Finance Act 1966

Franked investment income.

18(1)Section 9 of the [1964 c. 37.] Income Tax Management Act 1964 shall apply to any claim for relief under section 62 of the [1965 c. 25.] Finance Act 1965 (set-off of losses, etc. against franked investment income).

(2)The time limits for claims under the said section 62 shall be as follows—

(a)if and so far as the purpose for which the claim is made is the deduction of charges on income under section 52 of the Finance Act 1965 or of expenses of management under section 57 of that Act, six years from the end of the accounting period in which the charges were paid or the expenses of management were incurred,

(b)if and so far as the purpose for which the claim is made is the setting of capital allowances against total profits under section 56(6) of the said Act, or the setting of trading losses against total profits under section 58(2) of that Act, two years from the end of the year of assessment in which falls the end of the accounting period for which the capital allowances fall to be made or, as the case may be, in which falls the end of the accounting period in which the trading loss is incurred,

(c)if and so far as the purpose for which the claim is made is the allowance of relief under section 58(1) of the said Act against a trading loss (that is one carried forward from an earlier accounting period), six years from the end of the year of assessment for which the claim under subsection (7) of the said section 62 is made,

(d)if and so far as the purposes for which the claim is made is the allowance of relief under section 59 of the said Act (terminal losses), six years from the time when the company ceases to carry on the trade.

19(1)A claim for relief under section 85 of the Finance Act 1965 (transitional relief for companies paying dividends out of pre-1966-67 profits), and the election provided by this Act for a notional surplus by reference to a three year surplus instead of a one year surplus, must be made not later than the end of the year 1970-71.

(2)Any adjustment, whether by way of repayment of tax, assessment or otherwise, required to be made under Schedule 12 to the Finance Act 1965 or otherwise in consequence of allowing a claim under the said section 85 may be made at any time.