or may be used, under an employee benefit scheme, or

(b)   

there is an increase in the total value of property that is so held or may

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be so used (or a reduction in any liabilities under an employee benefit

scheme).

(2)   

For this purpose “employee benefit scheme” means a trust, scheme or other

arrangement for the benefit of persons who are, or include, present or former

employees of the employer.

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1292    

Provision of qualifying benefits

(1)   

For the purposes of section 1290 qualifying benefits are provided if there is—

(a)   

a payment of money, or

(b)   

a transfer of assets,

   

which meets condition A, B, C or D.

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(2)   

Condition A is that the payment or transfer gives rise both to an employment

income tax charge and to an NIC charge.

(3)   

Condition B is that the payment or transfer would give rise to both charges if—

(a)   

the duties of the employment in respect of which the payment or

transfer was made were performed in the United Kingdom, and

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(b)   

the person in respect of whose employment the payment or transfer

was made met at all relevant times the conditions as to residence or

presence in Great Britain or Northern Ireland prescribed under section

1(6) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.

(4)   

Condition C is that the payment or transfer is made in connection with the

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termination of the recipient’s employment with the employer.

(5)   

Condition D is that the payment or transfer is made under an employer-

financed retirement benefits scheme.

(6)   

None of the conditions is met if the payment or transfer is by way of loan.

(7)   

In this section—

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“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means—

(a)   

the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4), or

 
 

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(b)   

the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern

Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7),

“employment income tax charge” means a charge to tax under ITEPA

2003 (whether on the recipient or on someone else), and

“NIC charge” means a liability to pay national insurance contributions

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under section 6 (Class 1 contributions), section 10 (Class 1A

contributions) or section 10A (Class 1B contributions) of the

Contributions and Benefits Act.

1293    

Timing and amount of certain qualifying benefits

(1)   

If the provision of a qualifying benefit—

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(a)   

takes the form of a payment of money, and

(b)   

is not made under an employer-financed retirement benefits scheme,

   

the benefit is provided for the purposes of section 1290 when the money is

treated as received for the purposes of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of ITEPA 2003

(applying the rules in section 18 of that Act (receipt of money earnings)).

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(2)   

If the provision of a qualifying benefit takes the form of a transfer of an asset,

the amount provided for the purposes of section 1290 is the total of—

(a)   

the amount (if any) spent on the asset by a scheme manager, and

(b)   

in a case where the asset was transferred to a scheme manager by the

employer, the amount of the deduction that would be allowable as

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mentioned in subsection (1) of that section in respect of the transfer.

(3)   

But if the amount given by subsection (2) is more than the amount that—

(a)   

is charged to tax under ITEPA 2003 in respect of the transfer, or

(b)   

would be so charged if condition B in section 1292 were met,

   

the deduction allowable under section 1290(2) or (3) is limited to that lower

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amount.

1294    

Provision or payment out of employee benefit contributions

(1)   

For the purposes of section 1290(2)(a)—

(a)   

any qualifying benefits provided, or

(b)   

any qualifying expenses paid,

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by a scheme manager after the receipt by the scheme manager of employee

benefit contributions are treated as being provided or paid out of the

contributions.

(2)   

The rule in subsection (1) operates up to the total amount of the contributions

reduced by the amount of any benefits or expenses previously provided or

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paid as mentioned in section 1290(2)(a).

(3)   

For the purposes of section 1290(3)(a) any qualifying benefits provided by a

scheme manager after the receipt by the scheme manager of employee benefit

contributions are treated as being provided out of the contributions.

(4)   

The rule in subsection (3) operates up to the total amount of the contributions

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reduced by the amount of any benefits or expenses previously provided or

paid as mentioned in section 1290(2)(a) or (3)(a).

(5)   

For the purposes of this section no account is taken of any other amount

received or paid by the scheme manager.

 
 

 
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