Finance Act 2006

Valid from 19/07/2006

Chapter 1U.K.Income tax and corporation tax: charge and rate bands

Income taxU.K.

23Charge and rates for 2006-07U.K.

Income tax shall be charged for the year 2006-07, and for that year—

(a)the starting rate shall be 10%;

(b)the basic rate shall be 22%;

(c)the higher rate shall be 40%.

Corporation taxU.K.

24Charge and main rate for financial year 2007U.K.

Corporation tax shall be charged for the financial year 2007 at the rate of 30%.

25Small companies' rate and fraction for financial year 2006U.K.

For the financial year 2006—

(a)the small companies' rate shall be 19%, and

(b)the fraction mentioned in section 13(2) of ICTA (marginal relief for small companies) shall be 11/400ths.

26Abolition of corporation tax starting rate and non-corporate distribution rateU.K.

(1)Section 13AA of ICTA (corporation tax starting rate) shall cease to have effect.

(2)Section 13AB of ICTA (the non-corporate distribution rate), and Schedule A2 to that Act (supplementary provisions in relation to that rate), shall cease to have effect.

(3)In section 13A of ICTA (close investment-holding companies), in subsection (1) (meaning of “close investment-holding company” for purposes of sections 13(1) and 13AA(8)), omit “or 13AA(8)”.

(4)In section 468 of ICTA (authorised unit trusts), in subsection (1A) (rate of corporation tax in relation to such trusts), for “and sections 13, 13AA and 13AB shall not apply” substitute “ and section 13 shall not apply ”.

(5)In section 468A of ICTA (open-ended investment companies), in subsection (1) (rate of corporation tax in relation to such companies), for “(and sections 13, 13AA and 13AB shall not apply)” substitute “ (and section 13 shall not apply) ”.

(6)In paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 12 to FA 1989 (provision of information for the purposes of close companies provisions), for “13 to 13A” substitute “ 13, 13ZA, 13A ”.

(7)In paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 18 to FA 1998 (tax calculation in company tax return), in the second step, omit “or 13AA(2)”>.

(8)The amendments made by this section have effect for the financial year 2006 and subsequent financial years (but see also subsections (9) to (11)).

(9)In the case of an accounting period (a “straddling period”)—

(a)beginning before 1st April 2006, and

(b)ending on or after that date,

sections 13AA and 13AB of, and Schedule A2 to, ICTA (“the repealed provisions”) apply as if the different parts of the straddling period falling in the different financial years were separate accounting periods.

(10)Where the rate of corporation tax charged on a company's basic profits for any such separate accounting period ending with 31st March 2006 is determined in accordance with any of the repealed provisions, section 13 of ICTA (small companies' relief) also so applies.

(11)For the purpose of treating different parts of the straddling period as separate accounting periods in accordance with subsections (9) and (10), the profits and basic profits of the straddling period are to be apportioned between those separate accounting periods.

Valid from 19/07/2006

Chapter 2U.K.Reliefs for business

Group reliefU.K.

27Group relief where surrendering company not resident in UKU.K.

Schedule 1 (which makes provision in relation to group relief where the surrendering company is not resident in the United Kingdom) has effect.

Research and developmentU.K.

28Relief for research and development: subjects of clinical trialsU.K.

(1)Schedule 2 (which amends Schedule 20 to FA 2000 and Schedules 12 and 13 to FA 2002 so as to make provision relating to payments to subjects of clinical trials) has effect.

(2)The amendments made by paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to Schedule 12 to FA 2002 (large companies etc) have effect in relation to expenditure incurred on or after 1st April 2006.

(3)Except as provided by subsection (4), the amendments made by Schedule 2 to—

(a)Schedule 20 to FA 2000 (small or medium-sized enterprises),

(b)Schedule 13 to FA 2002 (vaccine research etc),

have effect in relation to expenditure incurred on or after the appointed day.

(4)The amendment made by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 2 (insertion of paragraph 6A of Schedule 20 to FA 2000), in its application for the purposes of Schedule 12 to FA 2002 by virtue of the amendments made to Schedule 12 by paragraph 2 of Schedule 2, has effect in relation to expenditure incurred on or after 1st April 2006.

(5)“The appointed day” means such day as the Treasury may by order appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different provisions or different purposes.

(6)The days that may be appointed by an order under this section include days earlier than the day on which this Act is passed, but not days earlier than 1st April 2006.

29Claims for relief for research and developmentU.K.

Schedule 3 (which amends Schedule 18 to FA 1998 in connection with claims for tax relief for expenditure on research and development) has effect.

Capital allowancesU.K.

30Temporary increase in amount of first-year allowances for small enterprisesU.K.

(1)The amount of a first-year allowance under section 44 of CAA 2001 (expenditure incurred by small or medium-sized enterprises) shall be determined, in the case of expenditure to which this subsection applies, as if the percentage specified in the entry relating to that section in the Table in section 52(3) of that Act were 50%.

(2)Subsection (1) applies to expenditure incurred by a small enterprise (within the meaning of section 44 of that Act) in the period of 12 months beginning with—

(a)1st April 2006, if the small enterprise is within the charge to corporation tax, or

(b)6th April 2006, if the small enterprise is within the charge to income tax.

(3)Accordingly, in section 52(3) of CAA 2001, for the sentence following the Table substitute— “In the case of expenditure qualifying under section 44, see also—

(a)section 142 of the Finance Act 2004 (substitution of 50% in the case of expenditure incurred by a small enterprise in 2004-05 or financial year 2004);

(b)section 30 of the Finance Act 2006 (substitution of 50% in the case of expenditure incurred by a small enterprise in 2006-07 or financial year 2006).”.

Valid from 01/01/2007

Chapter 3U.K.Films and sound recordings

IntroductoryU.K.

31Meaning of “film” and related expressionsU.K.

(1)In this Chapter “film” includes any record, however made, of a sequence of visual images that is capable of being used as a means of showing that sequence as a moving picture.

(2)For the purposes of this Chapter each part of a series of films is treated as a separate film, unless—

(a)the films form a series with not more than 26 parts,

(b)the combined playing time is not more than 26 hours, and

(c)the series constitutes a self-contained work or is a series of documentaries with a common theme,

in which case the films are treated as a single film.

(3)References in this Chapter to a film include the film soundtrack.

(4)For the purposes of this Chapter a film is completed when it is first in a form in which it can reasonably be regarded as ready for copies of it to be made and distributed for presentation to the general public.

32Meaning of “film production company”U.K.

(1)The following provisions have effect for the purposes of this Chapter as regards the meaning of “film production company”.

(2)There cannot be more than one film production company in relation to a film.

(3)A company that (otherwise than in partnership)—

(a)is responsible—

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

(ii)for delivery of the completed film,

(b)is actively engaged in production planning and decision-making during pre-production, principal photography and post production, and

(c)directly negotiates, contracts and pays for rights, goods and services in relation to the film,

is the film production company in relation to the film.

(4)In relation to a qualifying co-production, a company that (otherwise than in partnership)—

(a)is a co-producer, and

(b)makes an effective creative, technical and artistic contribution to the film,

is the film production company in relation to the film.

(5)If there is more than one company meeting the description in subsection (3) or (4), the company that is most directly engaged in the activities referred to in that subsection is the film production company in relation to the film.

(6)If there is no company meeting the description in subsection (3) or (4), there is no film production company in relation to the film.

33Meaning of “film-making activities” etcU.K.

(1)In this Chapter “film-making activities”, in relation to a film, means the activities involved in development, pre-production, principal photography and post production of the film.

(2)If all or any of the images in a film are generated by computer, references in this Chapter to principal photography shall be read as references to, or as including, the generation of those images.

(3)The Treasury may by regulations—

(a)amend subsections (1) and (2);

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

(c)provide that, in relation to a specified description of film, references in this Chapter to film-making activities of a particular description are to be read as references to such activities as may be specified.

(4)No such regulations shall be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.

34Meaning of “production expenditure” and related expressionsU.K.

(1)In this Chapter, in relation to a film—

• “production expenditure” means expenditure on film-making activities in connection with the film, and

• “core expenditure” means production expenditure on pre-production, principal photography and post production.

(2)For the purposes of this Chapter a “limited-budget film” means a film whose core expenditure is £20 million or less.

(3)In determining whether a film is a limited-budget film, any core expenditure that—

(a)is incurred by a person under or as a result of a transaction entered into directly or indirectly between that person and a connected person, and

(b)might have been expected to have been of a greater amount (“the arm's length amount”) if the transaction had been between independent persons dealing at arm's length,

is treated as having been of an amount equal to the arm's length amount.

(4)Section 839 of ICTA (connected persons) applies for the purposes of subsection (3).

35Meaning of “UK expenditure”U.K.

(1)For the purposes of this Chapter “UK expenditure”, in relation to a film, means expenditure on goods or services that are used or consumed in the United Kingdom.

(2)Any apportionment of expenditure for the purposes of this Chapter as between UK expenditure and non-UK expenditure shall be made on a fair and reasonable basis.

(3)The Treasury may by regulations amend subsection (1).

(4)No such regulations shall be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.

36Meaning of “qualifying co-production” and “co-producer”U.K.

In this Chapter—

(a)“qualifying co-production” means a film that falls to be treated as a national film in the United Kingdom by virtue of an agreement between Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and any other government, international organisation or authority,

(b)“co-producer” means a person who is a co-producer for the purposes of the agreement.

Taxation of activities of film production companyU.K.

37Taxation of activities of film production companyU.K.

Schedule 4 to this Act (taxation of activities of film production company) has effect for the purposes of corporation tax.

Film tax reliefU.K.

38Films qualifying for film tax reliefU.K.

A film qualifies for film tax relief if the conditions specified in the following sections are met—

(a)section 39 (intended theatrical release),

(b)section 40 (British film), and

(c)section 41 (UK expenditure).

39Conditions of relief: intended theatrical releaseU.K.

(1)The film must be intended for theatrical release.

(2)For this purpose—

(a)“theatrical release” means exhibition to the paying public at the commercial cinema;

(b)a film is not regarded as intended for theatrical release unless it is intended that a significant proportion of the earnings from the film should be obtained by such exhibition.

(3)Whether this condition is met is determined for each accounting period of the film production company during which film-making activities are carried on in relation to the film, in accordance with the following rules.

(4)If at the end of an accounting period the film is intended for theatrical release, the condition is treated as having been met throughout that period (subject to subsection (5)(b)).

(5)If at the end of an accounting period the film is not intended for theatrical release, the condition—

(a)is treated as having been not met throughout that period, and

(b)cannot be met in any subsequent accounting period.

This does not affect any entitlement of the company to relief in an earlier accounting period for which the condition was met.

40Conditions of relief: British filmU.K.

The film must be certified by the Secretary of State as a British film under Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985 (c. 21).

41Conditions of relief: UK expenditureU.K.

(1)Not less than 25% of the core expenditure on the film incurred—

(a)in the case of a British film other than a qualifying co-production, by the film production company,

(b)in the case of a qualifying co-production, by the co-producers,

must be UK expenditure.

(2)The Treasury may by regulations amend the percentage specified in subsection (1).

(3)No such regulations shall be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the House of Commons.

42Film tax relief: further provisionsU.K.

(1)Schedule 5 to this Act contains further provisions about film tax relief.

(2)In that Schedule—

• Part 1 deals with entitlement to the relief;

• Part 2 provides for the certification of British films for the purposes of the relief;

• Part 3 makes provision for claims for the relief;

• Part 4 is about provisional entitlement to relief.

Film lossesU.K.

43Films: restriction on use of losses while film in productionU.K.

(1)This section applies to restrict the use that may be made of a film production company's trading loss for an accounting period before—

(a)that in which the film is completed, or

(b)where the company does not complete the film, that in which it abandons film-making activities in relation to the film.

(2)A trading loss for such a period is not available for loss relief except to the extent that it may be carried forward under section 393(1) of ICTA to be set against profits of the same trade in a later period.

(3)In this section “loss relief” includes any means by which a loss might be used to reduce the amount in respect of which the film production company, or any other person, is chargeable to tax.

44Films: use of losses in later periodsU.K.

(1)This section applies—

(a)to the accounting period—

(i)in which the film is completed, or

(ii)if the film production company does not complete the film, in which it abandons film-making activities in relation to the film, and

(b)to any subsequent accounting period during which the trade continues.

(2)Where a trading loss is carried forward to any such period under section 393(1) of ICTA from an earlier period in relation to which section 43 applied (restriction on use of losses while film is in production), so much (if any) of the loss as is not attributable to film tax relief may be treated for the purposes of loss relief as if it were a loss incurred in the period to which it is carried forward.

(3)The amount of the trading loss for an accounting period to which this section applies that may be—

(a)set against other profits of the same or an earlier period under section 393A of ICTA, or

(b)surrendered as group relief under section 403 of that Act,

is restricted to the amount (if any) that is not attributable to film tax relief.

(4)For the purposes of this section the amount of a trading loss in any period that is attributable to film tax relief is calculated by deducting from the total amount of the loss the amount there would have been if there had been no additional deduction under Schedule 5 in that or any earlier period.

(5)In this section “loss relief” includes any means by which a loss might be used to reduce the amount in respect of which the film production company, or any other person, is chargeable to tax.

(6)This section does not apply to a loss to the extent that it is carried forward or surrendered under section 45 (terminal losses).

45Films: terminal lossesU.K.

(1)This section applies where—

(a)a film production company (“company A”) ceases to carry on a trade in relation to a qualifying film, and

(b)if the company had not ceased to carry on the trade, it could have carried forward an amount under section 393(1) of ICTA 1988 to be set against profits of the same trade in a later period (the “terminal loss”).

(2)If on cessation of the trade company A is carrying on a trade in relation to another qualifying film, it may on making a claim elect that the terminal loss or a part of it shall be treated as if it were a loss brought forward under section 393(1) to be set against profits of that other trade in the accounting period following that at the end of which the cessation takes place.

(3)If on cessation of the trade carried on by company A there is another film production company (“company B”) which—

(a)is carrying on a trade in relation to a qualifying film (its “qualifying trade”), and

(b)is in the same group as company A for the purposes of Chapter 4 of Part 10 of ICTA (group relief),

the whole or part of the terminal loss may be surrendered by company A to company B.

(4)On the making of a claim by company B the amount surrendered shall be treated as if it were a loss brought forward by that company under section 393(1) to be set against the profits of its qualifying trade for the accounting period of that company following that in which or at the end of which the cessation takes place of the qualifying trade carried on by company A.

(5)The Treasury may, in relation to the surrender of a loss under subsection (3) and the resulting claim under subsection (4), make provision by regulations corresponding, subject to such adaptations or other modifications as appear to them to be appropriate, to that made by Part 8 of Schedule 18 to FA 1998 (company tax returns: claims for group relief).

(6)In this section—

(a)references to the trade carried on by a film production company in relation to a film are to the trade that it is treated as carrying on under Schedule 4, and

(b)references to a qualifying film are to a film that meets the conditions for film tax relief (see section 38).

