SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 10Sale etc of lessor companies etc
Part 4Miscellaneous
Anti-avoidance
38
1
This paragraph applies if—
a
a company is treated as incurring an expense under any provision of this Schedule,
b
the expense arises directly or indirectly in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, any arrangements, and
c
the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of the arrangements is to secure that the company is treated as incurring the expense.
2
The following restrictions apply in respect of so much of any loss incurred by the company as derives from the expense (“the restricted part of the loss”).
3
Apart from by way of set off against any relevant leasing income, relief is not to be given to the company under any relevant loss relief provision in respect of the restricted part of the loss.
4
If the business carried on by the company is a trade, relief is not to be given to the company under section 393A(1) of ICTA in respect of the restricted part of the loss.
5
The restricted part of the loss is not available for set off by way of group relief in accordance with section 403 of ICTA.
6
For the purpose of determining how much of a loss derives from the expense, the loss is to be calculated on the basis that the expense is the final amount to be deducted.
7
In this paragraph “arrangements” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions—
a
whether or not legally enforceable, and
b
whether or not the company is a party to the arrangements.
8
In this paragraph “relevant leasing income” means any income deriving from any plant or machinery lease—
a
which is not an excluded lease of background plant or machinery for a building, and
b
which is entered into before the day on which the company is treated as incurring the expense.
9
In this paragraph “relevant loss relief provision” means any of the following provisions of ICTA—
a
section 392A (Schedule A losses),
b
section 392B (losses from overseas property businesses),
c
section 393 (trade losses),
d
section 396 (Case VI losses).
F138A
1
This paragraph applies if—
a
a question arises as to the application of this Schedule,
b
for the purpose of determining that question regard must be had to amounts (if any) which fall (or would fall) to be shown in any balance sheet of any company in respect of plant or machinery,
c
there would (but for this paragraph) be a reduction or increase in any such amount,
d
the reduction or increase arises directly or indirectly in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, any arrangements, and
e
the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of the arrangements is to secure that there is a relevant tax advantage.
2
There is a relevant tax advantage if (but for this paragraph)—
a
any company would not be regarded for the purposes of any provision of this Schedule as carrying on a business of leasing plant or machinery (whether alone or in partnership),
b
the amount of any income which any company is treated as receiving under any provision of this Schedule would be reduced, or
c
the amount of any expense which any company is treated as incurring under any provision of this Schedule would be increased.
3
For the purpose of determining any question which arises as to the application of this Schedule, the reduction or increase in the amount which falls (or would fall) to be shown in the balance sheet in respect of plant or machinery is to be ignored.
4
For the purposes of this paragraph and paragraph 38B a question arises as to the application of this Schedule if a question arises—
a
as to whether any company carries on a business of leasing plant or machinery (whether alone or in partnership) for the purposes of any provision of this Schedule, or
b
as to the amount (if any) of any income or expense which any company is treated as receiving or incurring under any provision of this Schedule.
5
In this paragraph—
“arrangements” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions—
- a
whether or not legally enforceable, and
- b
whether or not the company for which the relevant tax advantage is intended to be secured is a party to the arrangements,
- a
“increase” includes an increase from nil, and
“reduction” includes a reduction to nil.
38B
1
This paragraph applies if—
a
a company owns any plant or machinery at any time on any day (“the relevant day”),
b
a question arises as to the application of this Schedule,
c
for the purpose of determining that question regard must be had to the amount (if any) which falls (or would fall) to be shown in any balance sheet of the company in respect of the plant or machinery, and
d
condition A or B is met.
2
Condition A is met if there would (but for this paragraph) be no amount which would fall to be shown in the balance sheet of the company in respect of the plant or machinery.
3
Condition B is met if the amount which (but for this paragraph) would fall to be shown in the balance sheet of the company in respect of the plant or machinery is less than the amount which, on the relevant assumption, would fall to be so shown.
4
For the purpose of determining any question which arises as to the application of this Schedule, the amount which falls (or would fall) to be shown in any balance sheet of the company in respect of the plant or machinery is to be determined on the relevant assumption (as well as on the other assumptions applicable under other provisions of this Schedule).
5
The relevant assumption is that the company has no liabilities of any kind at any time on that day.
6
For this purpose “liabilities” includes any share capital issued by the company which falls to be treated for accounting purposes as a liability.