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          <Strong>PART 1</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/29/part/1/chapter/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/29/part/1/chapter/5" NumberOfProvisions="30" id="part-1-chapter-5" RestrictStartDate="2019-02-12"><Number>CHAPTER 5</Number><Title>Other provisions</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/29/part/1/chapter/5/crossheading/disincorporation" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/29/part/1/chapter/5/crossheading/disincorporation" NumberOfProvisions="7" RestrictStartDate="2013-07-17" id="part-1-chapter-5-crossheading-disincorporation"><Title><Emphasis>Disincorporation</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2013-07-17"><Title>Effect of disincorporation relief</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/29/section/61" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/29/section/61" id="section-61"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">61</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/1" id="section-61-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In Part 5 of <Acronym Expansion="Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act">TCGA</Acronym> 1992 (transfer of business assets), in Chapter 1 (general provisions), after section 162A insert—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default"><Pblock><Title><Emphasis>Transfer of business from company to shareholders</Emphasis></Title><P1group><Title>Disincorporation relief: assets (including pre-FA 2002 goodwill)</Title><P1><Pnumber PuncAfter="">162B</Pnumber><P1para><P2><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section applies where—</Text><P3><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a company transfers its business to some or all of the shareholders of the company, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a claim for disincorporation relief in respect of the transfer has been made under section 58 of the Finance Act 2013.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The disposal and acquisition of any qualifying asset of the business included in the transfer is to be deemed to be for a consideration equal to the lower of—</Text><P3><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the sums allowable under section 38 as a deduction in the computation of the gain accruing to the company on the disposal of the asset in question, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the market value of the asset.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In subsection (2) a  “<Term>qualifying asset</Term>” means—</Text><P3><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>goodwill, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>an interest in land which is not held as trading stock.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>But subsection (2) does not apply to the goodwill of the business if section 162C applies to it.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group><Title>Disincorporation relief: post-FA 2002 goodwill</Title><P1><Pnumber PuncAfter="">162C</Pnumber><P1para><P2><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section applies where—</Text><P3><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a company transfers its business to some or all of the shareholders of the company,</Text></P3para></P3><P3><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a claim for disincorporation relief in respect of the transfer has been made under section 58 of the Finance Act 2013, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 849A of CTA 2009 (disincorporation relief: transfer values for post-FA 2002 goodwill) applies to the transfer of the goodwill of the business.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The acquisition of the goodwill of the business is deemed to be for a consideration equal to the value at which the goodwill is treated as transferred by virtue of section 849A of CTA 2009.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></BlockAmendment></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/2" id="section-61-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In Part 8 of CTA 2009 (intangible fixed assets), Chapter 13 (transactions between related parties) is amended as follows.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/3" id="section-61-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In section 844 (overview of Chapter), in subsection (2) for  “849” substitute <InlineAmendment>“
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                    ”</InlineAmendment>.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/4" id="section-61-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In section 845 (transfer between company and related party treated as at market value), in subsection (4) (exceptions to basic rule)—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/4/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/4/a" id="section-61-4-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>omit the  “and” at the end of paragraph (ca), and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/4/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/4/b" id="section-61-4-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>after paragraph (d) insert</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default"><Text>, and
                          </Text><P3><Pnumber>e</Pnumber><P3para><Text>section 849A (disincorporation relief: transfer values for post-FA 2002 goodwill).</Text></P3para></P3></BlockAmendment></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/5" id="section-61-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>After section 849 insert—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default"><P1group><Title>Disincorporation relief: transfer values for post-FA 2002 goodwill</Title><P1><Pnumber PuncAfter="">849A</Pnumber><P1para><P2><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This section applies where—</Text><P3><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a company transfers its business to some or all of the shareholders of the company, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a claim for disincorporation relief in respect of the transfer has been made under section 58 of the Finance Act 2013.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If section 735 applies to the transfer of the goodwill of the business, the transfer is treated for the purposes of this Part as being at the lower of—</Text><P3><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the tax written-down value of the goodwill, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>its market value.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If section 736 applies to the transfer of the goodwill of the business, the transfer is treated for the purposes of this Part as being at the lower of—</Text><P3><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the cost of the goodwill, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>its market value.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>If section 738 applies to the transfer of the goodwill of the business, the proceeds of realisation of the goodwill are treated for the purposes of this Part as being nil.</Text></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In subsection (2)(a) the reference to the tax written-down value of the goodwill is to its tax written-down value immediately before the transfer.</Text></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In subsection (3)(a)  “<Term>the cost of the goodwill</Term>” means the cost recognised for tax purposes (determined in accordance with section 736(6) and (7)).</Text></P2para></P2><P2><Pnumber>7</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this section market value has the meaning given in section 845(5).</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></BlockAmendment></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2013/29/section/61/6" id="section-61-6"><Pnumber>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to a transfer of a business with a business transfer date of 1 April 2013 or a later date.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary></Legislation>