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Debtor repos and debtor quasi-repos

548   

Meaning of debtor repo

549   

Meaning of debtor quasi-repo

550   

Ignoring effect on borrower of sale of securities

551   

Relief for borrower for finance charges in respect of the advance

General provisions

552   

General provisions about arrangements

553   

Persons buying or selling for others

554   

Power to modify this Chapter

555   

Cases where section 554 applies: non-standard repos

Interpretation

556   

Meaning of securities and similar securities

557   

Meaning of person receiving an asset

558   

Interpretation of accounting expressions

559   

Minor definitions

Chapter 11

Investment life insurance contracts

Introduction

560   

Introduction to Chapter

561   

Meaning of “investment life insurance contract”

Investment life assurance contracts treated as creditor relationships

562   

Contract to be loan relationship

563   

Increased non-trading credits for BLAGAB and EEA taxed contracts

564   

Section 563: interpretation

565   

Relevant amount where the relevant company uses fair value accounting

Old accounting period contracts

566   

Introduction

567   

Gains on deemed surrenders to be brought into account on related

transactions

568   

Restriction on credits on old contracts: fair value accounting cases

569   

Restriction on debits on old contracts: non-fair value accounting cases

 
 

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Part 7

Derivative contracts

Chapter 1

Introduction

Introduction

570   

Overview of Part

How profits and losses from derivative contracts are dealt with

571   

General rule: profits chargeable as income

572   

Profits and losses to be calculated using credits and debits given by this Part

573   

Trading credits and debits to be brought into account under Part 3

574   

Non-trading credits and debits to be brought into account under Part 5

Chapter 2

Contracts to which this Part applies

Introduction

575   

Overview of Chapter

Meaning of “derivative contract” and other basic definitions

576   

“Derivative contract”

577   

“Relevant contract”

578   

Relevant contracts of a company and being party to such contracts

579   

The accounting conditions

580   

“Option”

581   

“Future”

582   

“Contract for differences”

583   

“Underlying subject matter”

Cases where companies treated as parties to relevant contracts

584   

Hybrid derivatives with embedded derivatives

585   

Loan relationships with embedded derivatives

586   

Other contracts with embedded derivatives

Other contracts etc treated as derivative contracts

587   

Contract relating to holding in OEIC, unit trust or offshore fund

588   

Associated transaction treated as derivative contract

Exclusions from derivative contracts

589   

Contracts excluded because of underlying subject matter: general

590   

Disregard of subordinate or small value underlying subject matter

591   

Conditions A to E mentioned in section 589(5)

 
 

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Embedded derivatives treated as meeting condition in section 591 etc

593   

Contracts where part of underlying subject matter is excluded property

Chapter 3

Credits and debits to be brought into account: general

Introduction

594   

Overview of Chapter

General principles

595   

General principles about the bringing into account of credits and debits

596   

Meaning of “related transaction”

Amounts recognised in determining a company’s profit or loss

597   

Amounts recognised in determining a company’s profit or loss

598   

Regulations about recognised amounts

599   

Meaning of “amounts recognised for accounting purposes”

Application of fair value accounting

600   

Contract which is or forms part of financial asset or liability

601   

Contract relating to holding in OEIC, unit trust or offshore fund

602   

Contract becoming one relating to holding in OEIC, unit trust or offshore

fund

603   

Associated transaction treated as derivative contract

Rules differing from generally accepted accounting practice

604   

Credits and debits treated as relating to capital expenditure

605   

Credits and debits recognised in equity

Miscellaneous

606   

Exchange gains and losses

607   

Pre-contract or abortive expenses

608   

Company ceasing to be party to derivative contract

609   

Company ceasing to be UK resident

610   

Non-UK resident company ceasing to hold derivative contract for UK

permanent establishment

611   

Release under statutory insolvency arrangement of liability under derivative

contract

Chapter 4

Further provision about credits and debits to be brought into account

Introduction

612   

Overview of Chapter

 
 

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Adjustments on change of accounting policy

613   

Introduction to sections 614 and 615

614   

Change of accounting policy involving change of value

615   

Change of accounting policy after ceasing to be party to derivative contract

Certain embedded derivatives

616   

Disapplication of fair value accounting

617   

Election for section 616 not to apply

618   

Elections under section 617: groups of companies

Partnerships involving companies

619   

Partnerships involving companies

620   

Determination of credits and debits by company partners

621   

Company partners using fair value accounting

Miscellaneous

622   

Contracts ceasing to be derivative contracts

623   

Index-linked gilt-edged securities with embedded contracts for differences

Chapter 5

Continuity of treatment on transfers within groups

Introductory

624   

Introduction to Chapter

Group member replacing another as party to derivative contract

625   

Group member replacing another as party to derivative contract

626   

Transactions to which section 625 applies

627   

Meaning of company replacing another as party to derivative contract

Exceptions to section 625

628   

Transferor using fair value accounting

629   

Tax avoidance

Transferee leaving group after replacing transferor as party to derivative contract

