Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005

Dealers in securities etc. U.K.

149 Taxation of amounts taken to reserves U.K.

(1) This section applies for the purpose of calculating the profits of a person's trade if a profit on the sale of securities would be brought into account in calculating the profits of the trade.

(2) Profits and losses from the securities that in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice are—

(a) calculated by reference to the fair value of the securities, and

(b) recognised in the person's statement of recognised gains and losses or statement of changes in equity,

are brought into account in calculating the profits of the trade.

(3) But subsection (2) does not apply—

(a) to an amount so far as deriving from or otherwise relating to an amount brought into account under that subsection in an earlier period of account, or

(b) to an amount recognised for accounting purposes by way of correction of a fundamental error.

(4) In this section “securities” includes—

(a) shares,

(b) rights of unit holders in unit trust schemes to which TCGA 1992 applies as a result of section 99 of TCGA 1992,

[F1 (ba) rights of participants [F2 in schemes or funds to which TCGA 1992 applies as a result of section 103D of TCGA 1992,]] and

(c) in the case of a company with no share capital, interests in the company possessed by members of the company,

but does not include a loan relationship (within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 4 of FA 1996).

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 149(4)(ba) inserted (1.12.2009 for specified purposes, 1.4.2010 for specified purposes) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 22 para. 12 to the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 22 para. 11(3)(a); S.I. 2010/670, art. 2

F2 Words in s. 149(4)(ba) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Collective Investment Schemes and Offshore Funds (Amendment of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1204), regs. 1(1), 11(a)

150 Conversion etc. of securities held as circulating capital U.K.

(1) This section applies for the purpose of calculating the profits of a trade if—

(a) a transaction falling within subsection (2) occurs in relation to securities (“the original holding”), and

(b) a profit on the sale of the securities would be brought into account in calculating the profits of the trade.

(2) A transaction falls within this subsection if—

(a) it results in a new holding being treated as the same as the original holding as a result of sections 126 to 136 of TCGA 1992 (CGT roll-over relief in cases of conversion etc.), or

(b) it is treated, as a result of section 134 of TCGA 1992 (compensation stock), as an exchange for a new holding which does not involve a disposal of the original holding,

and it does not fall within section 151(1) or 152(1) below (exchanges of gilts for gilt strips and consolidation of gilt strips).

(3) This section does not apply to securities in respect of which unrealised profits or losses, calculated by reference to the fair value of the securities at the end of the period of account, are taken into account in the period of account in which the transaction occurs.

(4) The transaction is treated as not involving a disposal of the original holding and the new holding is treated as the same asset as the original holding.

(5) But if, under the transaction, the person carrying on the trade—

(a) receives consideration in addition to the new holding, or

(b) becomes entitled to receive such consideration,

subsection (4) applies as if the references to the original holding were to the proportion of the original holding given by the following fraction.

(6) The fraction is—

where—

NH is the market value of the new holding at the time of the transaction, and

C is the market value of the consideration at the time of the transaction or (if the consideration is cash) the amount of the consideration.

(7) In determining whether subsection (2)(a) applies as a result of section 135 or 136 of TCGA 1992, the reference to capital gains tax in section 137(1) of TCGA 1992 is to be read as a reference to income tax.

(8) In this section “securities” includes—

(a) shares,

(b) loan stocks or similar securities (whether secured or unsecured) of a government, a local or other public authority (in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) or a company,

(c) rights of unit holders in unit trust schemes to which TCGA 1992 applies as a result of section 99 of TCGA 1992,

[F3 (ca) rights of participants [F4 in schemes or funds to which TCGA 1992 applies as a result of section 103D of TCGA 1992,]]

(d) in the case of a company with no share capital, interests in the company possessed by members of the company,

(e) quoted options to subscribe for shares which are treated as shares as a result of section 147 of TCGA 1992, and

(f) earn-out rights which are assumed to be securities as a result of section 138A(3) of TCGA 1992.

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 150(8)(ca) inserted ((1.12.2009 for specified purposes, 1.4.2010 for specified purposes) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 22 para. 12 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 22 para. 11(3)(b); S.I. 2010/670, art. 2

F4 Words in s. 150(8)(ca) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Collective Investment Schemes and Offshore Funds (Amendment of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1204), regs. 1(1), 11(b)

151 Exchanges of gilts for gilt strips U.K.

(1) This section applies for the purpose of calculating the profits of a trade if—

(a) the person carrying it on (“the trader”) exchanges a gilt-edged security for strips of the security, and

(b) a profit on the sale of the security would be brought into account in calculating the profits of the trade.

(2) The security is treated as having been redeemed at the time of the exchange by the payment to the trader of its market value.

(3) The trader is treated as having acquired each strip for the proportion of the market value of the security given by the following fraction.