Films: withdrawal of existing reliefsU.K.

Corporation tax treatment of sound recordingsU.K.

48Sound recordings: revenue nature of expenditureU.K.

(1)If a company carrying on a trade incurs expenditure on the production or acquisition of the original master version of a sound recording, the expenditure is treated for corporation tax purposes as expenditure of a revenue nature.

(2)If expenditure is treated under this section as revenue in nature, sums received by the company from the disposal of the original master version of the sound recording—

(a)are treated for corporation tax purposes as receipts of a revenue nature, and

(b)are brought into account in calculating the profits of the relevant period in which they are received.

(3)For this purpose sums received from the disposal of the original master version include—

(a)sums received from the disposal of any interest or right in or over the original master version (including an interest or right created by the disposal), and

(b)insurance, compensation or similar money derived from the original master version.

49Sound recordings: allocation of expenditureU.K.

(1)This section applies in calculating for the purposes of corporation tax the profits or losses of a company from a trade where—

(a)the trade consists of or includes the exploitation of original master versions of sound recordings, and

(b)the original master versions do not constitute trading stock of the trade as defined by section 100(2) of ICTA.

(2)Expenditure that is—

(a)incurred on the production or acquisition of the original master version of a sound recording, and

(b)expenditure of a revenue nature (whether as a result of section 48 or otherwise),

must be allocated to relevant periods in accordance with this section.

(3)The company must allocate to a relevant period so much of the expenditure as is just and reasonable having regard to—

(a)the amount of the expenditure that remains unallocated at the beginning of the period,

(b)the proportion that the estimated value of the original master version of the sound recording that is realised in that period (whether by way of income or otherwise) bears to the aggregate of the value so realised and the estimated remaining value of the original master version at the end of the period, and

(c)the need to bring the whole of the expenditure into account over the time during which the value of the original master version is expected to be realised.

(4)The company may also allocate to a relevant period a further amount, so long as the total amount allocated does not exceed the value of the original master version of the sound recording realised in that period (whether by way of income or otherwise).

50Sound recordings: interpretationU.K.

For the purposes of sections 48 and 49 (corporation tax treatment of sound recordings)—

(a)“sound recording” does not include a film soundtrack;

(b)“original master version” means the master tape or master audio disc of the recording;

(c)references to the original master version of a sound recording include any rights in the original master version that are held or acquired with it; and

(d)“relevant period” means—

(i)a period for which accounts of the trade are made up, or

(ii)if no accounts of the trade are made up for a period, an accounting period of the company.

Supplementary provisionsU.K.

53Films and sound recordings: commencement and power to alter datesU.K.

(1)The provisions of this Chapter come into force on such day as the Treasury may appoint by order.

(2)The Treasury may by order amend any provision of this Chapter that refers to 1st April 2006, the date on which this Act is passed or 1st October 2007 so as to substitute a reference to a later date.

Valid from 19/07/2006

Chapter 4U.K.Charities

54Transactions with substantial donorsU.K.

(1)After section 506 of ICTA insert—

“506ATransactions with substantial donors

(1)This section applies to the following transactions—

(a)the sale or letting of property by a charity to a substantial donor,

(b)the sale or letting of property to a charity by a substantial donor,

(c)the provision of services by a charity to a substantial donor,

(d)the provision of services to a charity by a substantial donor,

(e)an exchange of property between a charity and a substantial donor,

(f)the provision of financial assistance by a charity to a substantial donor,

(g)the provision of financial assistance to a charity by a substantial donor, and

(h)investment by a charity in the business of a substantial donor.

(2)For the purposes of this section a person is a substantial donor to a charity in respect of a chargeable period if—

(a)the charity receives relievable gifts of at least £25,000 from him in a period of 12 months in which the chargeable period wholly or partly falls, or

(b)the charity receives relievable gifts of at least £100,000 from him in a period of six years in which the chargeable period wholly or partly falls;

and if a person is a substantial donor to a charity in respect of a chargeable period by virtue of paragraph (a) or (b), he is a substantial donor to the charity in respect of the following five chargeable periods.

(3)A payment made by a charity to a substantial donor in the course of or for the purposes of a transaction to which this section applies shall be treated for the purposes of section 505 as non-charitable expenditure.

(4)If the terms of a transaction to which this section applies are less beneficial to the charity than terms which might be expected in a transaction at arm's length, the charity shall be treated for the purposes of section 505 as incurring non-charitable expenditure equal to that amount which the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs determine as the cost to the charity of the difference in terms.

(5)A payment by a charity of remuneration to a substantial donor shall be treated for the purposes of section 505 as non-charitable expenditure unless it is remuneration, for services as a trustee, which is approved by—

(a)the Charity Commission,

(b)another body with responsibility for regulating charities by virtue of legislation having effect in respect of any Part of the United Kingdom, or

(c)a court.

506BSection 506A: exceptions

(1)Section 506A shall not apply to a transaction within section 506A(1)(b) or (d) if the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs determine that the transaction—

(a)takes place in the course of a business carried on by the substantial donor,

(b)is on terms which are no less beneficial to the charity than those which might be expected in a transaction at arm's length, and

(c)is not part of an arrangement for the avoidance of any tax.

(2)Section 506A shall not apply to the provision of services to a substantial donor if the Commissioners determine that the services are provided—

(a)in the course of the actual carrying out of a primary purpose of the charity, and

(b)on terms which are no more beneficial to the substantial donor than those on which services are provided to others.

(3)Section 506A shall not apply to the provision of financial assistance to a charity by a substantial donor if the Commissioners determine that the assistance—

(a)is on terms which are no less beneficial to the charity than those which might be expected in a transaction at arm's length, and

(b)is not part of an arrangement for the avoidance of any tax.

(4)Section 506A shall not apply to investment by a charity in the business of a substantial donor where the investment takes the form of the purchase of shares or securities listed on a recognised stock exchange.

(5)A disposal at an undervalue to which section 587B applies shall not be a transaction to which section 506A applies (but may be taken into account in the application of section 506A(2)).

(6)A disposal at an undervalue to which section 257(2) of the 1992 Act (gifts of chargeable assets) applies shall not be a transaction to which section 506A applies (but may be taken into account in the application of section 506A(2)).

(7)In the application of section 506A payments by a charity, or benefits arising to a substantial donor from a transaction, shall be disregarded in so far as they—

(a)relate to a donation by the donor, and

(b)do not exceed the relevant limit in relation to the donation for the purposes of section 339 or section 25 of the Finance Act 1990.

(8)A company which is wholly owned by a charity within the meaning of section 339(7AB) shall not be treated as a substantial donor in relation to the charity which owns it (or any of the charities which own it).

(9)A registered social landlord or housing association shall not be treated as a substantial donor in relation to a charity with which it is connected; and for that purpose—

(a)“registered social landlord or housing association” means a body entered on a register maintained under—

(i)section 1 of the Housing Act 1996,

(ii)section 57 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, or

(iii)Article 14 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, and

(b)a body and a charity are connected if (and only if)—

(i)the one is wholly owned, or subject to control, by the other, or

(ii)both are wholly owned, or subject to control, by the same person.

506CSections 506A and 506B: supplemental

(1)A gift is “relievable” for the purposes of section 506A(2) if relief is available in respect of it under—

(a)section 83A,

(b)section 339,

(c)sections 587B and 587C,

(d)section 25 of the Finance Act 1990 (individual gift aid),

(e)section 257 of the 1992 Act (gifts of chargeable assets),

(f)section 63 of the Capital Allowances Act (gifts of plant and machinery),

(g)sections 713 to 715 of ITEPA 2003 (payroll giving),

(h)section 108 of ITTOIA 2005 (gifts of trading stock), or

(i)sections 628 and 630 of ITTOIA 2005 (gifts from settlor-interested trusts).

(2)A charity is treated as incurring expenditure in accordance with section 506A(4) at such time (or times) as the Commissioners determine.

(3)Section 506A applies to a transaction entered into in a chargeable period with a person who is a substantial donor in respect of that period, even if it was not until after the transaction was entered into that he first satisfied the definition of “substantial donor” in respect of that period.

(4)Either or both of subsections (3) and (4) of section 506A may be applied to a single transaction; but any amount of non-charitable expenditure which a charity is treated as incurring under section 506A(3) in respect of a transaction shall be deducted from any amount which it would otherwise be treated as incurring under section 506A(4) in respect of the transaction.

(5)Two or more connected charities shall be treated as a single charity for the purposes of section 506A and 506B and this section; and for this purpose “connected” means connected in a matter relating to the structure, administration or control of a charity.

(6)Where remuneration is paid otherwise than in money, section 506A(5) shall apply as to a payment in money of the amount that would, under Part 3 of ITEPA 2003, be the cash equivalent of the remuneration as a benefit.

(7)In sections 506A and 506B and this section—

(a)a reference to a substantial donor or other person includes a reference to a person connected with him within the meaning of section 839,

(b)“financial assistance” includes, in particular—

(i)the provision of a loan, guarantee or indemnity, and

(ii)entering into alternative finance arrangements within the meaning of section 46 of the Finance Act 2005, and

(c)a reference to a gift of a specified amount includes a reference to a non-monetary gift of that value.

(8)On an appeal against an assessment the Special Commissioners may review a decision of the Commissioners in connection with section 506A.

(9)The Treasury may by regulations vary a sum, or a period of time, specified in section 506A(2).”

(2)This section shall have effect in relation to transactions occurring on or after 22nd March 2006; and for that purpose a person may satisfy the definition of “substantial donor” by reference to gifts made at any time.

(3)But this section shall not have effect in relation to a transaction entered into in pursuance of a contract made before 22nd March 2006 (otherwise than in pursuance of a variation on or after that date).

55Non-charitable expenditureU.K.

(1)For section 505(3) to (8) of ICTA (charities: exemption: non-qualifying expenditure) substitute—

“(3)In subsections (4) to (7)—

(a)“charitable expenditure” has the meaning given by section 506,

(b)“relief” means relief or exemption under—

(i)subsection (1) above,

(ii)section 56(3)(c) above,

(iii)section 761(6) below,

(iv)section 256 of the 1992 Act (charities), or

(v)section 46 of the Finance Act 2000 (small trades),

(c)“relievable income and gains” means income and gains which would be eligible for relief or exemption under any of those provisions (disregarding subsections (4) to (6)), and

(d)“total income and gains” means the aggregate of—

(i)relievable income and gains,

(ii)income and gains, other than relievable income and gains, chargeable to tax, and

(iii)donations, legacies and other similar receipts that are not chargeable to tax.

(4)If a charity incurs (or is treated as incurring) non-charitable expenditure in a chargeable period, relief shall be disallowed in respect of such amount of relievable income and gains as equals the amount of the non-charitable expenditure.

(5)If in a chargeable period a charity's non-charitable expenditure exceeds its total income and gains the excess shall be treated as non-charitable expenditure of the previous period for the purposes of subsection (4); and any necessary adjustments shall be made, whether by making assessments or otherwise.

(6)Subsection (5) may apply to a chargeable period wholly or partly as a result of the application of that subsection in respect of a later period; but no excess of non-charitable expenditure shall be treated as non-charitable expenditure of a chargeable period which ended more than six years before the end of the period in which the expenditure was actually incurred.

(7)Where an amount of a charity's relievable income and gains is disallowed for relief by subsection (4) (whether or not as a result of the application of subsection (5))—

(a)the charity may by notice to the Board specify which items of income or gains are to be disallowed, but

(b)if the Board requires the charity to give a notice under paragraph (a) and the charity fails to comply within the period of 30 days beginning with the date on which the requirement is imposed, the Board shall determine which items to disallow.”

(2)In section 506 of ICTA (section 505: supplemental)—

(a)in subsection (1) for the definitions of “qualifying expenditure” and “non-qualifying expenditure” substitute—

““charitable expenditure” means (subject to subsections (3) to (5) below) expenditure which is exclusively for charitable purposes.”,

(b)in subsection (2) omit “and subsection (1) above,”

(c)in subsection (3) for “qualifying expenditure” substitute “ charitable expenditure ”,

(d)in subsection (4) for “non-qualifying expenditure” substitute “ non-charitable expenditure ”,

(e)in subsection (5) for “non-qualifying expenditure” substitute “ non-charitable expenditure ”,

(f)omit subsection (6), and

(g)for the heading, substitute “ Charitable and non-charitable expenditure ”.

(3)Part III of Schedule 20 to ICTA (apportionment of non-qualifying expenditure to earlier chargeable periods) shall cease to have effect.

(4)In section 256(1) of TCGA 1992 (charities) for “section 505(3)” substitute “ section 505(4) ”.

(5)This section shall have effect in relation to chargeable periods beginning on or after 22nd March 2006; and—

(a)section 505(5) and (6) of ICTA as substituted by subsection (1) above may cause an amount to be treated as non-charitable expenditure of a chargeable period beginning before that date, but

(b)the amount of relief or exemption to be disallowed in respect of a chargeable period beginning before that date shall not exceed the amount which would have been disallowed in respect of that period if sections 505 and 506 of ICTA (and Part III of Schedule 20) had not been amended by this section.

56Trade profitsU.K.

(1)In section 505 of ICTA (charities: exemptions) after subsection (1A) insert—

“(1B)For the purpose of subsection (1)(e)—

(a)where a trade is exercised partly in the course of the actual carrying out of a primary purpose of the charity and partly otherwise, each part shall be treated as a separate trade (for which purpose reasonable apportionment of expenses and receipts shall be made), and

(b)where the work in connection with the trade is carried out partly but not mainly by beneficiaries, the part in connection with which work is carried on by beneficiaries and the other part shall be treated as separate trades (for which purpose reasonable apportionment of expenses and receipts shall be made).”

(2)Subsection (1) shall have effect in respect of chargeable periods beginning on or after 22nd March 2006.

57Gift aid relief for companies wholly owned by one or more charitiesU.K.

(1)Section 339 of ICTA (charges on income: donations to charity) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1)(a) (distributions, other than those within section 209(4), not qualifying donations) after “distribution” insert “ (but see subsections (1A) and (1B) below) ”.

(3)After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)In determining whether a payment is to be regarded as a distribution for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) above, the words in section 209(5) from “; and any amount” to the end are to be disregarded.

(1B)A payment (other than a dividend) made by a company which is wholly owned by a charity is not to be regarded as a distribution for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) above.”.

(4)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to payments made on or after 1st April 2006.

58Extension of restrictions on gift aid payments by close companiesU.K.

(1)Section 339 of ICTA (charges on income: donations to charity) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (3B) (payment made by a close company not qualifying donation if subject to repayment etc) for “close company” substitute “ company ”.

(3)In subsection (3E) (payment made by a close company not qualifying donation if it involves acquisition of property by charity, otherwise than by way of gift, from the company or a connected person) for “close company” substitute “ company ”.

(4)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to payments made on or after 1st April 2006.

Valid from 19/07/2006

Chapter 5U.K.Personal taxation

CarsU.K.

59Cars with a CO₂ emissions figureU.K.