630   

Introduction to sections 631 and 632

631   

Transferee leaving group otherwise than because of exempt distribution

632   

Transferee leaving group because of exempt distribution

Chapter 6

Special kinds of company

Mutual trading companies

633   

Mutual trading companies

 
 

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Insurance companies

634   

Insurance companies

635   

Creditor relationships: embedded derivatives which are options

636   

Modifications of Chapter 5

Investment and venture capital trusts

637   

Investment trusts: profits or losses of a capital nature

638   

Venture capital trusts: profits or losses of a capital nature

Chapter 7

Chargeable gains arising in relation to derivative contracts

Introduction

639   

Overview of Chapter

Some credits and debits not to be brought into account under Part 5

640   

Credits and debits not to be brought into account under Part 5

Some derivative contracts to be taxed on a chargeable gains basis

641   

Derivative contracts to be taxed on a chargeable gains basis

642   

Exception from section 641

Derivative contracts to which sections 640 and 641 apply

643   

Contracts relating to land or certain tangible movable property

644   

Income to be left out of account in determining whether section 643 applies

645   

Creditor relationships: embedded derivatives which are options

646   

Exclusions from section 645

647   

Meaning of certain expressions in section 645

648   

Creditor relationships: embedded derivatives which are exactly tracking

contracts for differences

649   

Meaning of certain expressions in section 648

650   

Property based total return swaps

Some credits and debits not to be brought into account under Part 3 or 5

651   

Credits and debits not to be brought into account under Part 3 or Part 5

Issuers of securities with embedded derivatives: deemed options

652   

Introduction to sections 653 to 655

653   

Shares issued or transferred as a result of exercise of deemed option

654   

Payment instead of disposal on exercise of deemed option

655   

Ceasing to be party to debtor relationship when deemed option not exercised

Issuers of securities with embedded derivatives: deemed contracts for differences

656   

Introduction to section 658

657   

Meaning of “exactly tracking contract” in section 656

 
 

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658   

Chargeable gain or allowable loss treated as accruing

Interpretation

659   

Meaning of “relevant credits” and “relevant debits”

Chapter 8

Further provision about chargeable gains and derivative contracts

Company ceasing to be party to certain contracts

660   

Contract relating to holding in OEIC, unit trust or offshore fund

661   

Contract which becomes derivative contract

Contracts ceasing to be derivative contracts

662   

Contracts ceasing to be derivative contracts

Carry back of net losses on certain derivative contracts

663   

Contracts to which section 641 applies

664   

Meaning of certain expressions in section 663

Issuers of securities with embedded derivatives: equity instruments

665   

Introduction to section 666

666   

Allowable loss treated as accruing

Treatment of shares acquired in certain circumstances

667   

Shares acquired on exercise of non-embedded option

668   

Shares acquired on running of future to delivery

669   

Meaning of G and L in sections 667 and 668

Treatment of net gains and losses on exercise of option

670   

Treatment of net gains and losses on exercise of option

671   

Meaning of G, L and CV in section 670

Treatment of net gains and losses on disposal of certain embedded derivatives

672   

Treatment of net gains and losses on disposal of certain embedded

derivatives

673   

Meaning of G, L and CV in section 672

Chapter 9

European cross-border transfers of business

Introduction

674   

Introduction to Chapter

 
 

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Transfers of derivative contracts at notional carrying value

675   

Transfer of derivative contract at notional carrying value

676   

Transferor using fair value accounting

Exception for tax avoidance cases and clearances

677   

Tax avoidance etc

678   

Procedure on application for clearance

679   

Decision on application for clearance

Transparent entities

680   

Disapplication of Chapter where transparent entities involved

Interpretation

681   

Interpretation

Chapter 10

European cross-border mergers

Introduction

682   

Introduction to Chapter

683   

Meaning of “the transferee” and “transferor”

Transfers of derivative contracts at notional carrying value

684   

Transfer of derivative contract at notional carrying value

685   

Transferor using fair value accounting

Exception for tax avoidance cases and clearances

686   

Tax avoidance etc

Transparent entities

687   

Disapplication of Chapter where transparent entities involved

Interpretation

688   

Interpretation

Chapter 11

Tax avoidance

Introduction

689   

Overview of Chapter

 
 

 
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