(4) The fraction is—

where—

SV is the market value of one strip, and

TV is the total of the market values of all the strips received in exchange for the security.

(5) In this section references to market value are to market value at the time of the exchange.

(6) This section applies to professions and vocations as it applies to trades.

(7) See also—

• section 153 (meaning of “gilt-edged security” and “strip”), and

• section 154 (regulations for determining market value of securities or strips).

152 Consolidation of gilt strips U.K.

(1) This section applies for the purpose of calculating the profits of a trade if—

(a) strips of a gilt-edged security are consolidated into a single security by being exchanged by the person carrying on the trade (“the trader”) for the single security, and

(b) a profit on the sale of any of the strips would be brought into account in calculating the profits of the trade.

(2) Each strip is treated as having been redeemed at the time of the exchange by payment to the trader of its market value.

(3) The trader is treated as having acquired the gilt-edged security for an amount equal to the total of the market values of the strips given in exchange.

(4) In this section references to market value are to market value at the time of the exchange.

(5) This section applies to professions and vocations as it applies to trades.

(6) See also—

• section 153 (meaning of “gilt-edged security” and “strip”), and

• section 154 (regulations for determining market value of securities or strips).

153 Meaning of “gilt-edged security” and “strip” U.K.

(1) In this Act “gilt-edged security” means a security which—

(a) is a gilt-edged security for the purposes of TCGA 1992 (see Schedule 9 to that Act), or

(b) will be such a security on the making of an order under paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to TCGA 1992, if the making of the order is anticipated in the prospectus under which the security is issued.

(2) For the purposes of sections 151 and 152 “strip”, in relation to a gilt-edged security, means a security issued under the National Loans Act 1968 (c. 13) which meets conditions A to C.

(3) Condition A is that the security is issued for the purpose of representing the right to or of securing—

(a) a payment corresponding to a payment of interest or principal remaining to be made under the gilt-edged security, or

(b) two or more payments each corresponding to a payment to be so made.

(4) Condition B is that the security is issued in conjunction with the issue of one or more other securities which, together with that security—

(a) represent the right to, or

(b) secure,

payments corresponding to every payment remaining to be made under the gilt-edged security.

(5) Condition C is that the security is not itself a security which—

(a) represents the right to, or

(b) secures,

payments corresponding to a part of every payment remaining to be made under the gilt-edged security.

154 Regulations for determining market value of securities or strips U.K.

(1) The Treasury may by regulations make provision for the purposes of sections 151 and 152 as to the manner of determining the market value at any time of a gilt-edged security (including any strip).

(2) The regulations may—

(a) make different provision for different cases, and

(b) contain such incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as the Treasury consider appropriate.

(3) The power in this section does not affect the power under section 202(5) of FA 1996 (gilt stripping).

[F5 154A Certain non-UK residents with interest on 3½% War Loan 1952 Or After U.K.

(1) This section applies if—

(a) in any tax year a person who is not F6 ... resident in the United Kingdom carries on a trade there—

(i) consisting of banking or insurance, or

(ii) consisting wholly or partly of dealing in securities, and

(b) in calculating the profits of the trade for the tax year any amount is disregarded as a result of section 714 (exemption of profits from FOTRA securities) because of a condition subject to which any 3½% War Loan 1952 Or After was issued.

(2) Interest on money borrowed for the purposes of the trade is to be deducted in calculating the profits of the trade of that tax year only so far as it exceeds the ineligible amount.

(3) The ineligible amount is found as follows—

• Step 1 Add together all sums borrowed for the purposes of the trade and still owing in the basis period for the tax year.

• Step 2 If the person carrying on the trade is a company, deduct any sums carrying interest which is not deducted in calculating the profits of the trade (otherwise than because of subsection (2)).

• Step 3 If the amount found at Step 2 exceeds the total cost of the 3½% War Loan 1952 Or After held for the purposes of the trade in the basis period, deduct the excess from that amount.

• Step 4 Calculate the average rate of interest in the basis period on money borrowed for the purposes of the trade.

• Step 5 Calculate the amount of interest payable on the amount found at Step 3 at the rate found at Step 4 for the basis period.

The result is the ineligible amount.

(4) If the person's holding of 3½% War Loan 1952 Or After has fluctuated during the basis period, the total cost for the purposes of Step 3 is taken to be—

where—

• C is the cost of acquisition of the initial holding (if any) and any holdings acquired during the basis period,

• AH is the average holding in that period, and

• TH is the total of the initial holding (if any) and any holdings acquired during the basis period.

(5) In subsection (4) “initial holding” means the holding held by the person at the beginning of the basis period.]

Textual Amendments

F5 S. 154A inserted (1.4.2010) (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 7 para. 43 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)

F6 Word in s. 154A(1)(a) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 46 para. 72 of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 46 para. 44