(1)Section 139 of ITEPA 2003 (car with a CO₂ emissions figure: the appropriate percentage) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1) (appropriate percentage dependent on whether emissions figure exceeds lower threshold) for the words from “whether” to the end of the subsection substitute “whether—

(a)the car is a qualifying low emissions car for that year, or

(b)the car's CO₂ emissions figure exceeds the lower threshold for that year.”

(3)After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)A car is a qualifying low emissions car for any year if—

(a)it has a low CO₂ emissions figure for that year, and

(b)it is not an electrically propelled vehicle, within the meaning of section 140.

(1B)If the car is a qualifying low emissions car for the year, the appropriate percentage is 10%.”.

(4)For subsection (2) (emissions figure does not exceed lower threshold) substitute—

“(2)If—

(a)the car is not a qualifying low emissions car for the year, but

(b)its CO₂ emissions figure does not exceed the lower threshold for the year,

the appropriate percentage for the year is 15% (“the basic percentage”).”.

(5)After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A)A car has a low CO₂ emissions figure for a year if its CO₂ emissions figure does not exceed the limit for that year in the following Table—

(6)In the Table in subsection (4) (the lower threshold)—

(a)in the entry relating to 2005-06 and subsequent tax years, for “and subsequent tax years” substitute “ , 2006-07 or 2007-08 ”, and

(b)after that entry insert—

(7)After subsection (5) (rounding down of emissions figures to nearest multiple of 5) insert—

“(5A)Subsection (5) does not apply for the purpose of determining whether a car has a low CO₂ emissions figure for a year.”.

(8)In section 170 of ITEPA 2003 (orders etc relating to the Chapter) before subsection (3) (order varying lower threshold) insert—

“(2A)The Treasury may by order provide for a limit different from that specified in the Table in section 139(3A) (car with a low CO₂ emissions figure) to apply for tax years beginning on or after 6th April 2009 or such later date as may be specified in the order.”.

(9)If a qualifying low emissions car is a car which, within the meaning of regulations under section 170(4) of ITEPA 2003,—

(a)is capable of being propelled by petrol and road fuel gas,

(b)is capable of being propelled by electricity and petrol, or

(c)is propelled solely by road fuel gas,

no reduction in the appropriate percentage is to be made by virtue of any such regulations made before 22nd March 2006.

(10)Subsections (2) to (5) and (7) to (9) have effect for the tax year 2008-09 and subsequent tax years.

Mobile telephones and computersU.K.

60Mobile telephonesU.K.

(1)In section 266(2) of ITEPA 2003 (exemption of non-cash vouchers for exempt benefits), insert at the end “or

(d)section 319 (mobile telephones).”

(2)In section 267(2) of that Act (exemption of credit-tokens used for exempt benefits), after paragraph (f) insert—

“(g)section 319 (mobile telephones).”

(3)For section 319 of that Act (employment income: exemption for mobile telephones) substitute—

“319Mobile telephones

(1)No liability to income tax arises by virtue of section 62 (general definition of earnings) or Chapter 10 of Part 3 (taxable benefits: residual liability to charge) in respect of the provision of one mobile telephone for an employee without any transfer of property in it.

(2)In this section “mobile telephone” means telephone apparatus which—

(a)is not physically connected to a land-line, and

(b)is not used only as a wireless extension to a telephone which is physically connected to a land-line,

or any thing which may be used in such apparatus for the purpose of gaining access to, or using, a public electronic communications service.

(3)In this section the reference to the provision of a mobile telephone includes a reference to the provision, together with the mobile telephone provided, of access to, or the use of, a public electronic communications service by means of one mobile telephone number.

(4)For the purposes of subsection (2) “telephone apparatus” means wireless telegraphy apparatus designed or adapted for the primary purpose of transmitting and receiving spoken messages and used in connection with a public electronic communications service.”

(4)This section has effect for the year 2006-07 and subsequent years of assessment.

(5)But the amendment made by subsection (3) does not cause any liability to income tax to arise in respect of the provision of a mobile telephone for an employee, or a member of an employee's family or household, if the mobile telephone was first provided to him before 6th April 2006.

61Computer equipmentU.K.

(1)Omit section 320 of ITEPA 2003 (employment income: limited exemption for computer equipment).

(2)This section has effect for the year 2006-07 and subsequent years of assessment.

(3)But it does not cause any liability to income tax to arise in respect of the provision of computer equipment by making it available to an employee, or a member of an employee's family or household, if the computer equipment was first made available to him before 6th April 2006.

Eye careU.K.

62Exemption for employees' eye tests and special glassesU.K.

(1)Part 4 of ITEPA 2003 (employment income: exemptions) is amended as follows.

(2)In Chapter 11 (miscellaneous exemptions), before section 321 (and the cross-heading “Awards and gifts”) insert—

“Eye tests and special corrective appliancesU.K.

320AEye tests and special corrective appliances

(1)No liability to income tax arises in respect of the provision for an employee of—

(a)an eye and eyesight test, or

(b)special corrective appliances that an eye and eyesight test shows are necessary,

if conditions A and B are met.

(2)Condition A is that the provision of the test or appliances is required by regulations made under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

(3)Condition B is that tests and appliances of the kind mentioned in subsection (1) are made available generally to those employees of the employer in question for whom they are required to be provided by the regulations.”

(3)In section 266 (exemption of non-cash vouchers for exempt benefits), at the end of subsection (3) insert “, or

(f)section 320A (eye tests and special corrective appliances).”

(4)In section 267 (exemption of credit-tokens used for exempt benefits), at the end of subsection (2) insert “, and

(h)section 320A (eye tests and special corrective appliances).”

(5)This section has effect for the year 2006-07 and subsequent years of assessment.

Vouchers and tokensU.K.

63Power to exempt use of vouchers or tokens to obtain exempt benefitsU.K.

In Chapter 4 of Part 3 of ITEPA 2003 (taxable benefits: vouchers and credit-tokens), after section 96 insert—

“96APower to exempt use of non-cash vouchers or credit-tokens to obtain exempt benefits

(1)The Treasury may by regulations provide for exemption from any liability that would otherwise arise by virtue of this Chapter in respect of—

(a)non-cash vouchers which are or can be used to obtain specified exempt benefits, or which evidence an employee's entitlement to specified exempt benefits;

(b)credit-tokens which are used to obtain specified exempt benefits.

(2)In this section—

• “exempt benefit” means a benefit the direct provision of which is exempted from liability to income tax by a provision of Part 4 (employment income: exemptions), and

• “specified” means specified in the regulations.

(3)Regulations under this section may operate by amending section 266 (exemption of non-cash vouchers for exempt benefits) or section 267 (exemption of credit-tokens used for exempt benefits).”

Holocaust victimsU.K.

64Payments to or in respect of victims of National-Socialist persecutionU.K.

(1)In section 369 of ITTOIA 2005 (charge to tax on interest), in subsection (3) (non-exhaustive list of exemptions), in paragraph (e) (exemptions under sections 749 to 756)—

(a)for “756” substitute “ 756A ”, and

(b)for “and interest on certain foreign currency securities)” substitute “ , certain foreign currency securities and interest on certain deposits of victims of National-Socialist persecution) ”.

(2)After section 756 of ITTOIA 2005 (which securities and loans are foreign currency ones for section 755) insert—

“756AInterest on certain deposits of victims of National-Socialist persecution

(1)No liability to income tax arises in respect of interest which is paid—

(a)to or in respect of a victim of National-Socialist persecution,

(b)under a qualifying compensation scheme, and

(c)for a qualifying purpose in respect of a qualifying deposit of the victim.

(2)A scheme is a qualifying compensation scheme if—

(a)it is constituted (whether under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or elsewhere) by an instrument in writing, and

(b)the purpose of the scheme, or one of its purposes, is to make payments of interest to or in respect of victims of National-Socialist persecution for qualifying purposes in respect of qualifying deposits.

(3)Interest is paid for a qualifying purpose in respect of a deposit if—

(a)it is paid for meeting a liability in respect of interest on the deposit, or

(b)it is paid for compensating for the effects of inflation on the deposit.

(4)In relation to a victim of National-Socialist persecution, a deposit is a qualifying deposit if it was made—

(a)by, or on behalf of, the victim, and

(b)on or before 5th June 1945.

(5)In this section “deposit” has the meaning given by section 481(3) of ICTA.”.

(3)In section 783 of ITTOIA 2005 (general disregard of exempt income for income tax purposes)—

(a)for subsection (2) (exception to general disregard) substitute—

“(2)There are exceptions to this in the following cases.

(2A)Interest on deposits in ordinary accounts with the National Savings Bank which is exempt under this Part from every charge to income tax is not to be ignored for the purpose of providing information.

(2B)Interest paid to or in respect of victims of National-Socialist persecution which is so exempt is not to be ignored for the purposes of sections 17 and 18 of TMA 1970 (information provisions relating to interest).”, and

(b)in subsection (3) (subsection (2) without prejudice to other exceptions) for “This express exception to subsection (1) is” substitute “ These express exceptions to subsection (1) are ”.

(4)After section 268 of TCGA 1992 (decorations for valour or gallant conduct) insert—

“268AVictims of National-Socialist persecution

(1)A gain accruing on a disposal is not a chargeable gain if it accrues on—

(a)a disposal of the right to receive the whole or any part of a qualifying payment in respect of National-Socialist persecution, or

(b)a disposal of an interest in any such right.

(2)A payment is a qualifying payment in respect of National-Socialist persecution if it is payable as mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) of section 756A(1) of ITTOIA 2005 (income tax exemption for payments to or in respect of victims of National-Socialist persecution).

(3)In this section “interest”, in relation to any right, means an interest as a co-owner of the right.

(4)It does not matter—

(a)whether the right is owned jointly or in common, or

(b)whether or not the interests of the co-owners are equal.”.

(5)If at any time before claims could have been made under any qualifying compensation scheme—

(a)a person beneficially entitled to a qualifying deposit has died, and

(b)no information in respect of that deposit was contained in any account relating to that deceased person under any provision of IHTA 1984,

that deposit is to be ignored for all purposes of IHTA 1984.

(6)For this purpose “qualifying compensation scheme” and “qualifying deposit” have the same meaning as in section 756A of ITTOIA 2005.

(7)Subsection (2) has effect (and is deemed always to have had effect)—

(a)for the year 1996-97, and

(b)subsequent years of assessment.

(8)Subsection (4) has effect (and is deemed always to have had effect) in relation to disposals made on or after 6th April 1996; but no loss accruing on a disposal made before 6th April 2006 is, as a result of that subsection, to cease to be an allowable loss.

(9)In relation to any time before 6th April 2005 (the commencement of ITTOIA 2005)—

(a)the section inserted by subsection (2) is to be treated as if it were inserted into ICTA (and as if, in subsection (5) of that section, “of ICTA” were omitted), and

(b)any reference to that section in any enactment is to be read accordingly.

(10)In relation to the year 2005-06 or any earlier year of assessment, all such adjustments are to be made as are required to give effect to the exemptions conferred as a result of this section.

(11)But the adjustments are to be made only if the person entitled to the exemption makes a claim for the exemption on or before 31st January 2012.

(12)The adjustments may be made by discharge or repayment of tax, the making of an assessment or otherwise.

Valid from 19/07/2006

66Section 65: supplementaryU.K.

(1)Regulations under section 65(5) to (8)—

(a)may make provision which applies generally or only in specified cases or circumstances,

(b)may make different provision for different cases or circumstances,

(c)may have retrospective effect, and

(d)may include incidental, consequential or transitional provision.

(2)Regulations under section 65 shall be made by statutory instrument.

(3)Regulations under section 65(5)—

(a)shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons, or

(b)if they include provision by virtue of section 65(9), may not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of the House of Commons.

(4)Regulations under section 65(7) or (8) may not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of the House of Commons.

(5)In section 65 “the Host City Contract” has the meaning given by section 1 of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006.

(6)Section 65 shall be treated as having come into force on 22nd October 2004.

(7)The Treasury may by order made by statutory instrument repeal section 65 and this section.

Valid from 19/07/2006

67International Olympic CommitteeU.K.

(1)The Treasury may make regulations—

(a)providing for the International Olympic Committee to be treated for the purposes of corporation tax as not having a permanent establishment in the United Kingdom;

(b)providing for the International Olympic Committee not to be chargeable to income tax or capital gains tax;

(c)disapplying section 349(1) and (2) of ICTA (annual payments: deductions of tax) to payments to the International Olympic Committee.

(2)The Treasury may make regulations—

(a)providing for a specified person or class of person appearing to the Treasury to be owned or controlled by the International Olympic Committee to be treated for the purposes of corporation tax as not having a permanent establishment in the United Kingdom;

(b)providing for a specified person or class of person appearing to the Treasury to be owned or controlled by the International Olympic Committee not to be chargeable to income tax or capital gains tax;

(c)disapplying section 349(1) and (2) of ICTA to payments to a specified person or class of person appearing to the Treasury to be owned or controlled by the International Olympic Committee.

(3)Regulations under this section—

(a)may make provision which applies generally or only in specified cases or circumstances,

(b)may make different provision for different cases or circumstances,

(c)may have retrospective effect, and

(d)may include incidental, consequential or transitional provision.

(4)Regulations under this section—

(a)shall be made by statutory instrument, and

(b)shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.

(5)A claim may be made for any repayment of income tax required as a result of an exemption conferred under this section.

Valid from 19/07/2006

68Competitors and staffU.K.

(1)The Treasury may make regulations—

(a)exempting specified classes of person from income tax in respect of specified classes of income arising from participation in London Olympic events;

(b)providing for specified classes of activity undertaken in connection with London Olympic events to be disregarded for purposes of corporation tax, income tax or capital gains tax;

(c)providing for specified classes of activity in connection with London Olympic events to be disregarded in determining for fiscal purposes whether a person has a permanent establishment in the United Kingdom;

(d)disapplying section 349(1) of ICTA (annual payments: deductions of tax) in consequence of provision made under paragraphs (a) to (c) above.

(2)The regulations may specify classes of person wholly or partly by reference to—

(a)residence outside the United Kingdom, determined in such manner as the regulations may provide;

(b)documents issued or authority given by such persons exercising functions in connection with the London Olympics as the regulations may provide.

(3)Regulations under this section—

(a)may make provision which applies generally or only in specified cases or circumstances,

(b)may make different provision for different cases or circumstances, and

(c)may include incidental, consequential or transitional provision.

(4)Regulations under this section—

(a)shall be made by statutory instrument, and

(b)shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.

(5)In this section “London Olympic event” and “the London Olympics” have the meaning given by section 1 of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006.

Valid from 19/07/2006

Chapter 7U.K.Chargeable gains

Capital lossesU.K.

69Restriction on a company's allowable lossesU.K.

(1)Section 8 of TCGA 1992 (company's total profits to include chargeable gains) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (2) (exclusion of loss as allowable loss)—

(a)for “does not include a loss” substitute “does not include—

(a)a loss”, and

(b)at the end insert “, or

(b)a loss accruing to a company in disqualifying circumstances (see subsection (2A))”.

