Explanatory Notes

Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

2005 CHAPTER 5

24 March 2005

Commentary on Sections

Part 2: Trading income

Chapter 9: Trade profits: films and sound recordings
Section 141: Meaning of “total production expenditure”

575.This section defines “total production expenditure” for the rules on limited budget films in sections 139 and 140. It is based on section 48(6),(6A) and (7) of F(No 2)A 1997.

576.Subsection (4) substitutes an “arm’s length” amount for any expenditure incurred as a result of a transaction between connected persons in arriving at the total production expenditure. “Connected person” is defined in section 839 of ICTA (see section 878(5) of this Act).