SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17Insurance companies etc

Remediation of contaminated land

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1

Schedule 22 to FA 2001 (remediation of contaminated land) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 14 (entitlement to land remediation tax credit)—

a

in sub-paragraph (7), omit “or (13)”, “and charges on income” and “and charges”,

b

in sub-paragraph (8), omit “or (13)”, and

c

in sub-paragraph (9)—

i

for “Step 6” substitute “ Step 7 ”, and

ii

omit “or (13)”, in the first place.

3

In paragraph 17 (restriction on losses carried forward), omit—

a

in sub-paragraph (3)(b), “or (13)”, “and charges on income” and “and charges”, and

b

in sub-paragraph (4), “or (13)”.

4

In paragraph 21 (provision in respect of I minus E basis), for the words after “where” substitute “ an insurance company is charged to tax under the I minus E basis in respect of its life assurance business for any accounting period. ”

5

In paragraph 22(2) (entitlement to relief: I minus E basis), for “is entitled to relief for that accounting period in respect of its qualifying expenditure” substitute “ may treat the amount of its qualifying expenditure as expenses payable which fall to be brought into account for that accounting period at Step 1 in section 76(7) of the Taxes Act 1988 ”.

6

In paragraph 24 (entitlement to life assurance company tax credit), omit—

a

in sub-paragraph (3), “or (13)”, in the first place, and

b

in sub-paragraph (2)(b), “or (13)”, “and charges on income” and “and charges”.

7

In paragraph 27(1) (restriction on carrying forward expenses payable)—

a

in paragraph (a), omit “or (13)”, and

b

in paragraph (b), omit “for the next accounting period”.

8

The amendments made by this paragraph have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2008.