17.Paragraph 26 introduces the changes to be made to the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (TCGA), dealing with EIS disposal relief and EIS deferral relief.
18.Paragraph 27 makes an amendment to section 150A of TCGA to ensure that the calculation of any capital gain on the disposal of shares to which EIS relief has been attributable takes account of EIS relief at the appropriate rate.
19.Paragraph 29 increases, for reinvestment relief under Schedule 5B to TCGA, the annual amount of investment that a company may raise under the VC schemes from £2million to £5million. The increase is subject to State aid approval and will come into effect in respect of shares issued on or after 6 April 2012, subject to a Treasury appointed day order bringing the legislation into effect..
20.Paragraph 30 introduces a “no disqualifying arrangements” requirement. Arrangements are “disqualifying” if they are entered into with the purpose of ensuring that any of the venture capital schemes tax reliefs are available in respect of the relevant company’s business, and either: all or most of the monies raised under the scheme are paid to or for the benefit of a party to the arrangements; or in the absence of the arrangements, it would be reasonable to expect that the business would be carried on as part of another business.
21.Paragraph 31 amends the information powers at Paragraph 11 of Schedule 5B, to allow HMRC to seek information in relation to the “disqualifying arrangements” requirement from relevant parties.
22.Paragraph 32 amends the existing definition of “arrangements” to make it clear that “arrangements” includes a single transaction or a series of transactions.