(3)After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), a loss accrues to a company in disqualifying circumstances if—

(a)it accrues to the company directly or indirectly in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, any arrangements, and

(b)the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of the arrangements is to secure a tax advantage.

(2B)For the purposes of subsection (2A)—

• “arrangements” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions (whether or not legally enforceable), and

• “tax advantage” has the meaning given by section 184D.

(2C)For the purposes of subsection (2A) it does not matter—

(a)whether the loss accrues at a time when there are no chargeable gains from which it could otherwise have been deducted, or

(b)whether the tax advantage is secured for the company or for any other company.”.

(4)In section 834(1) of ICTA (interpretation of the Corporation Tax Acts), in the definition of “allowable loss”, at the end insert “ or a loss accruing to a company in disqualifying circumstances (within the meaning of section 8(2)(b) of the 1992 Act) ”.

(5)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to any loss accruing on any disposal that is made on or after 5th December 2005.

70Restrictions on companies buying losses or gainsU.K.

(1)TCGA 1992 is amended as follows.

(2)After section 184 insert—

“Restrictions on buying losses or gains etcU.K.

184ARestrictions on buying losses: tax avoidance schemes

(1)This section applies for the purposes of corporation tax in respect of chargeable gains if—

(a)at any time (“the relevant time”) there is a qualifying change of ownership in relation to a company (“the relevant company”) (see section 184C),

(b)a loss (a “qualifying loss”) accrues to the relevant company or any other company on a disposal of a pre-change asset (see subsection (3)),

(c)the change of ownership occurs directly or indirectly in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, any arrangements the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of which is to secure a tax advantage (see section 184D), and

(d)the advantage involves the deduction of a qualifying loss from any chargeable gains (whether or not it also involves anything else).

(2)A qualifying loss accruing to a company is not to be deductible from chargeable gains accruing to the company unless the gains accrue to the company on a disposal of a pre-change asset.

(3)In this section a “pre-change asset” means an asset which was held by the relevant company before the relevant time (but see also sections 184E and 184F).

(4)In this section “arrangements” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions (whether or not legally enforceable).

(5)For the purposes of this section it does not matter—

(a)whether a qualifying loss accrues before, after or at the relevant time,

(b)whether a qualifying loss accrues at a time when there are no chargeable gains from which it could be deducted (or could otherwise have been deducted), or

(c)whether the tax advantage is secured for the company to which a qualifying loss accrues or for any other company.

184BRestrictions on buying gains: tax avoidance schemes

(1)This section applies for the purposes of corporation tax in respect of chargeable gains if—

(a)at any time (“the relevant time”) there is a qualifying change of ownership in relation to a company (“the relevant company”) (see section 184C),

(b)a gain (a “qualifying gain”) accrues to the relevant company or any other company on a disposal of a pre-change asset (see subsection (3)),

(c)the change of ownership occurs directly or indirectly in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, any arrangements the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of which is to secure a tax advantage, and

(d)the advantage involves the deduction of a loss from a qualifying gain (whether or not it also involves anything else).

(2)In the case of a qualifying gain accruing to a company, a loss accruing to the company is not to be deductible from the gain unless the loss accrues to the company on a disposal of a pre-change asset.

(3)In this section a “pre-change asset” means an asset which was held by the relevant company before the relevant time (but see also sections 184E and 184F).

(4)In this section “arrangements” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions (whether or not legally enforceable).

(5)For the purposes of this section it does not matter—

(a)whether a qualifying gain accrues before, after or at the relevant time,

(b)whether a qualifying gain accrues at a time when there are no losses which could be deducted (or could otherwise have been deducted) from the gain, or

(c)whether the tax advantage is secured for the company to which a qualifying gain accrues or for any other company.

184CSections 184A and 184B: meaning of “qualifying change of ownership”

(1)For the purposes of sections 184A and 184B, there is a qualifying change of ownership in relation to a company at any time if any one or more of the following occur at that time—

(a)the company joins a group of companies (see subsections (2) to (5)),

(b)the company ceases to be a member of a group of companies,

(c)the company becomes subject to different control (see subsections (6) to (9)).

(2)Whether a company is a member of a group of companies at any time is determined in accordance with section 170.

(3)But, apart from in the excepted case, nothing in section 170(10) or (10A) is to prevent all the companies of one group from being regarded as joining another group when the principal company of the first group becomes a member of the other group at any time.

(4)The excepted case is the case where—

(a)the persons owning the shares of the principal company of the first group immediately before that time are the same as the persons owning the shares of the principal company of the other group immediately after that time,

(b)the principal company of the other group was not the principal company of any group immediately before that time, and

(c)immediately after that time the principal company of the other group had assets consisting entirely (or almost entirely) of shares of the principal company of the first group.

(5)For this purpose, references to shares of a company are to the shares comprised in the issued share capital of the company.

(6)The general rule is that a company becomes subject to different control at any time if any one or more of the following occur—

(a)a person has control of the company at that time (whether alone or together with one or more others) and the person did not previously have control of the company,

(b)a person has control of the company at that time together with one or more others and the person previously had control of the company alone,

(c)a person ceases to have control of the company at that time (whether the person had control alone or together with one or more others).

(7)The general rule is subject to the following exceptions.

(8)A company does not become subject to different control in any case where it joins a group of companies and the case is the excepted case mentioned above.

(9)A company (“the subsidiary”) does not become subject to different control at any time in any case where—

(a)immediately before that time the subsidiary is the 75 per cent. subsidiary of another company, and

(b)(although there is a change in the direct ownership of the subsidiary) that other company continues immediately after that time to own it as a 75 per cent. subsidiary.

184DSections 184A and 184B: meaning of “tax advantage”

For the purposes of sections 184A and 184B, “tax advantage” means—

(a)relief or increased relief from corporation tax,

(b)repayment or increased repayment of corporation tax,

(c)the avoidance or reduction of a charge to corporation tax or an assessment to corporation tax, or

(d)the avoidance of a possible assessment to corporation tax.

184ESections 184A and 184B: “pre-change assets”: basic rules

(1)If—

(a)a company other than the relevant company makes a disposal of an asset, and

(b)the asset has been disposed of at any time after the relevant time by a disposal to which section 171(1) does not apply (a “non-section 171(1) transfer”),

the asset ceases to be regarded as a pre-change asset for the purposes of sections 184A and 184B (but see also subsections (10) and (11)).

(2)But (without affecting the generality of the provision made by the following subsection) if, on a non-section 171(1) transfer,—

(a)an asset would cease to be regarded as a pre-change asset as a result of subsection (1), and

(b)the company making the non-section 171(1) transfer retains any interest in or over the asset,

that interest is to be regarded as a pre-change asset for the purposes of sections 184A and 184B.

(3)If—

(a)the relevant company or any other company holds an asset (“the new asset”) at or after the relevant time,

(b)the value of the new asset derives in whole or in part from a pre-change asset, and

(c)the new asset is not acquired by the company concerned as a result of a non-section 171(1) transfer,

the new asset is also to be regarded as a pre-change asset for the purposes of sections 184A and 184B.

(4)For this purpose the cases in which the value of an asset may be derived from any other asset include any case where—

(a)assets have been merged or divided,

(b)assets have changed their nature, or

(c)rights or interests in or over assets have been created or extinguished.

(5)If a pre-change asset is “the old asset” for the purposes of section 116 (reorganisations, conversions and reconstructions), “the new asset” for the purposes of that section is also to be regarded as a pre-change asset for the purposes of sections 184A and 184B.

(6)If a pre-change asset is the “original shares” for the purposes of sections 127 to 131 (reorganisation or reduction of share capital), the “new holding” for the purposes of those sections is also to be regarded as a pre-change asset for the purposes of sections 184A and 184B.

(7)The following subsection applies if, as a result of the application of a relevant deferral provision in the case of a disposal of a pre-change asset (“the original disposal”),—

(a)a gain or loss that would otherwise accrue to a company does not so accrue, or

(b)any part of any such gain is treated as forming part of a single chargeable gain which does not accrue to the company on the original disposal,

and a gain or loss does, wholly or partly in consequence of the application of that provision in the case of the original disposal, accrue to the company or any other company on a subsequent occasion.

(8)So much of the gain or loss accruing on the subsequent occasion as accrues in consequence of the application of the relevant deferral provision in the case of the original disposal is to be regarded for the purposes of sections 184A and 184B as accruing on a disposal of a pre-change asset (so far as it would not otherwise be so regarded).

(9)A “relevant deferral provision” means any of the following—

(a)section 139 (reconstruction involving transfer of business),

(b)section 140 (postponement of charge on transfer of assets to non-resident company),

(c)section 140A (transfer of a UK trade),

(d)section 140E (merger leaving assets within UK tax charge),

(e)sections 152 and 153 (replacement of business assets),

(f)section 187 (postponement of charge on deemed disposal under section 185).

(10)If—

(a)a pre-change asset of the relevant company is transferred to another company (“the transferee company”),

(b)any of sections 139, 140A and 140E apply to the companies in the case of the asset, and

(c)the transfer of the asset is made directly or indirectly in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, the arrangements mentioned in section 184A or 184B,

the asset is to be regarded as a “pre-change asset” in the hands of the transferee company for the purposes of sections 184A and 184B.

(11)In such a case, subsection (1) applies as if the reference in paragraph (a) of that subsection to the relevant company were to the transferee company.

184FSections 184A and 184B: “pre-change assets”: pooling rules

(1)This section applies, in the case of any pre-change asset of the relevant company or any pre-change asset of any company which is acquired on a disposal to which section 171(1) applies, if—

(a)the pre-change asset consists of a holding of securities which falls as a result of any provision of Chapter 1 of Part 4 to be regarded as a single asset (“the pre-change pooled asset”), and

(b)as a result of any disposal or acquisition at any time after the relevant time, any securities (“the other securities”) would (but for this section) be regarded as forming part of the pre-change pooled asset.

(2)None of the other securities are to be regarded for the purposes of this Act as forming part of the pre-change pooled asset.

(3)But this does not prevent the other securities from being regarded, as a result of any provision of that Chapter, as forming part of or constituting a different, single asset (“the other pooled asset”).

(4)Securities of the same class as the other securities which are disposed of at or after the relevant time—

(a)are to be identified first with the other securities or securities forming part of the other pooled asset,

(b)are to be identified next with securities forming part of the pre-change pooled asset (if the number of securities disposed of exceeds the number identified in accordance with paragraph (a)), and

(c)subject to paragraphs (a) and (b), are to be identified in accordance with the provisions applicable apart from those paragraphs.

(5)The above identification rules apply even if some or all of the securities disposed of are otherwise identified—

(a)by the disposal, or

(b)by a transfer or delivery giving effect to it;

but where a company disposes of securities in one capacity, they are not to be identified with securities which it holds, or can dispose of, only in some other capacity.

(6)Chapter 1 of Part 4 has effect subject to this section.

(7)In this section—

• “pre-change asset” means an asset which is pre-change asset for the purposes of section 184A or 184B,

• “securities” does not include relevant securities as defined in section 108 but, subject to that, means—

  (a)

  shares or securities of a company, and

  (b)

  any other assets where they are of a nature to be dealt in without identifying the particular assets disposed of or acquired.

(8)For the purposes of this section, shares or securities of a company are not to be treated as being of the same class unless—

(a)they are so treated by the practice of a recognised stock exchange, or

(b)they would be so treated if dealt with on a recognised stock exchange.”.

(3)In Schedule 7A (restriction on set-off of pre-entry losses), in paragraph 1(1) (application of Schedule), at the end insert “ , but this Schedule shall have no effect in any case where section 184A (restrictions on buying losses: tax avoidance schemes) has effect in relation to those losses ”.

(4)Section 177B and Schedule 7AA (restrictions on setting losses against pre-entry gains) shall cease to have effect.

(5)In section 213 (insurance companies: spreading of gains and losses under section 212)—

(a)in subsection (8H) for “that the net amount is” to the end substitute “ that the net amount would still arise even if losses accruing after the date on which the company or transferee joined the group of companies were disregarded ”, and

(b)in subsection (8I) for “paragraph 1” to the end substitute “ section 184C as if those references were contained in that section; and in subsection (8A)(b) above “group” has the same meaning as in that section ”.

The amendments made by this subsection have effect where the accounting period for which the net amount represents an excess of losses over gains is an accounting period ending on or after 5th December 2005.

(6)The amendments made by this section, other than subsection (5), have effect for calculating the amount to be included in respect of chargeable gains in a company's total profits for any accounting period ending on or after 5th December 2005.

(7)But, in respect of any such accounting period, those amendments do not have effect in relation to the deduction of any loss from chargeable gains that accrue on any disposal made before 5th December 2005 unless that loss accrues on a disposal made on or after that date.

(8)For the purposes of those amendments, it does not matter whether a qualifying change of ownership in relation to a company occurs—

(a)before 5th December 2005, or

(b)on or after that date.

(9)The following subsection applies so long as each of the following conditions is met—

(a)at any time (“the relevant time”) before 5th December 2005 there is a qualifying change of ownership in relation to a company (“the relevant company”) for the purposes of section 184A or 184B of TCGA 1992,

(b)the change of ownership occurs because the relevant company ceases to be a member of a group of companies at the relevant time (whether or not it also occurs for any other reason),

(c)the principal company of that group has control of the relevant company at the relevant time and at all subsequent times,

(d)the principal company of that group does not, at or after the relevant time, join another group otherwise than in the excepted case, and

(e)a qualifying loss for the purposes of section 184A of TCGA 1992, or a qualifying gain for the purposes of section 184B of that Act, accrues to the relevant company or any other company on a disposal made before 5th December 2005.

(10)Section 184A or 184B of TCGA 1992 applies in relation to that qualifying loss or gain as if, for the purposes of that section, a “pre-change asset” included an asset held before the relevant time by any company which, immediately before the relevant time, was a member of the same group of companies as the relevant company.

(11)Subsections (9) and (10) are to be read as if contained in section 184C of TCGA 1992.

71Other avoidance involving losses accruing to companiesU.K.

(1)After section 184F of TCGA 1992 (as inserted by section 70 above) insert—

“184GAvoidance involving losses: schemes converting income to capital

(1)This section applies for the purposes of corporation tax in respect of chargeable gains if conditions A to D are satisfied.

(2)Condition A is that—

(a)any receipt arises to a company (“the relevant company”) on a disposal of an asset, and

(b)the receipt arises directly or indirectly in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, any arrangements.

(3)Condition B is that—

(a)a chargeable gain (the “relevant gain”) accrues to the relevant company on the disposal, and

(b)losses accrue (or have accrued) to the relevant company on any other disposal of any asset (whether before or after or as part of the arrangements).

(4)Condition C is that, but for the arrangements, an amount would have fallen to be taken into account wholly or partly instead of the receipt in calculating the income chargeable to corporation tax—

(a)of the relevant company, or

(b)of a company which, at any qualifying time, is a member of the same group as the relevant company.

