Finance Act 1966

11(1)Section 9 of the [1964 c. 37.] Income Tax Management Act 1964 shall apply to any claim for relief from corporation tax (that is where the enactment affording relief directs that it is to be given on the making of a claim).

(2)Except as otherwise expressly provided, no relief from corporation tax shall be allowed unless it is claimed within six years from the end of the accounting period to which it relates.

(3)Claims under section 56(6) and section 58(2) of the [1965 c. 25.] Finance Act 1965 (set-off of capital allowances and trading losses falling to be made for, or incurred in, an accounting period against profits of that accounting period or earlier profits) must be made within two years from the end of that accounting period.

(4)A claim under section 58(1) or section 60 of the Finance Act 1965 (carry forward of trading losses and of losses against income chargeable under Schedule D Case VI), shall be made within six years after the end of the accounting period in which the loss is incurred, and shall be so made notwithstanding that relief cannot be given in respect of the loss until after the end of that period of six years.

(5)A claim under section 59 of the Finance Act 1965 (terminal loss) shall be made within six years from the time when the company ceases to carry on the trade.

(6)A claim to which section 9 of the [1964 c. 37.] Income Tax Management Act 1964 shall apply shall be required to obtain the relief by way of discharge or repayment of tax which may be given—

(a)under section 61 of the Finance Act 1965 (company reconstructions without change of ownership), or

(b)section 87(8) of that Act (transitional relief for existing companies on cessation of trade),

and after the making of a claim for relief under the said section 87(8) in respect of a trade no notice as regards the trade shall be given or revoked under section 129 of the [1952 c. 10.] Income Tax Act 1952 or section 80(6) of the Finance Act 1965 (period of computation of profits for second and third years of trade).

(7)An appeal under section 9 of the Income Tax Management Act 1964 as applied by this Schedule or by any other provision of the Corporation Tax Acts shall lie to the General Commissioners except that the appellant may elect (in accordance with section 12(2) of the Income Tax Management Act 1964) to bring the appeal before the Special Commissioners instead of the General Commissioners.

(8)Nothing in this paragraph shall affect the provisions of any other enactment which determines whether a claim is to be made to an inspector or the Board or whether an appeal on a claim lies to the General Commissioners or the Special Commissioners.