Part 3A

Business Premises Renovation Allowances
Chapter 5

INITIAL ALLOWANCES

Initial allowances
360G
1
A person who has incurred qualifying expenditure in respect of any qualifying building is entitled to an initial allowance in respect of the expenditure.
2
The amount of the initial allowance is 100% of the qualifying expenditure.
3
A person claiming an initial allowance under this section may require the allowance to be reduced to a specified amount.
4
The initial allowance is made for the chargeable period in which the qualifying expenditure is incurred.

Premises not qualifying business premises or relevant interest sold before premises first used or let
360H
1
No initial allowance is to be made under section 360G if, at the relevant time, the qualifying building does not constitute qualifying business premises.
2
An initial allowance which has been made in respect of a qualifying building which is to be qualifying business premises is to be withdrawn if—
a
the qualifying building does not constitute qualifying business premises at the relevant time, or
b
the person to whom the allowance was made has sold the relevant interest in the qualifying building before the relevant time.
3
All such assessments and adjustments of assessments are to be made as are necessary to give effect to this section.
4
In this section “
the relevant time
” means the time when the premises are first used by the person with the relevant interest or, if they are not so used, the time when they are first suitable for letting for either of the purposes mentioned in section 360D(1)(b).
S. 45H(2) modified (with effect in accordance with s. 167 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14) , Sch. 30 para. 7
Pt. 3A inserted (11.4.2007 with effect in accordance with s. 92 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), Sch. 6 para. 1; S.I. 2007/949, art. 2