Finance (No. 2) Act 2017

CAA 2001

50 After section 1 insert—

“1A Capital allowances and charges: cash basis

(1) This section applies in relation to a chargeable period for which the profits of a trade, profession, vocation or property business (“the relevant activity”) carried on by a person are calculated on the cash basis.

(2) The person is not entitled to any allowance or liable to any charge under this Act except as provided by subsections (4) and (7).

(3) No disposal value is to be brought into account except as provided by subsections (5) and (8).

(4) If, apart from subsection (2), the person would be entitled to an allowance in respect of expenditure incurred on the provision of a car or liable to a charge in connection with such an allowance, the person is so entitled or (as the case may be) so liable.

(5) If, apart from subsection (3), a disposal value would be brought into account in respect of a car, the disposal value is brought into account in respect of the car.

(6) Subsections (7) and (8) apply if—

(a) a person carrying on a relevant activity incurs qualifying expenditure relating to an asset at a time when the profits of that activity are not calculated on the cash basis,

(b) after incurring the expenditure, the person enters the cash basis for a tax year, and

(c) no deduction would be allowed in respect of the expenditure in calculating the profits of the relevant activity on the cash basis for that tax year, on the assumption that the expenditure was paid in that tax year.

(7) If, apart from subsection (2), the person would be liable to a charge in connection with allowances in respect of the qualifying expenditure mentioned in subsection (6), the person is so liable.

(8) If, apart from subsection (3), a disposal value would be brought into account in respect of the asset mentioned in subsection (6), the disposal value is brought into account in respect of the asset.

(9) For the purposes of this section a person carrying on a trade, profession or vocation “enters the cash basis” for a tax year if—

(a) an election under section 25A of ITTOIA 2005 (cash basis for trades) has effect in relation to the trade, profession or vocation for the tax year, and

(b) no such election has effect in relation to the trade, profession or vocation for the previous tax year.

(10) For the purposes of this section a person carrying on a property business “enters the cash basis” for a tax year if the profits of the business are calculated—

(a) on the cash basis for the tax year (see section 271D of ITTOIA 2005), and

(b) in accordance with GAAP (see section 271B of that Act) for the previous tax year.

(11) In this section—

(a) references to calculating the profits of a trade, profession or vocation on the cash basis are to calculating the profits of a trade, profession or vocation in relation to which an election under section 25A of ITTOIA 2005 has effect, and

(b) references to calculating the profits of a property business on the cash basis are to be construed in accordance with section 271D of that Act (calculation of profits of property businesses on the cash basis).

(12) In this section—

• “car” has the same meaning as in Part 2 (see section 268A);

• “disposal value” means—

  (a)

  a disposal value for the purposes of Part 2, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 10, or

  (b)

  proceeds from a balancing event for the purposes of Part 3 or 3A;

• “qualifying expenditure” means qualifying expenditure within the meaning of any Part of this Act.”