41Application to defer payment in case of contingent or uncertain consideration
(1)The buyer may apply to the Tax Authority to defer payment of tax in a case where—
(a)the amount of tax payable depends on the amount or value of chargeable consideration that, at the effective date of the transaction, is contingent or uncertain, and
(b)the chargeable consideration falls to be paid or provided on one or more future dates of which at least one falls, or may fall, more than 6 months after the effective date of the transaction.
(2)An application under this section must—
(a)be in the form specified by the Tax Authority, and
(b)contain the information specified by the Tax Authority.
(3)An application under this section does not affect the buyer’s obligations as regards payment of tax in respect of chargeable consideration that—
(a)has already been paid or provided at the time the application is made, or
(b)is not contingent and whose amount is ascertained or ascertainable at the time the application is made.
(4)Subsection (3) applies as regards both the time of payment and the calculation of the amount payable.
(5)Unless the Scottish Ministers provide otherwise by order, this section does not apply to consideration so far as it consists of rent.