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[F1Chapter 6U.K. Writing-down allowances
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 3 omitted (with effect in relation to chargeable periods beginning on or after 1.4.2011 for corporation tax purposes and 6.4.2011 for income tax purposes in accordance with ss. 84(1)(3)(4), 85, 86 of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 84(2) (with Sch. 27)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3 Pt. 3 modified (5.10.2004) by Energy Act 2004 (c. 20) , s. 198(2) , Sch. 4 para. 5 ; S.I. 2004/2575 , art. 2(1) , Sch. 1
C8Pt. 3 modified (22.7.2008) by Crossrail Act 2008 (c. 18), Sch. 13 para. 21(1)
C9Pt. 3 modified (22.7.2008) by Crossrail Act 2008 (c. 18), Sch. 13 para. 38(1)
309 Entitlement to writing-down allowanceU.K.
(1)A person is entitled to a writing-down allowance for a chargeable period if—
(a)qualifying expenditure has been incurred on a building,
(b)at the end of that chargeable period, the person is entitled to the relevant interest in the building in relation to that expenditure, and
(c)at the end of that chargeable period, the building is an industrial building.
(2)A person claiming a writing-down allowance may require the allowance to be reduced to a specified amount.
310 Basic rule for calculating amount of allowanceU.K.
(1)The basic rule is that the writing-down allowance for a chargeable period is—
(a)in the case of qualifying enterprise zone expenditure, 25% of the expenditure, and
(b)in the case of other qualifying expenditure, 4% of the expenditure.
(2)The allowance is proportionately increased or reduced if the chargeable period is more or less than a year.
(3)This basic rule does not apply if section 311 applies.
311 Calculation of allowance after sale of relevant interestU.K.
(1)If a relevant event occurs, the writing-down allowance for any chargeable period ending after the event is—
where—
RQE is the amount of the residue of qualifying expenditure immediately after the event,
A is the length of the chargeable period, and
B is the length of the period from the date of the event to the end of the period of 25 years beginning with the day on which the building was first used.
(2)On any later relevant event, the writing-down allowance is further adjusted in accordance with this section.
(3)“Relevant event” means—
(a)a sale of the relevant interest in the building which is a balancing event to which section 314 applies, or
(b)an event which is a relevant event for the purposes of this section under section 347 or 349 (additional VAT liabilities and rebates).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C10S. 311 modified (22.7.2008) by Crossrail Act 2008 (c. 18), Sch. 13 para. 28
312 Allowance limited to residue of qualifying expenditureU.K.
(1)The amount of the writing-down allowance for a chargeable period is limited to the residue of qualifying expenditure.
(2)For this purpose the residue is ascertained immediately before writing off the writing-down allowance at the end of the chargeable period.
313 Meaning of “the residue of qualifying expenditure”U.K.
The residue of qualifying expenditure is the qualifying expenditure that has not yet been written off in accordance with Chapter 8.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C11 S. 313 applied (5.10.2004) by Energy Act 2004 (c. 20) , s. 198(2) , Sch. 4 para. 6 ; S.I. 2004/2575 , art. 2(1) , Sch. 1
[F2313ACalculation of allowance after sale of relevant interest: anti-avoidanceU.K.
(1)This section applies where—
(a)there is a sale of the relevant interest in the building which is a balancing event to which section 314 applies,
(b)the buyer and seller have different chargeable periods,
(c)the control test (within the meaning of section 567) is met, and
(d)the purpose, or one of the main purposes, of the sale is the obtaining of a tax advantage by the buyer under this Part.
(2)The writing-down allowance to which the buyer is entitled for the chargeable period in which the sale takes place is—
where—
DI is the number of days in the chargeable period for which the buyer is entitled to the relevant interest,
CP is the number of days in the chargeable period, and
WDA is the writing-down allowance to which the buyer would be entitled apart from this section.]]
Textual Amendments
F2S. 313A inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 87(2)(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 87(1)
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