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41Entrepreneurs' relief: associated disposalsU.K.
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(1)Section 169K of TCGA 1992 (disposal associated with relevant material disposal) is amended as follows.

(2)For subsections (1) and (2) substitute—

(1)There is a disposal associated with a relevant material disposal if—

(a)condition A1, A2 or A3 is met, and

(b)conditions B and C are met.

(1A)Condition A1 is that an individual (“P”) makes a material disposal of business assets which consists of the disposal of the whole or part of P's interest in the assets of a partnership, and—

(a)P's disposed of interest is at least a 5% interest in the partnership's assets, and

(b)at the date of the disposal, no partnership purchase arrangements exist.

(1B)Condition A2 is that P makes a material disposal of business assets which consists of the disposal of shares in a company, all or some of which are ordinary shares, and at the date of the disposal—

(a)the ordinary shares disposed of—

(i)constitute at least 5% of the company's ordinary share capital, and

(ii)carry at least 5% of the voting rights in the company, and

(b)no share purchase arrangements exist.

(1C)But condition A2 is not met if the disposal of shares is a disposal by virtue of section 122, other than such a disposal treated as made in consideration of a capital distribution from a company which is made in the course of dissolving or winding up the company.

(1D)Condition A3 is that P makes a material disposal of business assets which consists of the disposal of securities of a company, and at the date of the disposal—

(a)the securities disposed of constitute at least 5% of the value of the securities of the company, and

(b)no share purchase arrangements exist.

(1E)For the purposes of conditions A2 and A3, in relation to the disposal of shares in or securities of a company (“company A”), “share purchase arrangements” means arrangements under which P or a person connected with P is entitled to acquire shares in or securities of—

(a)company A, or

(b)a company which is a member of a trading group of which company A is a member.

(2)For the purposes of subsection (1E)(b), a company is treated as a member of a trading group of which company A is a member if, at the date of the disposal mentioned in condition A2 or A3, arrangements exist which it is reasonable to assume will result in the company and company A becoming members of the same trading group.

(3)In subsection (3)—

(a)for “the individual”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “ P ”, and

(b)for “the withdrawal of the individual” substitute “ P's withdrawal ”.

(4)After subsection (3) insert—

(3A)The disposal mentioned in condition B is not treated as part of P's withdrawal from participation in the business carried on by a partnership if at the date of that disposal there exist any partnership purchase arrangements.

(3B)The disposal mentioned in condition B is not treated as part of P's withdrawal from participation in the business carried on by a company (“company A”) if at the date of that disposal there exist any arrangements under which P or a person connected with P is entitled to acquire shares in or securities of—

(a)company A, or

(b)a company which is a member of a trading group of which company A is a member.

(3C)For the purposes of subsection (3B)(b), a company is treated as a member of a trading group of which company A is a member if, at the date of the disposal mentioned in condition B, arrangements exist which it is reasonable to assume will result in the company and company A becoming members of the same trading group.

(5)After subsection (5) insert—

(6)In this section, in relation to a partnership, “partnership purchase arrangements” means arrangements under which P or a person connected with P is entitled to acquire any interest in, or increase that person's interest in, the partnership (including a share of the profits or assets of the partnership or an interest in such a share).

(7)In this section—

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

  • securities” includes an interest in securities, and an “interest in securities” includes (in particular) an option to acquire securities;

  • shares” includes an interest in shares, and an “interest in shares” includes (in particular) an option to acquire shares.

(8)For the purposes of this section, a person is treated as entitled to acquire anything which the person—

(a)is entitled to acquire at a future date, or

(b)will at a future date be entitled to acquire.

(9)For the purposes of this section the assets of—

(a)a Scottish partnership, or

(b)a partnership under the law of any other country or territory under which assets of a partnership are regarded as held by or on behalf of the partnership as such,

are to be treated as held by the members of the partnership in the proportions in which they are entitled to share in the profits of the partnership.

References in this section to an individual's interest in the partnership's assets are to be construed accordingly.

(6)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to disposals made on or after 18 March 2015.

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