Explanatory Notes

Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

2005 CHAPTER 5

24 March 2005

Commentary on Sections

Part 2: Trading income

Chapter 5: Trade profits: rules allowing deductions
Section 93: Allocation of expenses

382.This section sets out the rules for allocating the expenses of the trades if the trader carries on more than one foreign trade. It is based on sections 80 and 81 of ICTA.

383.Those sections provide that the apportionment should be “reasonable”. Other apportionments in this Act are made on a “just and reasonable” basis. This section uses “just and reasonable”. See Change 14 in Annex 1.