Finance (No. 2) Act 2017

95 For sections 357JB to 357JE substitute—

“357JB Availability of relief

(1) The references in section 37 and sections 45A to 45F (relief for trade losses) to a loss are, where a company carrying on a trade in an accounting period has Northern Ireland losses of the trade or mainstream losses of the trade, references to those Northern Ireland losses or mainstream losses.

(2) If a company has a Northern Ireland loss and a mainstream loss in the same accounting period, sections 37 and 45A to 45F have effect in relation to each of those losses separately.

(3) If by reason of this section a company is entitled under section 37(2), 45A(5), 45B(5) or 45F(2) to make a claim in relation to a Northern Ireland loss (or an amount of such a loss) and a claim in relation to a mainstream loss (or an amount of such a loss), the company may make—

(a) one of those claims only, or

(b) both of those claims in either order.

(4) Where—

(a) relief is given under section 37, 45A, 45B or 45F for a Northern Ireland loss (or an amount of such a loss), and

(b) the profits against which the relief is given includes some profits of the trade that are Northern Ireland profits and some that are not,

the relief is given first, so far as possible, against the Northern Ireland profits.

(5) Where—

(a) relief is given under section 37, 45, 45A, 45B or 45F for a loss (or an amount of a loss) that is not a Northern Ireland loss, and

(b) the profits against which the relief is given include some profits of the trade that are Northern Ireland profits and some that are not,

the relief is given first, so far as possible, against the profits that are not Northern Ireland profits.

357JC Restriction on deductions

(1) Subsection (2) applies where—

(a) relief is given under section 37 for a Northern Ireland loss (“the loss”),

(b) the profits against which the relief is given include profits that are not Northern Ireland profits, and

(c) at any time during the accounting period for which the relief is given (“the profit period”) the Northern Ireland rate is lower than the main rate.

(2) The reference in section 37(4) to “the amount of the loss” is to the restricted deduction for the loss, as determined under section 357JJ (restricted deduction where Northern Ireland rate lower than main rate).

(3) Subsection (4) applies where—

(a) relief is given under section 45A, 45B or 45F for an amount of a Northern Ireland loss (“the loss”),

(b) the profits against which the relief is given include profits that are not Northern Ireland profits, and

(c) at any time during the accounting period for which the relief is given (“the profit period”), the Northern Ireland rate is lower than the main rate.

(4) The reference in section 45A(6), 45B(4) or (as the case may be) 45F(5) to “the unrelieved amount” is to so much of that amount as is equal to the restricted deduction for the loss, as determined under section 357JJ.”