(5)Condition D is that—

(a)the main purpose of the arrangements, or

(b)one of the main purposes of the arrangements,

is to secure a tax advantage that involves the deduction of any of the losses from the relevant gain (whether or not it also involves anything else).

(6)If the Board consider, on reasonable grounds, that conditions A to D are or may be satisfied, they may give the relevant company a notice in respect of the arrangements (but see also section 184I).

(7)If, when the notice is given, conditions A to D are satisfied, no loss accruing to the relevant company at any time is to be deductible from the relevant gain.

(8)A notice under this section must—

(a)specify the arrangements,

(b)specify the accounting period in which the relevant gain accrues, and

(c)inform the relevant company of the effect of this section.

(9)If relevant gains accrue in more than one accounting period, a single notice under this section may specify all the accounting periods concerned.

(10)In this section—

• “arrangements” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions (whether or not legally enforceable),

• “group”, in relation to companies, means a group determined in accordance with section 170,

• “qualifying time”, in relation to any arrangements, means any time which falls in the period—

  (a)

  beginning with the time at which the arrangements are made, and

  (b)

  ending with the time at which the matters (other than any tax advantage) intended to be secured by the arrangements are secured,

• “tax advantage” has the meaning given by section 184D.

184HAvoidance involving losses: schemes securing deductions

(1)This section applies for the purposes of corporation tax in respect of chargeable gains if conditions A to D are satisfied.

(2)Condition A is that—

(a)a chargeable gain (the “relevant gain”) accrues to a company (“the relevant company”) directly or indirectly in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, any arrangements, and

(b)losses accrue (or have accrued) to the relevant company on any disposal of any asset (whether before or after or as part of the arrangements).

(3)Condition B is that the relevant company, or a company connected with the relevant company, incurs any expenditure—

(a)which is allowable as a deduction in calculating its total profits chargeable to corporation tax but which is not allowable as a deduction in computing its gains under section 38, and

(b)which is incurred directly or indirectly in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, the arrangements.

(4)Condition C is that the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of the arrangements is to secure a tax advantage that involves both—

(a)the deduction of the expenditure in calculating total profits, and

(b)the deduction of any of the losses from the relevant gain,

whether or not it also involves anything else.

(5)Condition D is that the arrangements are not excluded arrangements. For this purpose arrangements are excluded arrangements if—

(a)the arrangements are made in respect of land or any estate or interest in land,

(b)the arrangements fall within section 779(1) or (2) of the Taxes Act (sale and lease-back: limitation on tax reliefs),

(c)the person to whom the payment mentioned in that subsection is payable is not a company connected with the relevant company, and

(d)the arrangements are made between persons dealing at arm's length.

(6)If the Board consider, on reasonable grounds, that conditions A to D are or may be satisfied, they may give the company a notice in respect of the arrangements (but see also section 184I).

(7)If, when the notice is given, conditions A to D are satisfied, no loss accruing to the company at any time is to be deductible from the relevant gain.

(8)A notice under this section must—

(a)specify the arrangements,

(b)specify the accounting period in which the relevant gain accrues, and

(c)inform the relevant company of the effect of this section.

(9)If relevant gains accrue in more than one accounting period, a single notice under this section may specify all the accounting periods concerned.

(10)In this section—

• “arrangements” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions (whether or not legally enforceable),

• “tax advantage” has the meaning given by section 184D.

(11)For the purposes of this section it does not matter whether the tax advantage is secured for the relevant company or for any other company.

184INotices under sections 184G and 184H

(1)Subsection (2) applies if—

(a)the Board give a notice under section 184G or 184H (a “relevant notice”) to a company that specifies an accounting period, and

(b)the notice is given before the company has made its company tax return for that accounting period.

(2)If the company makes its return for that period before the end of the applicable 90 day period (see subsection (12)), it may—

(a)make a return that disregards the notice, and

(b)at any time after making the return and before the end of the applicable 90 day period, amend the return for the purpose of complying with the provision referred to in the notice.

(3)If a company has made a company tax return for an accounting period, the Board may give the company a relevant notice in relation to that period only if a notice of enquiry has been given to the company in respect of its return for that period.

(4)After any enquiries into the return for that period have been completed, the Board may give the company a relevant notice only if requirements A and B are met.

(5)Requirement A is that at the time the enquiries into the return were completed, the Board could not have been reasonably expected, on the basis of information made available—

(a)to them before that time, or

(b)to an officer of theirs before that time,

to have been aware that the circumstances were such that a relevant notice could have been given to the company in relation to that period.

(6)For the purposes of requirement A, paragraph 44(2) and (3) of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998 (information made available) applies as it applies for the purposes of paragraph 44(1).

(7)Requirement B is that—

(a)the company or any other person was requested to produce or provide information during an enquiry into the return for that period, and

(b)if the request had been duly complied with, the Board could reasonably have been expected to give the company a relevant notice in relation to that period.

(8)If—

(a)a company makes a company tax return for an accounting period, and

(b)the company is subsequently given a relevant notice that specifies that period,

it may amend the return for the purpose of complying with the provision referred to in the notice at any time before the end of the applicable 90 day period.

(9)If the relevant notice is given to the company after it has been given a notice of enquiry in respect of its return for the period, no closure notice may be given in relation to its company tax return until—

(a)the end of the applicable 90 day period, or

(b)the earlier amendment of its company tax return for the purpose of complying with the provision referred to in the notice.

(10)If the relevant notice is given to the company after any enquiries into the return for the period are completed, no discovery assessment may be made as regards the chargeable gain to which the notice relates until—

(a)the end of the applicable 90 day period, or

(b)the earlier amendment of the company tax return for the purpose of complying with the provision referred to in the notice.

(11)Subsections (2)(b) and (8) do not prevent a company tax return for a period becoming incorrect if—

(a)a relevant notice is given to the company in relation to that period,

(b)the return is not amended in accordance with subsection (2)(b) or (8) for the purpose of complying with the provision referred to in the notice, and

(c)the return ought to have been so amended.

(12)In this section—

• “the applicable 90 day period”, in relation to a relevant notice, means the period of 90 days beginning with the day on which the notice is given,

• “closure notice” means a notice under paragraph 32 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998,

• “company tax return” means the return required to be delivered pursuant to a notice under paragraph 3 of that Schedule, as read with paragraph 4 of that Schedule,

• “discovery assessment” means an assessment under paragraph 41 of that Schedule,

• “notice of enquiry” means a notice under paragraph 24 of that Schedule.”.

(2)In Schedule 18 to FA 1998 (company tax returns, assessments, etc), in paragraph 25(1) (scope of enquiry), after “relief)” insert “ or a notice under section 184G or 184H of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (avoidance involving capital losses) ”.

(3)In paragraph 42 of that Schedule (restrictions on power to make discovery assessment etc), in sub-paragraph (2A), after “1988” insert “ or section 184G or 184H of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 ”.

(4)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to chargeable gains accruing on any disposal that is made on or after 5th December 2005.

72Repeal of s.106 of TCGA 1992U.K.

(1)Section 106 of TCGA 1992 (disposal of shares and securities by company within prescribed period of acquisition) shall cease to have effect.

(2)In consequence of that repeal—

(a)in section 104(2)(b) of TCGA 1992 (share pooling: general interpretative provisions) omit “, 106”,

(b)in section 105 of that Act (disposal on or before day of acquisition of shares and other unidentified assets)—

(i)in subsection (2)(b) for “any of the provisions of section 106 or” substitute “ section ”, and

(ii)in subsection (2)(c) omit “106,”,

(c)in section 108(8) of that Act (identification of relevant securities) omit “shall have effect subject to section 106 but”,

(d)in section 110(1)(b) of that Act (section 104 holdings: indexation allowance) for “sections 105 and 106” substitute “ section 105 ”, and

(e)in Schedule 15 to FA 2000 (corporate venture scheme), in paragraph 93(6) (identification of shares on a disposal), for “Sections 104 to 106” substitute “ Sections 104, 105 ”.

(3)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to any disposal that is made on or after 5th December 2005.

Insurance policies and annuitiesU.K.

73Policies of insurance and non-deferred annuitiesU.K.

(1)TCGA 1992 is amended as follows.

(2)For section 204 (policies of insurance) substitute—

“204Policies of insurance and non-deferred annuities

(1)A gain accruing on a disposal of, or of an interest in, the rights conferred by a non-life policy of insurance is not a chargeable gain (but see subsection (2)).

(2)If a disposal is of, or of an interest in, the rights conferred by a non-life policy of insurance of the risk of—

(a)any kind of damage to assets, or

(b)the loss or depreciation of assets,

the exemption under subsection (1) does not apply so far as those rights relate to chargeable assets.

(3)For this purpose “chargeable assets” means assets on the disposal of which a chargeable gain—

(a)may accrue, or

(b)might have accrued.

(4)Nothing in subsections (1) and (2) prevents sums received under a non-life policy of insurance of the risk of—

(a)any kind of damage to assets, or

(b)the loss or depreciation of assets,

from being sums derived from the assets for the purposes of this Act (and, in particular, for the purposes of section 22).

(5)A gain accruing on a disposal of, or of an interest in, the rights conferred by a contract for an annuity is not a chargeable gain if the annuity is—

(a)a non-deferred annuity, or

(b)an annuity granted (or deemed to be granted) under the Government Annuities Act 1929.

(6)If any investments or other assets are, in accordance with a policy issued in the course of life assurance business carried on by an insurance company, transferred to the policy holder—

(a)the policy holder's acquisition of the assets, and

(b)the disposal of the assets to the policy holder,

are to be taken for the purposes of this Act to be for a consideration equal to the market value of the assets.

(7)In this section “interest”, in relation to any rights, means an interest as a co-owner of the rights.

(8)It does not matter—

(a)whether the rights are owned jointly or in common, or

(b)whether or not the interests of the co-owners are equal.

(9)In this section a “non-deferred annuity” means an annuity—

(a)which is not granted under a contract for a deferred annuity, and

(b)which is granted in the ordinary course of a business of granting annuities on the life of any person,

and it does not matter whether the annuity includes instalments of capital.

(10)In this section a “non-life policy of insurance” means—

(a)a contract made in the course of a capital redemption business, as defined in section 458(3) of the Taxes Act, and

(b)any other policy of insurance which is not a policy of insurance on the life of any person.”.

(3)In section 237 (superannuation funds, annuities and annual payments)—

(a)at the end of paragraph (a), insert “ or ”, and

(b)omit paragraph (b) (exemption for disposals of non-deferred annuities etc).

(4)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to disposals made on or after 5th December 2005.

Capital gains taxU.K.

74Exception to “bed and breakfasting” rules etcU.K.

(1)TCGA 1992 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 106A (identification of securities: general rules for capital gains tax), after subsection (5) (acquisition of securities within 30 days after disposing of securities of same class) insert—

“(5A)Subsection (5) above shall not require securities to be identified with securities which the person making the disposal acquires at a time when—

(a)he is neither resident nor ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, or

(b)he is resident or ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom but is Treaty non-resident.”.

(3)In section 288 (interpretation), after subsection (7A) (meaning of “surrender” in application of Act to Scotland) insert—

“(7B)For the purposes of this Act, a person is Treaty non-resident at any time if, at that time, he falls to be regarded as resident in a territory outside the United Kingdom for the purposes of double taxation relief arrangements having effect at that time.”.

(4)In consequence of the amendment made by subsection (3)—

(a)in section 10A (temporary non-residents), omit subsection (9A) (meaning of “Treaty non-resident”), and

(b)in section 83A (trustees both resident and non-resident in a year of assessment), omit subsection (5) (meaning of “Treaty non-resident”).

(5)The amendment made by subsection (2) has effect in relation to any acquisition made at any time on or after 22nd March 2006.

(6)The amendments made by subsections (3) and (4) have effect in relation to any time on or after 22nd March 2006.

Valid from 19/07/2006

Film partnershipsU.K.

75Interest relief: film partnershipU.K.

(1)The amount of interest on a loan in respect of which an individual (“the borrower”) is eligible for relief for a year of assessment under sections 353 and 362 of ICTA (interest on loan to buy into partnership) shall, where this section applies, be restricted to 40% of the interest that would otherwise be eligible for relief.

(2)This section applies where—

(a)the partnership (“the film partnership”) carries on a trade,

(b)the profits or losses of the trade are computed in accordance with Chapter 9 of Part 2 of ITTOIA 2005 (films, etc),

(c)the loan is secured on an asset or activity of another partnership (“the investment partnership”),

(d)the borrower is or has been a member of the investment partnership, and

(e)at a time in the year of assessment the proportion of the profits of the investment partnership to which the borrower is entitled is less than the proportion of the partnership's capital contributed by him at that time.

(3)For the purposes of subsection (2)(c) a loan is secured on an asset or activity of a partnership if there is any arrangement—

(a)under which an asset of the partnership may be used or relied upon wholly or partly to guarantee repayment of any part of the loan, or

(b)by virtue of which any part of the loan is expected to be repaid (directly or indirectly) out of assets or income held by or accruing to the partnership.

(4)For the purposes of subsection (2)(e) the reference to profits excludes any amount that would not be taken into account as, or for the purpose of calculating, income for the purposes of the Tax Acts.

(5)In subsection (2)(e) the reference to the partnership's capital is a reference to—

(a)anything that is, or in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice would be, accounted for as partners' capital or partners' equity, and

(b)amounts lent to the partnership by the partners.

(6)For the purposes of subsection (2)(e) the reference to the proportion of the partnership's capital contributed by the borrower includes, in particular, a reference to—

(a)any amount paid by the borrower to acquire an interest in the investment partnership if or in so far as the borrower retains the interest at that time,

(b)any amount made available by the borrower (directly or indirectly) to another person who acquires an interest in the investment partnership if or in so far as that other person retains the interest at that time,

(c)any amount lent by the borrower to the investment partnership,

(d)any amount made available by the borrower (directly or indirectly) to another person who lends it to the investment partnership, and

(e)an amount made available in any other way prescribed by regulations made by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.

(7)Regulations under subsection (6)(e)—

(a)may make provision having retrospective effect,

(b)may make provision generally or only in relation to specified cases or circumstances,

(c)may make different provision for different cases or circumstances,

(d)may make transitional, consequential or incidental provision,

(e)shall be made by statutory instrument, and

(f)shall not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of the House of Commons.

(8)In subsections (2) to (6) a reference to the borrower or another partner includes a reference to a person connected with him within the meaning of section 839(2) of ICTA.

(9)This section shall have effect in relation to the payment of interest accruing on or after 10th March 2006.

Valid from 19/07/2006

Financial instrumentsU.K.

76Avoidance involving financial arrangementsU.K.

Schedule 6 (which makes provision in relation to tax avoidance involving financial arrangements) has effect.

Valid from 19/07/2006

Intangible fixed assetsU.K.

77Treating assets as “existing assets” etcU.K.

(1)Schedule 29 to FA 2002 (gains and losses of a company from intangible fixed assets) is amended as follows.

