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PART 1 Income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax
11.Exemption for amounts which would otherwise be deductible
13.Extension of benefits code except in relation to certain ministers of religion
15.Lump sums provided under armed forces early departure scheme
19.Arrangements offering a choice of capital or income return
23.Exceptions from duty to deduct tax: qualifying private placements
CHAPTER 3 Corporation tax: general
25.Loan relationships: repeal of certain provisions relating to late interest etc
26.Intangible fixed assets: goodwill etc acquired from a related party
27.Amount of relief for expenditure on research and development
28.Expenditure on research and development: consumable items
32.Restrictions applying to certain deductions made by banking companies
PART 2 Excise duties and other taxes
Involvement of entities or transactions lacking economic substance
Calculation of taxable diverted profits: section 80 or 81 cases
82.Calculation of taxable diverted profits in section 80 or 81 case: introduction
83.Section 80 or 81 cases where no taxable diverted profits arise
84.Section 80 or 81: calculation of profits by reference to the actual provision
85.Section 80 or 81: calculation of profits by reference to the relevant alternative provision
Calculation of taxable diverted profits: section 86 cases
88.Calculation of taxable diverted profits in section 86 case: introduction
89.Section 86: calculation of profits where only tax avoidance condition is met
90.Section 86: mismatch condition is met: calculation of profits by reference to the actual provision
91.Section 86: mismatch condition is met: calculation of profits by reference to the relevant alternative provision
SCHEDULES
Extension of benefits code except in relation to certain ministers of religion
PART 1 Amendments of ITEPA 2003
2.In section 7 (meaning of “employment income”, “general earnings” and...
3.In section 17 (UK resident employees: treatment of earnings for...
4.In section 30 (remittance basis and non-UK resident employees: treatment...
5.(1) Section 63 (the benefits code) is amended as follows....
6.In section 66 (meaning of “employment” and related expressions), after...
7.In section 148 (reduction of cash equivalent where car is...
8.In section 157 (reduction of cash equivalent where van is...
10.(1) Section 169A (van available to more than one family...
11.In section 184 (interest treated as paid), in subsection (3),...
12.(1) Section 188 (loan released or written off: amount treated...
14.(1) Section 239 (payments and benefits connected with taxable cars...
15.In section 266 (exemption of non-cash vouchers for exempt benefits),...
16.In section 267 (exemption of credit-tokens used for exempt benefits),...
17.In section 269 (exemption where benefits or money obtained in...
18.In section 290 (accommodation benefits of ministers of religion), in...
19.In section 290A (accommodation outgoings of ministers of religion)—
20.In section 290B (allowances paid to ministers of religion in...
21.(1) Part 2 of Schedule 1 (index of defined expressions)...
22.(1) Schedule 7 (transitionals and savings) is amended as follows....
Restrictions applying to certain deductions made by banking companies
Pension flexibility: annuities etc
PART 1 Death benefits for nominees, successors and dependants
Nominees' annuities and successors' annuities to be authorised payments
Dependants' and nominees' annuities: testing against deceased member's lifetime allowance
4.(1) In section 216(1) (benefit crystallisation events and amounts crystallised)...
5.(1) Section 217 (persons liable to lifetime allowance charge) is...
6.In section 219(7A) (events 5C and 7 are “relevant post-death”...
7.In Schedule 32 (supplementary provisions about benefit crystallisation events)—
Minor and consequential amendments
8.In section 172(6A)(b) (“benefit” in section 172 includes rights to...
9.(1) Section 172A (surrenders of benefits and rights) is amended...
10.(1) Section 172B (increase of rights of connected person on...
11.In section 273B(1) (power of trustees or managers to make...
12.In section 280(2) (index of defined expressions) at the appropriate...
13.(1) Schedule 28 (interpretation of the pension rules and the...
14.(1) Paragraph 3 of Schedule 29 (interpretation of the lump...
15.In paragraph 15(2)(a) of Schedule 29 (uncrystallised funds lump sum...
Relief for contributions to flood and coastal erosion risk management projects
Investment reliefs: excluded activities
PART 1 Part 5B of ITA 2007: amendment coming into force on passing of Act
PART 2 Part 5 of ITA 2007: excluded activities from 6 April 2015
PART 3 Part 6 of ITA 2007: excluded activities from 6 April 2015
Disposals of UK residential property interests by non-residents etc
PART 1 Amendments of TCGA 1992
1.TCGA 1992 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 2 to...
