Capital Allowances Act 2001 Explanatory Notes

Section 72: Disposal values

358.This section is based on sections 24(6A) and 26(1)(ea), (eb) and (ec) of CAA 1990. It makes additional provision (over and above those in Chapter 5) for disposal values for computer software.

359.Subsections (1) and (2) are based on section 24(6A) of CAA 1990. They introduce as an additional disposal event for computer software the grant of a right to use or otherwise deal with software. This does not affect how computer software is subject to the ordinary disposal events. See section 61.

360.Subsection (3) is based on section 26(1)(ea), (eb) and (ec) of CAA 1990. It deals with disposal values for the grant of a right to use or otherwise deal with computer software.

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