Finance Act 2021

PART 3 Commencement and transitional provision

Commencement

16 (1) The amendments made by paragraphs 2 and 3 have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2017.

(2) Where a company has an accounting period beginning before 1 April 2017 and ending on or after that date (“the straddling period”)—

(a) so much of the straddling period as falls before 1 April 2017, and so much of that period as falls on or after that date, are treated as separate accounting periods, and

(b) where it is necessary to apportion an amount for the straddling period to the two separate accounting periods, it is to be apportioned—

(i) in accordance with section 1172 of CTA 2010 (time basis), or

(ii) if that method would produce a result that is unjust or unreasonable, on a just and reasonable basis.

17 The amendments made by paragraphs 4, 6 and 11 have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2021.

18 The amendments made by paragraph 7 have effect as if they had been made by Schedule 4 to FA 2020 (see Part 3 of that Schedule).

19 The amendments made by paragraphs 9 and 10 are to be treated as having always had effect.

20 The amendments made by paragraph 12 have effect in relation to a group allowance allocation statement submitted under section 269ZT or 269ZU of CTA 2010 in respect of an accounting period beginning on or after 1 April 2021.

21 The amendments made by paragraphs 14 and 15 have effect in relation to an acquisition that takes place on or after 1 April 2021.

Transitional provision

22 (1) This paragraph applies where—

(a) section 269ZSA of CTA 2010 (inserted by paragraph 2 of this Schedule) applies in relation to a group (see section 269ZSA(1)),

(b) the group ceased to be a group for the purposes of Part 7ZA of CTA 2010 before the date on which this Act is passed, and

(c) one or more (but not all) of the companies that were, immediately before the group ceased to be a group for those purposes, members of the group and within the charge to corporation tax (the “former group companies”) no longer exist.

(2) If two or more of the former group companies still exist—

(a) section 269ZSA(2) of CTA 2010 has effect as if the reference to all the companies mentioned in that provision were to all the former group companies that still exist;

(b) section 269ZS(6) of CTA 2010, as it has effect by virtue of section 269ZSA(5)(b) of that Act, has effect as if the reference to each company mentioned in that provision were to each former group company that still exists.

(3) If only one of the former group companies still exists—

(a) section 269ZSA(2) of CTA 2010 has effect as if it enabled that company to nominate itself for the purposes of Part 7ZA of that Act;

(b) section 269ZS(6) of CTA 2010, as it has effect by virtue of section 269ZSA(5)(b) of that Act, has effect as if it provided that a group allowance nomination is of no effect unless it is signed by the appropriate person on behalf of that company.

23 (1) This paragraph applies where, in a case to which section 269ZVA of CTA 2010 (inserted by paragraph 3 of this Schedule) applies—

(a) the company that was the nominated company under the group allowance nomination mentioned in section 269ZVA(1)(b) of CTA 2010 must submit a group allowance allocation statement to HMRC (under section 269ZT of that Act, as that section has effect by virtue of section 269ZVA of that Act), and

(b) the date given by section 269ZT(4) of CTA 2010, as the date on or before which the statement must be received by HMRC, is earlier than 31 March 2022.

(2) For the purposes of Part 7ZA of CTA 2010, section 269ZT(4) of that Act is satisfied if the statement is received by HMRC on or before 31 March 2022.