3.(1) Section 2 (persons and gains chargeable to capital gains...
4.In section 2B (persons chargeable to capital gains tax on...
5.(1) Section 3 (annual exempt amount) is amended as follows....
6.In section 4 (rates of capital gains tax), after subsection...
7.For section 4B (deduction of losses etc in most beneficial...
8.(1) Section 8 (company's profits for corporation tax purposes to...
9.In section 10A (temporary non-residents), as that section has effect...
10.In section 13 (attribution of gains to members of non-resident...
11.After section 14A insert— UK residential property: non-resident CGT Meaning...
12.In section 16 (computation of losses), in subsection (3), for...
13.After section 25 insert— Deemed disposal of UK residential property...
14.After section 48 insert— Unascertainable consideration (1) This section applies where— (a) a person (“P”) has...
15.In section 57A (gains and losses on relevant high value...
16.In Part 2, after Chapter 5 insert— CHAPTER 6 Computation...
17.(1) Section 62 (death: general provisions) is amended as follows....
18.After section 80 insert— Deemed disposal of UK residential property...
19.In section 86 (attribution of gains to settlors with interest...
20.In section 87 (non-UK resident settlements: attribution of gains to...
21.(1) Section 139 (reconstruction involving transfer of business) is amended...
22.After section 159 insert— Non-resident CGT disposals: roll-over relief (1) Section 152 does not apply in relation to a...
23.(1) Section 165 (relief for gifts of business assets) is...
24.In section 166 (gifts to non-residents), in subsection (1), for...
25.In section 167 (gifts to foreign-controlled companies), in subsection (1),...
26.After section 167 insert— Gifts of UK residential property interests...
27.In section 168 (emigration of donee), in subsection (1), after...
28.After section 168 insert— Deemed disposal of UK residential property...
29.After section 187A insert— Deemed disposal of UK residential property...
30.Before section 189 (and the italic heading before it), insert—...
31.(1) Section 260 (gifts on which inheritance tax is chargeable...
32.In section 261 (section 260 relief: gifts to non-residents), in...
33.After section 261 insert— Gifts of UK residential property interests...
34.In section 288 (interpretation), in subsection (1), at the appropriate...
35.(1) Schedule 1 (application of exempt amount etc in cases...
36.After Schedule A1, insert— SCHEDULE B1 Disposals of UK residential...
37.After Schedule B1 (as inserted by paragraph 36), insert— SCHEDULE...
38.(1) Schedule 4ZZA (relevant high value disposals: gains and losses)...
39.After Schedule 4ZZA insert— SCHEDULE 4ZZB Non-resident CGT disposals: gains...
40.In Schedule 4C (transfers of value: attribution of gains etc),...
41.TMA 1970 is amended in accordance with paragraphs 42 to...
42.After section 7 insert— Disregard of certain NRCGT gains for...
43.Before section 12AA (and the italic heading before it) insert—...
44.(1) Section 28A (completion of enquiry into personal or trustee...
45.Before section 29 insert— Determination of amount notionally chargeable where...
46.In section 29 (assessment where loss of tax discovered), in...
47.After section 29 insert— Non-resident CGT disposals: determination of amount...
49.In section 42 (procedure for making claims), in subsection (11),...
50.In section 59A (payments on account of income tax), omit...
51.After section 59A insert— Non-resident CGT disposals: payments on account...
52.(1) Section 59B (payment of income tax and capital gains...
53.In section 107A (relevant trustees), in subsection (2)(b), after “59A”...
54.In section 118 (interpretation), in subsection (1), at the appropriate...
57.In Schedule 36 to FA 2008 (information and inspection powers),...
58.In CTA 2009, in section 2 (charge to corporation tax),...
3.After section 222 insert— Determination of main residence: non-resident CGT...
4.(1) Section 223 (amount of relief) is amended as follows....
5.After section 223 insert— Amount of relief: non-resident CGT disposals...
6.(1) Section 225 (private residence occupied under terms of settlement)...
7.(1) Section 225A (private residence held by personal representatives) is...
8.In section 225B (disposals in connection with divorce etc), in...
9.In section 225E (disposals by disabled persons or persons in...