(2)In paragraph 13 (credits in respect of intangible fixed assets: introduction), in sub-paragraph (1) (credits brought into account under Part 3), after paragraph (a) (receipts recognised in determining profit or loss), insert—

“(aa)receipts in respect of royalties so far as the receipts do not give rise to a credit under paragraph 14 (see paragraph 14A),”.

(3)After paragraph 14 (receipts recognised as they accrue) insert—

“14A“Receipts in respect of royalties so far as not dealt with under paragraph 14

(1)So far as a receipt in respect of any royalty does not give rise to a credit under paragraph 14 (whether in the period of account in which it is received or in a subsequent period of account), a credit shall be brought into account for tax purposes.

(2)The amount of the credit to be brought into account for tax purposes is equal to so much of the amount of the receipt as does not give rise to a credit under paragraph 14.

(3)The credit shall be brought into account for tax purposes in the accounting period in which the receipt is recognised for accounting purposes.”.

(4)In paragraph 82 (assets excluded to extent specified: research and development), in sub-paragraph (2) (provisions of Schedule not applying to asset so far as representing expenditure on research and development)—

(a)in paragraph (a) (Part 2 not to apply subject to exception relating to paragraph 14), at the end insert “ or 14A (receipts in respect of royalties so far as not dealt with under paragraph 14) ”, and

(b)in paragraph (b) (Part 3 not to apply subject to exception for paragraph 14), for “paragraph 14” substitute “ paragraphs 14 and 14A ”.

(5)In paragraph 83 (assets excluded to extent specified: election to exclude capital expenditure on computer software), in sub-paragraph (3) (effect of election)—

(a)in paragraph (a) (Part 2 not to apply subject to exception relating to paragraph 14), at the end insert “ or 14A (receipts in respect of royalties so far as not dealt with under paragraph 14) ”, and

(b)in paragraph (b) (Part 3 not to apply subject to exception for paragraph 14), for “paragraph 14” substitute “ paragraphs 14 and 14A ”.

(6)In paragraph 118 (application of Schedule to assets created or acquired after commencement, that is to say, on or after 1st April 2002)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (4) (application of sub-paragraph (1) subject to other paragraphs), at the end insert “and

(c)paragraph 127A (assets whose value derives from existing assets treated as existing assets), and

(d)paragraph 127B (assets acquired in connection with disposals of existing assets treated as existing assets).”, and

(b)in sub-paragraph (6) (nothing in paragraph 118 restricts application of Schedule in accordance with paragraph 119), at the end insert “ , but see sub-paragraph (5) of that paragraph. ”.

(7)In paragraph 119 (application of Schedule to royalties), at the end insert—

“(5)Nothing in this paragraph shall be read as authorising or requiring an amount to be brought into account in connection with the realisation of an existing asset within the meaning of Part 4.”.

(8)After paragraph 127 (certain assets acquired on transfer of business treated as existing assets) insert—

“127A“Assets whose value derives from existing assets treated as existing assets

(1)This paragraph applies where—

(a)a company acquires an intangible fixed asset (“the acquired asset”) after commencement from a person (“the transferor”) who at the time of the acquisition is a related party in relation to the company,

(b)the acquired asset is created, whether by the transferor or any other person, after commencement,

(c)the value of the acquired asset derives in whole or in part from any other asset (“the other asset”),

(d)the other asset has not at any time on or after 5th December 2005 been a chargeable intangible asset in the hands of the company or a related party in relation to the company or the transferor, and

(e)the existing asset condition is met.

(2)The existing asset condition is that, after commencement,—

(a)the other asset has been an existing asset in the hands of the transferor at a time when the transferor was a related party in relation to the company, or

(b)the other asset has been an existing asset in the hands of any other person at a time when the other person was a related party in relation to the company or the transferor.

(3)Where this paragraph applies the acquired asset shall be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as an existing asset in the hands of the company, but only so far as its value derives from the other asset.

(4)If only part of the value of the acquired asset so derives—

(a)this Schedule has effect as if there were a separate asset representing the part of the value not so derived, and

(b)the enactments that apply where this Schedule does not apply have effect as if there were a separate asset representing the part of the value so derived.

Any apportionment necessary for this purpose shall be made on a just and reasonable basis.

(5)For the purposes of this paragraph the cases in which the value of an asset may be derived from any other asset include any case where—

(a)assets have been merged or divided,

(b)assets have changed their nature, or

(c)rights or interests in or over assets have been created or extinguished.

(6)For the purposes of this paragraph the time at which an asset is created or acquired is the time at which it would be regarded as created or acquired for the purposes of paragraph 118 (application of Schedule to assets created or acquired after commencement).

127BAssets acquired in connection with disposals of existing assets treated as existing assets

(1)This paragraph applies where—

(a)a person disposes of an asset which, at the time of the disposal, is an existing asset in the hands of the person,

(b)a company which at the time of the disposal is a related party in relation to the person acquires an intangible fixed asset directly or indirectly in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, the disposal, and

(c)the intangible fixed asset that is acquired would, apart from this paragraph, at the time of the acquisition be a chargeable intangible asset in the hands of the company.

(2)Where this paragraph applies the intangible fixed asset that is acquired shall be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as an existing asset in the hands of the company.

(3)For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)“asset”, in relation to any disposal, means any asset for the purposes of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992,

(b)a person “disposes of” an asset if, for the purposes of that Act, the person makes a part disposal of the asset or any other disposal of the asset,

(c)the time at which a disposal of an asset is made is the time at which it is made for the purposes of that Act.

(4)For the purposes of this paragraph it does not matter—

(a)whether the asset that the person disposes of is the same asset as the one that the company acquires,

(b)whether the asset that is acquired is acquired at the time of the disposal or at any other time, or

(c)whether the asset that is acquired is acquired by merging two or more assets or is acquired in any other way.”.

(9)In paragraph 143 (index of defined expressions), in the entry relating to existing asset, in the second column, for “paragraph 127” substitute “ paragraphs 127 to 127B ”.

(10)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to the debits or credits to be brought into account for any accounting period beginning on or after 5th December 2005 (and, in relation to the debits or credits to be brought into account for any such period, shall be deemed always to have had effect).

(11)For this purpose an accounting period beginning before, and ending on or after, that date is treated as if—

(a)so much of that period as falls before that date, and

(b)so much of that period as falls on or after that date,

were separate accounting periods.

Valid from 19/07/2006

International mattersU.K.

78Controlled foreign companies and treaty non-resident companiesU.K.

(1)Section 90 of FA 2002 (controlled foreign companies and treaty non-resident companies) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (2) (application of subsection (1), which inserted section 747(1B) of ICTA (disregard of section 249 of FA 1994 for most purposes of Chapter 4 of Part 17 of ICTA (controlled foreign companies))), for paragraph (b) (exclusion for companies which were non-resident immediately before 1st April 2002) substitute—

“(b)does not apply to a company (“the non-resident company”) that—

(i)by virtue of section 249 of the Finance Act 1994 was treated as resident outside the United Kingdom, and not resident in the United Kingdom, immediately before that date, and

(ii)has not subsequently ceased to be so treated,

unless condition A or B is met in relation to the non-resident company at any time on or after 22nd March 2006.”.

(3)After that subsection insert—

“(3)Condition A is met in relation to the non-resident company at any time on or after 22nd March 2006 if—

(a)immediately before 22nd March 2006 the non-resident company does not own directly or indirectly any company as a subsidiary company, and

(b)at any time on or after that date the non-resident company becomes the direct or indirect owner of a UK resident company as a subsidiary company.

(4)Condition B is met in relation to the non-resident company at any time on or after 22nd March 2006 if—

(a)immediately before 22nd March 2006 the non-resident company owns directly or indirectly any company as a subsidiary company (which may be a UK resident company),

(b)at any time (“the relevant time”) on or after that date the non-resident company becomes the direct or indirect owner of any UK resident company as a subsidiary company (or, as the case may be, another UK resident company), and

(c)directly or indirectly in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, the ownership mentioned in paragraph (b) there is a qualifying change in activities.

(5)There is a qualifying change in activities if, at the relevant time or any subsequent time,—

(a)there is a major change in the nature, conduct or scale of the non-resident company's activities, or

(b)there is a major change in the nature, conduct or scale of the activities of the group of companies of which the non-resident company is a member.

(6)In this section references to directly or indirectly owning a company are references to owning it—

(a)directly or through another company or companies, or

(b)partly directly and partly through another company or companies.

(7)In this section references to ownership are to be read as references to beneficial ownership.

(8)In this section “UK resident company”, in relation to any time, means any company which is resident in the United Kingdom at that time.”.

79Transfer of assets abroadU.K.

Schedule 7 (which makes amendments of, or relating to, Chapter 3 of Part 17 of ICTA (transfer of assets abroad)) has effect.

Valid from 19/07/2006

Chapter 9U.K.Miscellaneous provisions

Leasing of plant or machineryU.K.

81Leases of plant or machineryU.K.

(1)Schedule 8 (which makes provision in relation to leases of plant or machinery) has effect.

(2)Schedule 9 (which makes miscellaneous amendments relating to such leases) has effect.

Sale of lessorsU.K.

82Sale etc of lessor companies etcU.K.

Schedule 10 (which makes provision about the sale etc of lessor companies etc) has effect.

83Restrictions on use of losses etc: leasing partnershipsU.K.

(1)In section 403 of ICTA (amounts which may be surrendered by way of group relief), in subsection (4) (section 403 subject to certain exceptions), at the end insert “ and section 785ZA (restrictions on use of losses: leasing partnerships) ”.

(2)After section 785 of ICTA (meaning of expressions for purposes of sections 781 to 784 (assets leased to traders and others)) insert—

“785ZARestrictions on use of losses: leasing partnerships

(1)This section applies for corporation tax purposes if—

(a)a company carries on a business in respect of which the company is within the charge to corporation tax,

(b)the company carries on the business in partnership with other persons in an accounting period of the partnership,

(c)the business (“the leasing business”) is, on any day in that period, a business of leasing plant or machinery,

(d)the company incurs a loss in its notional business in any accounting period comprised (wholly or partly) in the accounting period of the partnership, and

(e)the interest of the company in the leasing business during the accounting period of the partnership is not determined on an allowable basis (see subsections (2) to (4)).

(2)The interest of the company in the leasing business during the accounting period of the partnership is determined on an allowable basis if (and only if) the following condition is met.

(3)The condition is met if, for the purposes of section 114(2),—

(a)the company's share in the profits or loss of the leasing business for that period is determined wholly by reference to a single percentage, and

(b)the company's share in any relevant capital allowances for that period is determined wholly by reference to the same percentage.

(4)For the purposes of this condition “profits” does not include chargeable gains.

(5)The following restrictions apply in respect of so much of the loss incurred by the company in its notional business as derives from any relevant capital allowances (“the restricted part of the loss”).

(6)Apart from by way of set off against any relevant leasing income, relief is not to be given to the company under any relevant loss relief provision in respect of the restricted part of the loss.

(7)If the leasing business is a trade, relief is not to be given to the company under section 393A(1) in respect of the restricted part of the loss.

(8)The restricted part of the loss is not available for set off by way of group relief in accordance with section 403.

(9)For the purpose of determining how much of a loss derives from any relevant capital allowances, the loss is to be calculated on the basis that any relevant capital allowances are the final amounts to be deducted.

785ZBSection 785ZA: definitions

(1)This section applies for the purposes of section 785ZA.

(2)“Business of leasing plant or machinery” has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 2006 (sale etc of lessor companies etc).

(3)“Lease” has the same meaning as in section 785A.

(4)“Notional business”, in relation to a company, means the business—

(a)from which the company's share in the profits or loss of the leasing business is treated under section 114(2) as deriving for the purposes of the charge to corporation tax, and

(b)which is treated under that provision as carried on alone by the company for those purposes.

(5)“Plant or machinery” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Capital Allowances Act.

(6)“Relevant capital allowance” means an allowance under Part 2 of the Capital Allowances Act in respect of expenditure incurred on the provision of plant or machinery wholly or partly for the purposes of the leasing business.

(7)“Relevant leasing income” means any income of the company's notional business deriving from any lease—

(a)which is a lease of plant or machinery, and

(b)which was entered into before the end of the accounting period of the company in which the loss in its notional business was incurred.

(8)“Relevant loss relief provision” means any of the following provisions—

(a)section 392A (Schedule A losses),

(b)section 392B (losses from overseas property businesses),

(c)section 393 (trade losses),

(d)section 396 (Case VI losses).”.

(3)After section 261 of CAA 2001 (special leasing: life assurance business) insert—

“261ASpecial leasing: leasing partnerships

(1)This section applies for corporation tax purposes if—

(a)a company carries on a business in partnership with other persons in a chargeable period of the partnership,

(b)the business (“the leasing business”) is, on any day in that period, a business of leasing plant or machinery,

(c)the company is entitled to an allowance under section 19 (special leasing of plant or machinery) for any chargeable period comprised (wholly or partly) in the chargeable period of the partnership, and

(d)the interest of the company in the leasing business during the chargeable period of the partnership is not determined on an allowable basis.

(2)Subsections (3) to (6) of section 260 do not apply in relation to the allowance.

(3)For the purposes of this section—

(a)“business of leasing plant or machinery” has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 10 to FA 2006 (sale etc of lessor companies etc), and

(b)section 785ZA of ICTA applies for determining whether the interest of the company in the leasing business during the chargeable period of the partnership is determined on an allowable basis.”.

(4)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to any business carried on by a company in partnership in any accounting period of the partnership ending on or after 5th December 2005.

(5)But, in relation to any accounting period of the partnership beginning before 5th December 2005 and ending on or after that date, those amendments have effect only if—

(a)the company starts to carry on the business in partnership on or after that date, or

(b)a relevant change in the interest of the company in the business occurs on or after that date.

(6)A relevant change in the interest of the company in the business occurs at any time if—

(a)immediately before that time its interest in the business during any accounting period of the partnership is determined on an allowable basis (within the meaning given by section 785ZA of ICTA), and

(b)immediately after that time its interest in the business during that period is not so determined.

84Disposal of plant or machinery subject to lease where income retainedU.K.

(1)CAA 2001 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 66 (list of provisions outside Chapter 5 of Part 2 about disposal values), after the entry relating to section 222 of CAA 2001, insert—

(3)After section 228J (plant or machinery subject to further operating lease) insert—

“Disposal of plant or machinery subject to lease where income retainedU.K.

228KDisposal of plant or machinery subject to lease where income retained

(1)This section applies for corporation tax purposes if—

(a)on any day (“the relevant day”) a person (“the lessor”) carries on a business of leasing plant or machinery (the “leasing business”),

(b)on the relevant day the lessor sells or otherwise disposes of any relevant plant or machinery subject to a lease to another person,

(c)the lessor remains entitled immediately after the disposal to some or all of the rentals under the lease in respect of the plant or machinery which are payable on or after the relevant day, and

(d)the lessor is required to bring a disposal value of the plant or machinery into account under this Part.

(2)The disposal value to be brought into account is determined as follows.

