Corporation Tax Act 2009

44 After section 76ZM insert—

“Car or motor cycle hire

76Z Car or motor cycle hire

(1) Subsection (2) applies if—

(a) in calculating the corporation tax to which a company is liable for an accounting period, an amount representing expenses incurred on the hiring of a car or motor cycle can be brought into account under section 76 as expenses payable,

(b) the car or motor cycle is not a qualifying hire car or motor cycle, and

(c) the retail price of the car or motor cycle when new exceeds £12,000.

(2) The amount that would otherwise be capable of being brought into account as expenses payable is reduced by multiplying the amount by the fraction—

where RP is the retail price of the car or motor cycle when new.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if an amount is reduced as a result of subsection (2), or a corresponding provision, and—

(a) subsequently—

(i) there is a rebate (however described) of the hire charges, or

(ii) a debt in respect of any of the hire charges is released otherwise than as part of a statutory insolvency agreement, and

(b) an amount is brought into account in respect of the rebate or release.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) an amount is brought into account in respect of a rebate of hire charges or the release of a debt if—

(a) the amount of a reversal representing the rebate or release falls to be deducted under Step 4 in section 76(7), or

(b) (in the case of a rebate of hire charges) an amount representing the rebate is chargeable under section 85(1) of the Finance Act 1989 (c. 26).

(5) The amount that would otherwise be deductible as mentioned in subsection (4)(a) or chargeable as mentioned in subsection (4)(b) is reduced by multiplying it by the fraction set out in subsection (2).

(6) In this section “corresponding provision” means—

(a) section 56(2) of CTA 2009 (car or motor cycle hire: trade profits and property income),

(b) section 1251(2) of CTA 2009 (car or motor cycle hire: companies with investment business), and

(c) section 48(2) of ITTOIA 2005 (car or motor cycle hire: trade profits and property income).

(7) The power under section 74(4) of CAA 2001 to increase or further increase the sums of money specified in Chapter 8 of Part 2 of CAA 2001 includes the power to increase or further increase the sum of money specified in subsection (1)(c) or (2).

(8) In this section “car or motor cycle” and “qualifying hire car or motor cycle” have the meanings given by section 57 of CTA 2009.”