10.The amendments made by this Schedule have effect in relation...
Plant and machinery allowances: anti-avoidance
Transfer and long funding leaseback: restrictions on lessee's allowances
Restriction on qualifying expenditure on sale, hire purchase (etc) and assignment
Transfer followed by hire-purchase etc: restrictions on hirer's allowances
Restriction on qualifying expenditure on sale, hire purchase (etc) and assignment: VAT
Extension of ring fence expenditure supplement
Amendments of Chapter 5 of Part 8 of CTA 2010
2.In section 307 (overview of Chapter), in subsection (5) for...
3.In section 309 (accounting periods), in subsection (4), for the...
4.(1) Section 311 (limit on number of accounting periods for...
5.In section 316 (the mixed pool of qualifying pre-commencement expenditure...
6.In section 317 (reduction in respect of disposal receipts under...
7.After section 318 insert— Adjustment of pool to remove pre-2013...
9.In section 327 (reductions in respect of utilised ring fence...
10.After section 328 insert— Adjustment of pool to remove pre-2013...
Abolition of extended ring fence expenditure supplement for onshore activities
Investment allowance and cluster area allowance: further amendments
2.(1) Section 270 (overview of Part) is amended as follows....
3.In section 330 (supplementary charge in respect of ring fence...
4.After section 330 insert— Ordering of allowances (1) In this section “relieving Chapter” means any of the...
5.In section 356C (generation of onshore allowance), in subsection (9)(a),...
6.Omit section 356DB (companies with both field allowance and onshore...
7.Before section 356J (but after the heading “Interpretation”) insert— Authorisation...
8.In section 356JB (definitions for Chapter 8), in the definition...
9.(1) Schedule 4 (index of defined expressions) is amended as...
Landfill tax: material consisting of fines
3.In section 63 (qualifying material: special provisions), after subsection (4)...
4.After section 63 insert— Qualifying fines: special provisions (1) This section applies for the purposes of section 42....
5.In section 70(1) (interpretation), at the appropriate place insert— “fines”...
6.(1) In section 71 (orders and regulations), subsection (7) is...
7.(1) Schedule 5 (provision about information etc) is amended as...
8.The amendments made by this Schedule have effect in relation...
Recovery of unpaid diverted profits tax due from non-UK resident company
Accelerated payments: group relief
Amendments of Part 4 of FA 2014
1.Part 4 of FA 2014 (accelerated payments etc) is amended...
4.(1) Section 221 (content of notice given pending an appeal)...
5.(1) Section 222 (representations about a notice) is amended as...
6.(1) Section 223 (effect of notice given while tax enquiry...
7.After section 225 insert— Prevention of surrender of losses Effect...
8.(1) Section 227 (withdrawal, modification or suspension of accelerated payment...
9.After section 227 insert— Group relief claims after accelerated payment...
10.(1) Schedule 32 (accelerated payments and partnerships) is amended as...
Promoters of tax avoidance schemes
Penalties in connection with offshore matters and offshore transfers
2.(1) Paragraph 4 (penalties payable under paragraph 1) is amended...
3.(1) Paragraph 4A (categorisation of inaccuracies) is amended as follows....
4.After paragraph 4A insert— (1) This paragraph makes provision in relation to offshore transfers....
5.In paragraph 10 (standard percentage reductions for disclosure), in the...
6.In paragraph 12(5) (interaction with other penalties and late payment...
7.(1) Paragraph 21A (classification of territories) is amended as follows....
8.(1) Paragraph 21B (location of assets etc) is amended as...
Penalties for failure to notify
10.(1) Paragraph 6 (amount of penalty: standard amount) is amended...
11.(1) Paragraph 6A (categorisation of failures) is amended as follows....
12.After paragraph 6A insert— (1) This paragraph makes provision in relation to offshore transfers....
13.In paragraph 13 (standard percentage reductions for disclosure), in the...
Penalties for failure to make returns etc
15.(1) Paragraph 6 (penalty for failure continuing 12 months after...
16.(1) Paragraph 6A (categorisation of information) is amended as follows....
17.After paragraph 6A insert— (1) This paragraph makes provision in relation to offshore transfers....
18.In paragraph 15 (standard percentage reductions for disclosure), in the...
19.In paragraph 17(4) (interaction with other penalties and late payment...
Penalties in connection with offshore asset moves
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