Corporation Tax Act 2009

273 Relief in respect of mineral royalties

(1) This section applies if in an accounting period—

(a) a UK resident company is entitled to receive mineral royalties under a mineral lease or agreement, and

(b) the royalties are chargeable to tax under this Chapter.

(2) In calculating the amount of the royalties so chargeable, the company is treated as—

(a) entitled to receive only half of the total of the royalties arising under the lease or agreement in the accounting period, and

(b) paying in the accounting period only half of the total of the expenses mentioned in section 272(1)(b) (deduction for management expenses of owner of mineral rights).

(3) As to the meaning of “mineral lease or agreement” and “mineral royalties”, see sections 274 to 276.

(4) See also section 201 of TCGA 1992 (gains treated as accruing to a company entitled to receive mineral royalties).