(3)If the amount or value of the consideration for the disposal exceeds the limit that would otherwise be imposed on the amount of the disposal value by section 62 (general limit) or 239 (limit on disposal value where additional VAT rebate)—

(a)that limit is not to apply, and

(b)the whole of the amount or value of the consideration for the disposal is to be the disposal value to be brought into account.

(4)In any other case, the disposal value to be brought into account is the sum of—

(a)the amount or value of the consideration for the disposal, and

(b)the value of the rentals under the lease in respect of the plant or machinery (see subsections (7) and (8)) which are payable on or after the relevant day and to which the lessor remains entitled immediately after the disposal,

but subject to the limit imposed on the amount of the disposal value by section 62 or 239.

(5)If—

(a)any of the rentals under the lease are receivable by the lessor on or after the relevant day, and

(b)the value of any of those rentals is represented in the amount of the disposal value under subsection (4)(b),

the amount of those rentals that is equal to their value as so represented is left out of account in calculating the income of the lessor's leasing business for corporation tax purposes.

(6)If, in determining under subsection (5) the amount of any rental to be so left out of account, it is necessary to apportion the amount of the rental, the apportionment is to be made on a just and reasonable basis.

(7)For the purposes of this section, the value of any rentals under the lease in respect of the plant or machinery is taken to be the amount of the net present value of the rentals (see section 228L).

(8)If any land or other asset which is not plant or machinery is subject to the lease, the value of any rentals under the lease in respect of the plant or machinery is taken to be so much of the amount of the net present value of the rentals as, on a just and reasonable basis, relates to the plant or machinery.

(9)This section is supplemented by—

(a)section 228L (which provides rules for determining the net present value of the rentals), and

(b)section 228M (which defines other expressions used in this section).

228LDetermining the net present value of the rentals for purposes of s.228K

(1)For the purposes of section 228K, the amount of the net present value of the rentals is calculated as follows—

Step 1

Find the amount (“RI”) of each rental payment—

(a)which is payable at any time during the term of the lease, and

(b)which is payable on or after the relevant day.

Step 2

For each rental payment find the day (“the payment day”) on which it becomes payable.

Step 3

For each rental payment find the number of days in the period (“P”) which—

(a)begins with the relevant day, and

(b)ends with the payment day.

Step 4

Calculate the net present value of each payment (“NPVRI”) by applying the following formula—

Step 5

Add together each amount of NPVRI determined under step 4.

(2)For the purposes of this section the “term” of a lease has the meaning given in Chapter 6A of this Part.

(3)For the purposes of this section the “temporal discount rate” is 3.5% or such other rate as may be specified by regulations made by the Treasury.

(4)The regulations may make such provision as is mentioned in subsection (3)(b) to (f) of section 178 of FA 1989 (power of Treasury to set rates of interest).

(5)Subsection (5) of that section (power of Commissioners to specify rate by order in certain circumstances) applies in relation to regulations under this section as it applies in relation to regulations under that section.

228MOther definitions for the purposes of s.228K

(1)This section applies for the purposes of section 228K.

(2)“Business of leasing plant or machinery”—

(a)has the same meaning as in Part 2 of Schedule 10 to FA 2006 (sale etc of lessor companies etc) (if the business is carried on otherwise than in partnership), or

(b)has the same meaning as in Part 3 of that Schedule (if the business is carried on in partnership).

(3)“Lease” includes—

(a)an underlease, sublease, tenancy or licence, and

(b)an agreement for any of those things.

(4)“Relevant plant or machinery”, in relation to a business of leasing plant or machinery, means plant or machinery on whose provision expenditure is incurred wholly or partly for the purposes of the business.”.

(4)In Schedule 1 (abbreviations and defined expressions), in Part 1 (abbreviations), insert at the end—

(5)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to any disposal made on or after 5th December 2005.

(6)But any rentals that are receivable by the lessor before 22nd March 2006 are to be left out of account in calculating the income of the lessor's leasing business for corporation tax purposes.

85Restrictions on effect of elections under section 266 of CAA 2001U.K.

(1)CAA 2001 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 266 (election where predecessor and successor are connected persons), in subsection (7) (sections 104, 108 and 265 not to apply if election is made), at the end insert “ (but see section 267A) ”.

(3)In section 267 (effect of election), at the end insert—

“(6)This section is subject to section 267A.”.

(4)After that section insert—

“267ARestriction on effect of election

(1)This section applies for corporation tax purposes if—

(a)on any day (“the relevant day”) a person (“the predecessor”) carries on a business of leasing plant or machinery,

(b)on the relevant day another person (“the successor”) succeeds to the business, and

(c)the predecessor and the successor make an election under section 266.

(2)Neither—

(a)section 266(7), nor

(b)the provisions of section 267,

have effect in relation to any plant or machinery which, in determining whether the business is a business of leasing plant or machinery on the relevant day, is qualifying leased plant or machinery.

(3)In this section “business of leasing plant or machinery”—

(a)has the same meaning as in Part 2 of Schedule 10 to FA 2006 (sale etc of lessor companies etc) (if the business is carried on otherwise than in partnership), or

(b)has the same meaning as in Part 3 of that Schedule (if the business is carried on in partnership).”.

(5)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to any succession occurring on or after 5th December 2005.

Insurance companies and policyholdersU.K.

86Insurance companiesU.K.

Schedule 11 (which makes provision about insurance companies) has effect.

87Qualifying policies: altering method for calculating benefitsU.K.

(1)Schedule 15 to ICTA (provisions for determining whether an insurance policy is a “qualifying policy” for the purposes of the Tax Acts) is amended as follows.

(2)In paragraph 18 (variations), in sub-paragraph (3) (paragraph does not apply by reason of certain variations), at the end insert “, or

(d)any variation which alters the method for calculating the benefits secured by the policy.”.

(3)In paragraph 22 (certificates from body issuing policy), in sub-paragraph (3) (sub-paragraph (2) does not apply by reason of certain variations), at the end insert “; or

(c)any variation which alters the method for calculating the benefits secured by the policy.”.

(4)In the case of a variation effected as part of, or in connection with, an insurance business transfer scheme, the amendments made by this section are deemed always to have had effect.

(5)In any other case, the amendments made by this section have effect in relation to variations effected on or after 7th October 2005.

(6)In this section an “insurance business transfer scheme” means—

(a)a scheme falling within section 105 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8),

(b)a scheme sanctioned by a court under Part 1 of Schedule 2C to the Insurance Companies Act 1982 (c. 50), or

(c)a scheme sanctioned by a court under section 49 of that Act or under any earlier enactment corresponding to that section,

and for the purposes of this subsection any reference to an enactment is a reference to the enactment as it had effect from time to time.

SettlementsU.K.

88Settlements, etc: chargeable gainsU.K.

Schedule 12 (which amends TCGA 1992 in respect of settlors and trustees of settlements and makes other minor and consequential amendments) shall have effect.

89Settlements, etc: incomeU.K.

Schedule 13 (which amends ICTA and ITTOIA 2005 in respect of settlors and trustees of settlements and makes other minor and consequential amendments) shall have effect.

90Special trusts tax rates not to apply to social landlords' service charge incomeU.K.

(1)Section 686 of ICTA (accumulation and discretionary trusts: special rates of tax) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (2), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)is not income from service charges held on trust (or, in Scotland, held in trust) by a relevant housing body; and”.

(3)After subsection (6) insert—

“(6ZA)In this section—

• “relevant housing body” means—

  (a)

  a local authority,

  (b)

  a registered social landlord,

  (c)

  a Northern Ireland housing association,

  (d)

  a charitable housing association,

  (e)

  a charitable housing trust,

  (f)

  a housing action trust established under Part 3 of the Housing Act 1988,

  (g)

  the Housing Corporation, or

  (h)

  the Northern Ireland Housing Executive; and

• “service charge” has the meaning given by section 18(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.

(6ZB)In subsection (6ZA)—

• “charitable housing association” means a society, body or company which—

  (a)

  satisfies the conditions in section 5(1)(a) and (b) of the Housing Act 1985, and

  (b)

  is registered in a register kept under section 3 of the Charities Act 1993 or section 3 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005;

• “charitable housing trust” means a corporation or body which—

  (a)

  satisfies the condition in section 6(a) or (b) of the Housing Act 1985, and

  (b)

  is registered in a register kept under section 3 of the Charities Act 1993 or section 3 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005;

• “Northern Ireland housing association” means a body which is registered in the register maintained under Article 14 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992; and

• “registered social landlord” means a body which is registered in a register maintained under section 1 of the Housing Act 1996 or section 57 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.”

(4)This section has effect for the year 2006-07 and subsequent years of assessment.

Investment reliefsU.K.

91Venture capital schemesU.K.

(1)Schedule 14 contains amendments of the provisions relating to—

• the enterprise investment scheme,

• venture capital trusts, and

• the corporate venturing scheme.

(2)Those amendments have effect as mentioned in that Schedule.

Employment-related securitiesU.K.

92Avoidance using options etcU.K.

(1)Section 420 of ITEPA 2003 (meaning of securities etc) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1)(f), insert at the beginning “ options and ”.

(3)In subsection (5)(e), insert at the beginning “ securities ”.

(4)In subsection (8), in the definition of “securities option”, after “acquire securities” insert “ other than a right to acquire securities which is acquired pursuant to a right or opportunity made available under arrangements the main purpose (or one of the main purposes) of which is the avoidance of tax or national insurance contributions ”.

(5)This section has effect in relation to options acquired on or after 2nd December 2004; but subsection (4) also has effect in relation to an option acquired before that date where something is done on or after that date as part of the arrangements under which it was made available.

93Corporation tax relief for shares acquired under EMI optionU.K.

(1)Schedule 23 to FA 2003 (corporation tax relief for employee share acquisition) is amended as follows.

(2)In paragraph 21 (amount of relief in case of restricted shares), after sub-paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A)But if the option is a qualifying option, the amount mentioned in sub-paragraph (4) is increased by (or, if that amount is nil, is taken to be) the amount equal to any difference between—

(a)the amount that would have counted as employment income of the employee under section 476 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 in respect of the acquisition apart from the EMI code, and

(b)the amount (if any) that in fact counts as such income in accordance with the EMI code.”

(3)In paragraph 22C (amount of relief in case of convertible shares), after sub-paragraph (4) insert—

“(4ZA)But if the option is a qualifying option, the amount mentioned in sub-paragraph (4) is increased by (or, if that amount is nil, is taken to be) the amount equal to any difference between—

(a)the amount that would have counted as employment income of the employee under section 476 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (as modified by section 437 of that Act) in respect of the acquisition apart from the EMI code, and

(b)the amount (if any) that in fact counts as such income in accordance with the EMI code.”

(4)In paragraph 30 (minor definitions) insert at the appropriate places—

““the EMI code” has the meaning given by section 527(3) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003;”, and

““qualifying option” has the same meaning as in the EMI code (see section 527(4) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003);”.

(5)In paragraph 31 (index of defined expressions) insert at the appropriate places—

(6)This section applies in relation to an acquisition of shares made on or after 1st September 2003 (and for this purpose shares are acquired when the recipient acquires a beneficial interest in the shares and not, if different, the time the shares are conveyed or transferred).

PAYEU.K.

94PAYE: retrospective notional paymentsU.K.

(1)ITEPA 2003 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 222 (payments by employer on account of tax where deduction not possible)—

(a)in subsection (1)(c), for “date on which the employer is treated as making the notional payment” substitute “ relevant date ”,

(b)in subsection (2), for “date mentioned in subsection (1)(c)” substitute “ relevant date ”, and

(c)after subsection (3) insert—

“(4)In this section “the relevant date” means—

(a)if the employer is treated by virtue of any Act as making the notional payment before the date on which the Act is passed, that date, and

(b)in any other case, the date on which the employer is treated as making the notional payment.”

(3)In section 684(2) (PAYE regulations), in item 1—

(a)for “time of the payment” substitute “ relevant time ”, and

(b)after paragraph (b) insert—

““The relevant time” is—

(a)if the payment is a notional payment for the purposes of section 710 and the person is treated by virtue of any Act as making it at a time before the date on which the Act is passed, that date, and

(b)in any other case, the time when the payment is made.”

(4)In section 710 (notional payments: accounting for tax)—

(a)in subsection (7), after “means” insert “ (subject to subsection (7A)) ”, and

(b)after that subsection insert—

“(7A)In a case where the notional payment is treated by virtue of any Act as made before the date on which the Act is passed—

(a)the reference in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (7) to the time when the notional payment is made is to the date on which the Act is passed,

(b)the reference in sub-paragraph (ii) of that paragraph to any occasion falling within the same income tax period is to any occasion falling before the end of the income tax period next after that in which that date falls, and

(c)the reference in paragraph (b) of that subsection to the income tax period in which the notional payment was made is to the income tax period next after that in which that date falls.”

(5)The provisions of ITEPA 2003 amended by this section have effect in relation to notional payments treated by virtue of this Act as made before the date on which this Act is passed as if for the references to the date on which the Act is passed in—

(a)section 222(4)(a),

(b)paragraph (a) of the definition of “the relevant time” in section 684(2), and

(c)section 710(7A)(a), (b) and (c),

there were substituted references to such date as the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.

Alternative finance arrangementsU.K.

95Profit share agencyU.K.

(1)In section 46(1) of FA 2005 (alternative finance arrangements: definition) for “or 49.” substitute “ , 49 or 49A. ”

(2)In section 49 of FA 2005 (profit share return)—

(a)for subsection (2) substitute—

“(2)Amounts paid or credited as mentioned in subsection (1)(c) by a financial institution under arrangements falling within this section are profit share return for the purposes of this Chapter.”, and

(b)in the heading for “profit share return” substitute “ deposit ”.

(3)After section 49 of FA 2005 insert—

“49AAlternative finance arrangements: profit share agency

(1)Subject to section 52, arrangements fall within this section if they are arrangements under which—

(a)a person (“the principal”) appoints a financial institution as his agent,

(b)the agent uses money provided by the principal with a view to producing a profit,

(c)the principal is entitled, to a specified extent, to profits resulting from the use of the money,

(d)the agent is entitled to any additional profits resulting from the use of the money (and may also be entitled to a fee to be paid by the principal), and

(e)payments in pursuance of the entitlement specified in paragraph (c) equate, in substance, to the return on an investment of the money at interest.

(2)Amounts paid or credited by a financial institution in accordance with an entitlement of the kind specified in subsection (1)(c) are profit share return for the purposes of this Chapter.

(3)The principal shall not be treated for the purposes of the Tax Acts as entitled to profits to which the agent is entitled in accordance with subsection (1)(d).”

(4)After section 50(2) of FA 2005 (treatment of alternative finance arrangements: companies) insert—

“(2A)Where a company is a party to arrangements falling within section 49A, Chapter 2 of Part 4 of FA 1996 (loan relationships) has effect in relation to the arrangements as if—

(a)the arrangements were a loan relationship to which the company is a party,

(b)the amount provided under the arrangements were—

(i)in relation to a company which is the principal under the arrangements, the amount of a loan made by the company to the agent, and

(ii)in relation to a company which is the agent under the arrangements, the amount of a loan made to it by the principal, and

(c)profit share return payable to or by the company under the arrangements were interest payable under that loan relationship.”

