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Part 21

Leasing arrangements: finance leases and loans

Chapter 1

Introduction

Introduction

895   

Overview of Part

Meaning of expressions about rent

896   

Normal rent

897   

Accountancy rental earnings

898   

Rental earnings

Chapter 2

Finance leases with return in capital form

Introduction

899   

Arrangements to which this Chapter applies

900   

Purposes of this Chapter

Leases to which this Chapter applies

901   

Application of this Chapter

902   

The conditions referred to in section 901(1)

903   

Provisions supplementing section 902

904   

The arrangements and circumstances referred to in section 902(8)

Current lessor taxed by reference to accountancy rental earnings

905   

Current lessor taxed by reference to accountancy rental earnings

Reduction of taxable rent by cumulative rental excesses

906   

Reduction of taxable rent by cumulative rental excesses: introduction

907   

Meaning of “accountancy rental excess” and “cumulative accountancy rental

excess”

908   

Reduction of taxable rent by the cumulative accountancy rental excess

909   

Meaning of “normal rental excess” and “cumulative normal rental excess”

910   

Reduction of taxable rent by the cumulative normal rental excess

Relief for bad debts by reduction of cumulative rental excesses

911   

Relief for bad debts: reduction of cumulative accountancy rental excess

912   

Recovery of bad debts following reduction under section 911

913   

Relief for bad debts: reduction of cumulative normal rental excess

914   

Recovery of bad debts following reduction under section 913

 
 

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Effect of disposals

915   

Effect of disposals of leases: general

916   

Assignments on which neither a gain nor a loss accrues

Capital allowances: clawback of major lump sum

917   

Effect of capital allowances: introduction

918   

Cases where expenditure taken into account under Part 2, 5 or 8 of CAA 2001

919   

Cases where expenditure taken into account under other provisions of CAA

2001

920   

Capital allowances deductions: waste disposal and cemeteries

921   

Capital allowances deductions: films

922   

Contributors to capital expenditure

Schemes to which this Chapter does not at first apply

923   

Pre-26 November 1996 schemes where this Chapter does not at first apply

924   

Post-25 November 1996 schemes to which Chapter 3 applied first

Chapter 3

Other finance leases

Introduction

925   

Introduction to Chapter

926   

Purpose of this Chapter

Current lessor taxed by reference to accountancy rental earnings

927   

Leases to which this Chapter applies

928   

Current lessor taxed by reference to accountancy rental earnings

Application of provisions of Chapter 2 for purposes of this Chapter

929   

Application of provisions of Chapter 2 for purposes of this Chapter

Chapter 4

Supplementary provisions

930   

Pre-26 November 1996 schemes and post-25 November 1996 schemes

931   

Time apportionment where periods of account do not coincide

932   

Periods of account and related periods of account and accounting periods

933   

Connected persons

934   

Assets which represent the leased asset

935   

Parent undertakings and consolidated group accounts

936   

Assessments and adjustments

937   

Interpretation of Part

 
 

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Part 22

Miscellaneous provisions

Chapter 1

Transfers of trade without a change of ownership

Introduction

938   

Overview of Chapter

939   

Meaning of “transfer of a trade” and related expressions

Transfers to which Chapter applies

940   

Transfers to which Chapter applies

941   

The ownership condition

942   

Options that may be applied for the purposes of the ownership condition

943   

The tax condition

Effect of Chapter in relation to transfers to which it applies

944   

Modified application of Chapter 2 of Part 4

945   

Cases in which predecessor retains more liabilities than assets

946   

Rules for determining “L”

947   

Rules for determining “A”

948   

Modified application of CAA 2001

949   

Dual resident investing companies

950   

Transfers of trades involving business of leasing plant or machinery

Supplementary

951   

Part of trade treated as separate trade

952   

Apportionment if part of trade treated as separate trade

953   

Application of Chapter to further transfers of a trade

Chapter 2

Transfers of trade to obtain balancing allowances

954   

Transfer of activities on complete cessation of trade

955   

Transfer of activities on part cessation of trade

956   

Apportionment if part of trade treated as separate trade

957   

Chapter 2: supplementary

Chapter 3

Transfer of relief within partnerships

958   

Application

959   

Arrangements for transfer of relief

960   

Restrictions on use of reliefs

961   

Non-trading profits and losses

962   

Interpretation of Chapter

 
 

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Chapter 4

Surrender of tax refund within group

963   

Power to surrender tax refund

964   

Effects of surrender of tax refund

965   

Interest on tax overpaid or underpaid

966   

Payments for surrendered tax refunds

Chapter 5

Set off of income tax deductions against corporation tax

967   

Deductions from payments received by UK resident companies

968   

Deductions from payments received by non-UK resident companies

Chapter 6

Collection etc of tax from UK representatives of non-UK resident companies

969   

Introduction to Chapter

970   

Obligations and liabilities in relation to corporation tax

971   

Exceptions

972   

Interpretation of Chapter

Chapter 7

Recovery of unpaid corporation tax due from non-UK resident company

973   

Introduction to Chapter

974   

Case in which this Chapter applies

975   

Meaning of “the relevant period”

