SCHEDULE 19Leases

PART 2Amount of tax chargeable: rent

6Net present value

The net present value (NPV) of the rent payable over the term of a lease is calculated by applying the following formula—

NPV=i=1nri(1+T)imath

where—

  • ri is the rent payable in respect of year i,

  • i is the first, second, third etc. year of the term of the lease,

  • n is the term of the lease, and

  • T is the temporal discount rate (see paragraph 7).