Explanatory Notes

Corporation Tax Act 2010

2010 CHAPTER 4

3 March 2010

Introduction

Part 8: Oil activities

Chapter 4: Calculation of profits
Section 294: Payment under abandonment guarantee not immediately applied

1005.This section applies where a guarantor makes payments into a fund and the assets of the fund are subsequently used to cover decommissioning costs. It is based on section 62(4) of FA 1991.

1006.The corresponding rule for income tax is section 225P of ITTOIA (inserted by Schedule 1 to TIOPA).

1007.In such a case the rules for relief under section 292 or 293 apply to the expenditure when it is eventually met out of the assets of the fund.