976   

Meaning of “related company”

977   

Notice requiring payment of unpaid tax

978   

Time limit for giving notice

979   

Amount payable in consortium case

980   

Chapter 7: supplementary

Chapter 8

Exemptions

Trade unions and employers’ associations

981   

Exemption for trade unions and eligible employers’ associations

982   

Qualifying income or gains

983   

Meaning of “trade union” and “eligible employers’ association”

Local authorities etc

984   

Local authorities and local authority associations

 
 

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Health service bodies

985   

Health service bodies

986   

Meaning of “health service body”

987   

NHS foundation trusts

Reserve Bank of India and State Bank of Pakistan

988   

Issue departments of the Reserve Bank of India and the State Bank of Pakistan

Agricultural societies

989   

Agricultural societies

Chapter 9

Other miscellaneous provisions

European Economic Interest Groupings

990   

European Economic Interest Groupings

Harbour reorganisation schemes

991   

Harbour reorganisation schemes: corporation tax

992   

Harbour reorganisation schemes: capital allowances etc

993   

Harbour reorganisation schemes: chargeable gains

994   

Transfer of part of trade

995   

Interpretation of sections 991 to 994

Groups: use of different accounting practices

996   

Use of different accounting practices within a group of companies

Part 23

Company distributions

Chapter 1

Introduction

997   

Overview of Part

Chapter 2

Matters which are distributions

Introduction

998   

Overview of Chapter

999   

Priority of negative rules

 
 

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Meaning of “distribution”

1000   

Meaning of “distribution”

1001   

Provisions related to paragraphs A to H in section 1000(1)

Distributions, other than dividends, in respect of shares

1002   

Exceptions for certain transfers of assets or liabilities between a company and

its members

Redeemable share capital

1003   

Redeemable share capital

Securities issued otherwise than for new consideration

1004   

Securities issued otherwise than for new consideration

Distributions in respect of non-commercial securities

1005   

Meaning of “non-commercial securities”

1006   

Distributions exceeding consideration received for issue of security

1007   

Securities issued at premium representing new consideration

1008   

Consideration for issue of security exceeding amount of principal

Exceptions to section 1008

1009   

Securities reflecting dividends on certain shares etc: exclusion of section 1008

1010   

Meaning of “qualifying index” in section 1009

1011   

Meaning of “associated company” in section 1009

1012   

Hedging arrangements

1013   

Exception to section 1012

1014   

Meaning of “hedging arrangements”

Distributions in respect of special securities

1015   

Meaning of “special securities”

1016   

Meaning of “equity note” in section 1015

1017   

Section 1015: other interpretation

1018   

The principal secured: special securities

1019   

Relevant alternative finance return

Transfers of assets or liabilities treated as distributions

1020   

Transfers of assets or liabilities treated as distributions

1021   

Section 1020: exceptions

Bonus issue following repayment of share capital

1022   

Bonus issue following repayment of share capital treated as distribution

1023   

Exceptions to section 1022(3)

Interpretation of references to repayment of share capital

1024   

Premiums paid on redemption of share capital

 
 

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1025   

Share capital issued at a premium representing new consideration

1026   

Distributions following a bonus issue

1027   

Cap on amount of distributions affected by section 1026

1028   

Certain payments connected with exempt distributions

Chapter 3

Matters which are not distributions

Introduction

1029   

Overview of Chapter

Distributions in a winding up

1030   

Distribution in respect of share capital in a winding up

Distribution as part of a cross-border merger

1031   

Distribution as part of a cross-border merger

Payments of interest

1032   

Interest etc paid in respect of certain securities

Purchase of own shares

1033   

Purchase by unquoted trading company of own shares

1034   

Requirements as to residence

1035   

Requirement as to period of ownership

1036   

Determining the period of ownership

1037   

Requirement as to reduction of seller’s interest as shareholder

1038   

Section 1037: effect of entitlement to profits

1039   

Requirements where purchasing company is a member of a group

1040   

Determining whether interests as shareholders in a group are substantially

reduced

1041   

Section 1040: effect of entitlement to profits

1042   

Other requirements

1043   

Relaxation of requirements in certain cases

Purchase of own shares: supplementary

1044   

Advance clearance of payments by Commissioners

1045   

Advance clearance: supplementary

1046   

Information and returns

1047   

Meaning of “group” and “51% subsidiary” in sections 1033 to 1047

1048   

Sections 1033 to 1047: other interpretation

Stock dividends

1049   

Stock dividends

1050   

Application of section 1049 where bonus share capital is converted etc

1051   

“Bonus share capital” and “in lieu of a cash dividend”

1052   

Share capital to which section 1049 applies: returns

 
 

 
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