Schedules

Schedule 10U.K.Calculation of trade profits etc

Part 2U.K.Minor and consequential amendments

Chapter 1U.K.Amendments of ITTOIA 2005

Other amendments of Chapter 3 of Part 2U.K.

11Before section 25C (inserted by paragraph 5 of this Schedule) insert —

25BExcluded trades

(1)A trade is an excluded trade in relation to a tax year if the trade meets any of conditions A to G.

(2)Condition A is that—

(a)the person who is or has been carrying on the trade is a firm, and

(b)one or more of the persons who have been partners in the firm at any time during the tax year was not an individual at that time.

(3)Condition B is that the person who is or has been carrying on the trade was a limited liability partnership at any time during the tax year.

(4)Condition C is that an election under Chapter 8 (trade profits: herd basis rules) has effect in relation to the trade for the tax year.

(5)Condition D is that a claim under Chapter 16 (claim for averaging of fluctuating profits) has been made in relation to the trade for the tax year.

(6)Condition E is that, at any time within the period of 7 years ending immediately before the tax year, the person who is or has been carrying on the trade obtained an allowance under Part 3A of CAA 2001 (business premises renovation allowances) in relation to the trade.

(7)Condition F is that the trade is or was at any time during the tax year a mineral extraction trade within the meaning of Part 5 of CAA 2001 (see section 394(2) of that Act).

(8)Condition G is that—

(a)at any time before the beginning of the tax year the person who is or has been carrying on the trade obtained an allowance under Part 6 of CAA 2001 (research and development allowances) in respect of qualifying expenditure incurred by the person in relation to the trade, and

(b)the person owns an asset representing the expenditure.

In this subsection “qualifying expenditure” has the same meaning as in Part 6 of CAA 2001.

(9)The Treasury may by regulations amend this section.

(10)A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (9) that restricts the circumstances in which an election may be made under section 25C may not be made unless a draft of the instrument containing the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the House of Commons.