(5)In section 52 of FA 2005 (provision not at arm's length)—

(a)in subsection (1)(a) for “or section 49,” substitute “ , 49 or 49A, ”,

(b)in subsection (3) for “or section 49.” substitute “ , 49 or 49A. ”, and

(c)in subsection (5) for “49,” substitute “ 49 or 49A, ”.

(6)In the heading to section 54 of FA 2005 “Section 49” becomes “Sections 49 and 49A”.

(7)In the definition of “profit share return” in section 57 of FA 2005 for “section 49(2)” substitute “ sections 49(2) and 49A(2) ”.

(8)In paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 2 to FA 2005 after “49” insert “ or 49A ”.

(9)In section 148 of FA 2003 (meaning of “permanent establishment”) after subsection (5A) insert—

“(5B)Where profit share return is paid, in accordance with arrangements to which section 49A of FA 2005 applies (alternative finance arrangements: profit share agency), to a company that is not resident in the United Kingdom, the company is not regarded as having a permanent establishment in the United Kingdom merely by virtue of anything done for the purposes of the arrangements by the other party to the arrangements or by any other person acting for the company in relation to the arrangements.”

(10)In section 127(1) of FA 1995 (persons not treated as UK representatives) renumber paragraph (cc) as paragraph (ca) and insert after it—

“(cb)where the income consists of profit share return in accordance with arrangements to which section 49A of FA 2005 applies (alternative finance arrangements: profit share agency), the other party to the arrangements or any other person acting for the non-resident in relation to the arrangements;”.

(11)Section 56 of FA 2005 (commencement and transitional) shall have effect in relation to the commencement of this section—

(a)as if references to Chapter 5 of Part 2 of that Act were references to this section,

(b)as if references to 6th April 2005 were references to—

(i)1st April 2006 in relation to corporation tax, and

(ii)6th April 2006 in relation to income tax, and

(c)as if references to section 49 were references to section 49A.

96Diminishing shared ownershipU.K.

(1)In section 46(1) of FA 2005 (alternative finance arrangements: definition) after “47” insert “ , 47A, ”.

(2)In section 47 of FA 2005 (alternative finance return)—

(a)omit subsection (5),

(b)in subsections (6) and (7) after “is to be taken” insert “ for the purposes of this Chapter ”, and

(c)in the heading for “alternative finance return” substitute “ purchase and re-sale ”.

(3)After section 47 of FA 2005 insert—

“47AAlternative finance arrangements: diminishing shared ownership

(1)Subject to section 52, arrangements fall within this section if under them—

(a)a financial institution acquires a beneficial interest in an asset, and

(b)another person (“the eventual owner”)—

(i)also acquires a beneficial interest in the asset,

(ii)is to make payments to the financial institution amounting in aggregate to the consideration paid for the acquisition of its beneficial interest,

(iii)is to acquire the financial institution's beneficial interest (whether or not in stages) as a result of those payments,

(iv)is to make other payments to the financial institution (whether in pursuance of a lease forming part of the arrangements, or otherwise),

(v)has the exclusive right to occupy or otherwise use the asset,

(vi)is exclusively entitled to any income, profit or gain arising from or attributable to the asset (including, in particular, any increase in the asset's value).

(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) it is immaterial—

(a)whether or not the financial institution acquires its beneficial interest from the eventual owner,

(b)whether the eventual owner or another person other than the financial institution also has a beneficial interest in the asset, and

(c)whether or not the financial institution also has a legal interest in the asset.

(3)Subsection (1)(b)(v) does not prevent the eventual owner from granting an interest or right in relation to the asset to someone other than—

(a)the financial institution,

(b)a person controlled by the financial institution within the meaning of section 840 of ICTA, and

(c)a person controlled by a person who also controls the financial institution, in each case within the meaning of section 840 of ICTA;

provided that the grant is not required by the financial institution or by arrangements to which the financial institution is party.

(4)Subsection (1)(b)(vi) does not prevent the financial institution from having responsibility for, or a share in any loss arising out of, any reduction in the asset's value (and subsection (1)(b)(ii) is subject to this subsection).

(5)Payments by the eventual owner under arrangements to which this section applies are alternative finance return for the purposes of this Chapter except in so far as they amount to—

(a)payments of the kind described in subsection (1)(b)(ii), or

(b)payments in respect of any arrangement fee or legal or other costs or expenses which the eventual owner is required under the arrangements to pay.

(6)Arrangements to which this section applies shall not be treated as a partnership for the purposes of the Taxes Acts (within the meaning of the Taxes Management Act 1970).”

(4)In section 50 of FA 2005 (treatment of alternative finance arrangements: companies)—

(a)in subsection (1) after “section 47” insert “ or 47A ”,

(b)at the beginning of subsection (1)(b) add “ in the case of arrangements within section 47, ”, and

(c)after subsection (1)(b) insert—

“(ba)in the case of arrangements within section 47A, the consideration paid by the financial institution for the acquisition of its beneficial interest were the amount of a loan made (as the case requires) to the company by, or by the company to, the other party to the arrangements,”.

(5)In section 52 of FA 2005 (provision not at arm's length)—

(a)in subsection (1)(a) after “47” insert “ , 47A ”,

(b)in subsection (3) after “47” insert “ , 47A ”, and

(c)in subsection (4) for “47,” substitute “ 47 or 47A, ”.

(6)In section 53 of FA 2005 (sale and purchase of asset)—

(a)in subsection (1) after “47” insert “ or 47A ”,

(b)after subsection (2) add—

“(3)In the application of this section to section 47A a reference to the effective return is a reference to the alternative finance return.”, and

(c)in the heading after “47” insert “ or 47A ”.

(7)In the definition of “alternative finance return” in section 57 of FA 2005 for “section 47(5)” substitute “ sections 47(6) and (7) and 47A(5) ”.

(8)This section shall have effect in relation to alternative finance arrangements entered into on or after—

(a)1st April 2006 in relation to corporation tax, and

(b)6th April 2006 in relation to income tax.

97Beneficial loans to employeesU.K.

(1)For the purposes of Chapter 7 of Part 3 of ITEPA 2003 (taxable benefits: loans) a reference to a loan includes a reference to an arrangement which—

(a)is an alternative finance arrangement to which section 47 or 47A FA 2005 applies, or

(b)would be an alternative finance arrangement to which one of those sections applied if one of the parties were a financial institution.

(2)In the application of that Chapter by virtue of subsection (1)—

(a)a reference to interest shall be treated as including a reference to alternative finance return, and

(b)a reference to the amount outstanding shall be taken to be—

(i)in the case of arrangements to which section 47 applies, a reference to the purchase price minus such part of the aggregate payments made as does not represent alternative finance return, and

(ii)in the case of arrangements to which section 47A applies, a reference to the amount of the financial institution's original beneficial interest minus such part of the aggregate payments made as does not represent alternative finance return.

(3)This section shall have effect in relation to arrangements entered into on or after 22nd March 2006.

98RegulationsU.K.

(1)The Treasury may by order amend Chapter 5 of Part 2 to FA 2005 (alternative finance arrangements) so as to introduce provision relating to arrangements which in the Treasury's opinion—

(a)equate in substance to a loan, deposit or other transaction of a kind that generally involves the payment of interest, but

(b)achieve a similar effect without including provision for the payment of interest.

(2)An order under subsection (1) may, in particular—

(a)include provision of a kind similar to provision already made by Chapter 5 of Part 2;

(b)make other provision about the treatment for the purposes of the Tax Acts of arrangements to which the order applies;

(c)make provision generally or only in relation to specified cases or circumstances;

(d)make different provision for different cases or circumstances;

(e)include consequential provision (which may include provision amending a provision of the Tax Acts);

(f)include incidental or transitional provision.

(3)An order under subsection (1)—

(a)shall be made by statutory instrument, and

(b)shall not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of the House of Commons.

Nuclear decommissioningU.K.

99Amendment of section 29 of the Energy Act 2004U.K.

(1)Section 29 of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20) (disregard for tax purposes of cancellation etc of decommissioning provisions) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1)—

(a)in paragraph (a), for “relevant company” substitute “ BNFL company ”;

(b)for paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

“(b)that provision—

(i)relates to decommissioning or cleaning-up which the NDA acquires or has acquired responsibility for securing by virtue of a direction under section 3, but

(ii)is not provision recognised in order to reflect the terms or effect of a management contract between the company and the NDA;

and

(c)the responsibility referred to in paragraph (b)(i)—

(i)includes the financial responsibility under section 21, or

(ii)would do so but for the fact that the amount of the financial responsibility is for the time being subject to a limit imposed by a capping agreement.”

(3)For subsections (3) and (4) substitute—

“(3)This subsection applies to a credit or debit if it arises from—

(a)the recognition in the accounts of the company for a relevant period beginning on or after 1st April 2005 of—

(i)the relevant provision, or

(ii)an asset that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, is recognised in connection with the relevant provision in order to reflect the acquisition of financial responsibility referred to in subsection (1) (a “matching asset”);

(b)an adjustment made in the accounts of the company for such a period of—

(i)the relevant provision, or

(ii)a matching asset;

or

(c)the removal from the accounts of the company for such a period of—

(i)the relevant provision,

(ii)a matching asset, or

(iii)an asset or liability recognised in order to reflect the terms or effect of a contract falling within subsection (3A).

(3A)A contract falls within this subsection if—

(a)it is a contract made before 1st April 2005 and having effect between two or more BNFL companies under which a party to the contract assumed responsibility for securing decommissioning or cleaning-up; and

(b)the rights and obligations under the contract are extinguished by reason of a transfer made under a nuclear transfer scheme.”

(4)In subsection (5)—

(a)for the definition of “BNFL company” substitute—

““BNFL company” means—

(a)BNFL,

(b)a company that immediately before 1st April 2005 was a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNFL, or

(c)a wholly-owned subsidiary of a company falling within paragraph (b);”;

(b)after that definition insert—

• ““capping agreement” means an agreement under subsection (9) of section 21, entered into on 1st April 2005, the sole or main effect of which is to impose a limit on the NDA's financial responsibility under that section;

• “management contract” has the same meaning as in section 27;”;

(c)for the definition of “relevant company” substitute—

““relevant period”, in relation to a company, means an accounting period during the whole of which the company is publicly owned;”.

(5)After that subsection insert—

“(5A)Where a company ceases to be publicly owned otherwise than at the end of an accounting period—

(a)the accounting period during which it ceases to be publicly owned is treated for the purposes of corporation tax as ending when it so ceases; and

(b)its profits and losses are to be computed accordingly for those purposes.”

(6)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to accounting periods of a BNFL company ending on or after 22nd March 2006.

100Amendment of section 30 of the Energy Act 2004U.K.

(1)Section 30 of the Energy Act 2004 (disregard for tax purposes of decommissioning provisions recognised by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1)—

(a)for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)that responsibility—

(i)includes the financial responsibility under section 21, or

(ii)would do so but for the fact that the amount of the financial responsibility is for the time being subject to a limit imposed by a capping agreement;”;

(b)in paragraph (c) omit “on the coming into force of the direction mentioned in paragraph (a),”;

(c)at the end of that paragraph insert “; and

(d)the provision is recognised—

(i)in order to reflect the coming into force of the direction mentioned in paragraph (a), or

(ii)in consequence of the variation or removal of a limit on the NDA's financial responsibility under section 21 imposed by a capping agreement.”

(3)For subsection (3) substitute—

“(3)In computing the profits, gains or losses of the NDA for the purposes of corporation tax, no amount shall be brought into account in connection with—

(a)the recognition made in the accounts of the NDA of—

(i)the relevant provision, or

(ii)an asset that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, is recognised in order to reflect a limit on the NDA's financial responsibility under section 21 imposed by a capping agreement;

(b)any adjustment made in those accounts (including the removal from the accounts of an asset falling within paragraph (a)(ii)) in consequence of a variation or removal of the limit mentioned in paragraph (a)(ii).”

(4)In subsection (4), for the words after “in connection with” substitute “ an adjustment not falling within paragraph (b) of that subsection ”.

(5)In subsection (5), after the definition of “BNFL company” insert—

““capping agreement” has the same meaning as in section 29;”.

(6)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to accounting periods of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority ending on or after 22nd March 2006.

Accounting practiceU.K.

101Securitisation companiesU.K.

(1)Section 83 of FA 2005 (application of accounting standards to securitisation companies) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1)(b) (periods of account in relation to which old UK GAAP is to apply) for “1st January 2007” substitute “ 1st January 2008 ”.

(3)In subsection (3) (meaning of “note-issuing company”)—

(a)omit “and” at the end of paragraph (c);

(b)after paragraph (d) insert— “, and

(e)if it has any business apart from the activity mentioned in paragraph (a) (and any incidental activities) it consists in one or both of the following—

(i)acquiring, holding and managing assets forming the whole or part of the security for the capital market arrangement;

(ii)acting as guarantor in respect of loan relationships, derivative contracts, finance leases or other liabilities of other companies where the whole, or substantially the whole, of the company's rights in respect of the guarantee (including any right of subrogation) form the whole or part of the security for the capital market arrangement.”.

(4)In subsection (5) (meaning of “intermediate borrowing company”)—

(a)in paragraph (a) after “asset-holding company”, and

(b)in paragraph (b) after “note-issuing company”,

insert “ (or another intermediate borrowing company) ”.

(5)In section 84 of that Act (power to make provision as to application of Corporation Tax Acts in relation to securitisation companies)—

(a)in subsection (3)(d)—

(i)at the end of sub-paragraph (i) insert “ , and ”, and

(ii)omit sub-paragraph (ii) and the word “and” following it;

(b)in subsection (5), omit paragraph (a).

(6)The amendments in this section shall be deemed always to have had effect, subject as follows.

(7)A company that would have been a securitisation company for the purposes of section 83 of FA 2005 if the amendments in this section had not been made, being either—

(a)a note-issuing company that—

(i)had become party as debtor to the capital market investment before 22nd March 2006, or

(ii)had before that date entered into a binding arrangement to become a party as debtor to the capital market investment, or

(b)another description of securitisation company by virtue of its connection with a company within paragraph (a),

may elect to be taxed as if the amendments in subsection (3) had not been made.

(8)Any such election must be made not later than 31st March 2007 and has effect for all relevant periods of account.

102Accountancy change: spreading of adjustmentU.K.

(1)Schedule 15 to this Act (accountancy change: spreading of adjustment) has effect.

(2)In that Schedule—

• Part 1 makes provision for income tax purposes, and

• Part 2 makes provision for corporation tax purposes.

(3)In section 21B of ICTA (corporation tax: application to Schedule A business of other rules applicable to Case 1 of Schedule D) for “section 44 of and Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 1998” substitute “ section 64 of and Schedule 22 to the Finance Act 2002 ”.