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Finance (No. 2) Act 2023

2023 c. 30 · Enacted 11 July 2023 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision in connection with finance.

[11th July 2023]

Most Gracious Sovereign

We , Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom in Parliament assembled, towards raising the necessary supplies to defray Your Majesty’s public expenses, and making an addition to the public revenue, have freely and voluntarily resolved to give and to grant unto Your Majesty the several duties hereinafter mentioned; and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax
  2. Income tax charge, rates etc
  3. 1Income tax charge for tax year 2023-24
  4. 2Main rates of income tax for tax year 2023-24
  5. 3Default and savings rates of income tax for tax year 2023-24
  6. 4Freezing starting rate limit for savings for tax year 2023-24
  7. Corporation tax charge and rates
  8. 5Charge and main rate for financial year 2024
  9. 6Standard small profits rate and fraction for financial year 2024
  10. Capital allowances
  11. 7Temporary full expensing etc for expenditure on plant or machinery
  12. 8Annual investment allowance to remain at £1M beyond temporary period
  13. 9First-year allowance for expenditure on electric vehicle charge points
  14. Other reliefs relating to businesses
  15. 10Relief for research and development
  16. 11Treatment of profits from patents etc: small profits rate of corporation tax
  17. 12Energy (oil and gas) profits levy: de-carbonisation allowance
  18. 13Museums and galleries exhibition tax relief: extension of sunset date
  19. 14Extension of the temporary increase in theatre tax credit etc
  20. 15Seed enterprise investment scheme: increase of limits etc.
  21. Reliefs for employees
  22. 16CSOP schemes: share value limit and share class
  23. 17Enterprise management incentives: restricted shares and declarations
  24. Pensions
  25. 18Lifetime allowance charge abolished Repealed
  26. 19Certain lump sums to be taxed at marginal rate Repealed
  27. 20Annual allowance increased
  28. 21Money purchase annual allowance
  29. 22Annual allowance: tapering
  30. 23Modification of certain existing transitional protections
  31. 24Collective money purchase arrangements
  32. 25Relief relating to net pay arrangements
  33. Social security
  34. 26Payments under Jobs Growth Wales Plus
  35. 27Power to clarify tax treatment of devolved social security benefits
  36. Foster carers etc
  37. 28Qualifying care relief: increase in individual’s limit
  38. Estates in administration and trusts
  39. 29Estates in administration and trusts
  40. Provisions relating to insurance
  41. 30Transfer of basic life assurance and general annuity business
  42. 31Certain re-insurance sums not to count as deemed I-E receipts
  43. 32Insurers in difficulties: write-down orders for corporation tax purposes
  44. 33Insurers in difficulties: write-down orders in case of pension schemes
  45. Miscellaneous corporation tax matters
  46. 34Corporate interest restriction
  47. 35Investment vehicles
  48. International matters
  49. 36Share exchanges involving non-UK incorporated close companies
  50. 37Records relating to transfer pricing
  51. 38Double taxation relief: foreign nominal rates
  52. Chargeable gains
  53. 39Payments to farmers under the lump sum exit scheme etc
  54. 40Contracts completed after ordinary notification period
  55. 41Separated spouses and civil partners
  56. 42Carried interest: election to pay tax as scheme profits arise
  57. 43Relief on disposal of joint interests in land
  58. Part 2: Alcohol Duty
  59. Chapter 1: Charge to alcohol duty
  60. Alcoholic products
  61. 44Meaning of “alcoholic product”
  62. 45Alcoholic strength
  63. 46Categories of alcoholic products: regulations
  64. Charge and rates
  65. 47Alcohol duty: charge
  66. 48Rates
  67. 49Excise duty point and payment
  68. Chapter 2: Draught relief
  69. 50Qualifying draught products: reduced rates
  70. 51Alcoholic products qualifying for draught relief
  71. 52Repackaging qualifying draught products
  72. 53Repackaging in contravention of section 52 (2)
  73. Chapter 3: Small producer relief
  74. Main provisions
  75. 54Small producer relief: discounted rates
  76. 55Small producer alcoholic products
  77. 56Small production premises
  78. 57“Alcohol production amount” etc
  79. 58Exclusions
  80. 59Duty discount for small producer alcoholic products
  81. 60Assessments where incorrectly low rate of alcohol duty applied
  82. Mergers and demergers
  83. 61Mergers: general provisions
  84. 62Modified “small production premises” test
  85. 63Modified duty discount
  86. 64Adjusted post-merger amount
  87. 65Early termination of merger transition period
  88. 66Subsequent mergers
  89. 67Simultaneous mergers
  90. 68Demergers
  91. Interpretation of Chapter 3
  92. 69“Producer”, “production premises”, “group premises” etc
  93. 70Connected persons
  94. 71Index of defined expressions: Chapter 3
  95. Chapter 4: Other reliefs and exemptions
  96. General
  97. 72Exemption: production for personal consumption
  98. 73Research and experiments
  99. 74Spoilt alcoholic products
  100. 75Alcoholic ingredients
  101. Spirits
  102. 76Imported medical articles
  103. 77Flavourings
  104. 78Authorised use for certain purposes
  105. 79Imported goods not for human consumption
  106. 80Restrictions on use of certain articles
  107. Remission and repayment
  108. 81Further provision about remission and repayment
  109. Chapter 5: Regulated activities and approvals
  110. 82Approval requirement: producers
  111. 83Supplementary provision about approvals
  112. 84Exemption: production for personal consumption
  113. 85Exemption: research and experiments
  114. 86Mixing alcoholic products
  115. 87Post-duty point dilution of alcoholic products
  116. 88Alcoholic products regulations
  117. 89Penalties and forfeiture
  118. Chapter 6: Denatured alcohol
  119. 90Denatured alcohol
  120. 91Licence to manufacture and deal wholesale in denatured alcohol
  121. 92Regulations relating to denatured alcohol
  122. 93Penalties and forfeiture
  123. 94Defaults in respect of denatured alcohol: possession of excess alcoholic products
  124. 95Defaults in respect of denatured alcohol: supply and use of denatured alcohol
  125. 96Inspection of premises etc
  126. 97Prohibition of use of denatured alcohol etc as beverage or medicine
  127. Chapter 7: Wholesaling of controlled alcoholic products
  128. 98Definitions
  129. 99Further provision relating to definitions
  130. 100Approval to carry on controlled activity
  131. 101The register of approved wholesalers
  132. 102Regulations relating to approval, registration and controlled activities
  133. 103Restriction on buying controlled alcoholic products wholesale
  134. 104Offences
  135. 105Penalties
  136. 106Groups
  137. 107Index of defined expressions: Chapter 7
  138. Chapter 8: Supplementary
  139. 108Reviews and appeals
  140. 109Forfeiture: supplementary provision
  141. 110Removal of goods: application of section 95 of CEMA 1979
  142. 111Drawback
  143. 112Duty stamps Repealed
  144. Chapter 9: repeals, further amendments and transitional provisions
  145. Repeals and further amendments
  146. 113Repeals
  147. 114Minor and consequential amendments
  148. Transitional provision
  149. 115Temporary provision: wine
  150. 116Temporary provision: cider
  151. Chapter 10: Final provisions
  152. 117Interpretation of this Part
  153. 118Regulations: supplementary and general
  154. 119Regulations: procedure
  155. 120Commencement
  156. Part 3: Multinational top-up tax
  157. Chapter 1: Introduction and charge
  158. 121Introduction to multinational top-up tax
  159. 122Chargeable persons
  160. 123Charge to multinational top-up tax
  161. 124How to calculate top-up amounts etc
  162. 125Administration of multinational top-up tax
  163. Chapter 2: Qualifying multinational groups and their members
  164. Multinational groups
  165. 126Meaning of “multinational group” and “ultimate parent”
  166. 127Excluded entities
  167. Responsible members
  168. 128Responsible members
  169. Qualifying multinational groups
  170. 129Qualifying multinational groups
  171. 130Change in composition of multinational group
  172. 131Whether de-merged groups meet the revenue threshold
  173. Chapter 3: Effective tax rate of members of a multinational group in a territory
  174. 132Effective tax rate
  175. Chapter 4: Calculation of adjusted profits of members of a multinational group
  176. Adjusted profits of a member of a multinational group
  177. 133Adjusted profits of a member of a multinational group
  178. 134Underlying profits as determined for statements of ultimate parent
  179. 135Underlying profits of permanent establishments
  180. 136Underlying profits accounts
  181. 137No amounts outside of profit and loss account to be included
  182. 137AUse of substituted values
  183. Adjustments of underlying profits
  184. 138Profits adjusted to be before tax
  185. 139Profits adjusted to be profits before consolidation adjustments to eliminate intragroup transactions
  186. 140Profits adjusted to be profits before certain purchase accounting adjustments
  187. 141General exclusion of dividends
  188. 142Excluded equity gain or loss
  189. 143Included revaluation method gain or loss
  190. 144Adjustments for asymmetric foreign currency income and losses
  191. 145Exclusion of expenses for illegal payments, fines and penalties
  192. 146Adjustment for changes in accounting policies and prior period errors
  193. 147Accrued pension expense
  194. 147ATreatment of tax credits
  195. 148Meaning of qualifying refundable tax credits
  196. 148ATransferable tax credits
  197. 148BValue of marketable transferable tax credits: originator
  198. 148CValue of marketable transferable tax credits: purchaser
  199. 149Arm’s length requirement for certain transactions
  200. 150Transactions between members of a multinational group: differences with accounting for tax
  201. 150AInstruments held intragroup: issuer’s accounting treatment to prevail
  202. 151Adjustments for companies in distress
  203. 152Adjustments where life assurance business carried on
  204. 153Exclusion of certain insurance reserve movement expense
  205. 154Exclusion of qualifying intra-group financing arrangement expenses
  206. 155Qualifying tier one capital
  207. 156Exclusion of international shipping profits
  208. 157Core international shipping profits
  209. 158Ancillary international shipping profits
  210. Adjustments only applicable to permanent establishments
  211. 159Permanent establishment income and expense attribution
  212. 160Attribution of losses between permanent establishment and main entity
  213. Elections to treat certain amounts differently
  214. 161Election to use realisation principle
  215. 162Election to reflect deductions for stock-based compensation
  216. 163Election to spread certain capital gains over five years
  217. 164Election to exclude intra-group transactions
  218. 165Election to have excluded equity gains and losses included
  219. 166Election in relation to hedging currency risk in ownership interests
  220. Dealing with transparency and entities subject to qualifying dividend regime
  221. 167Underlying profits of hybrids
  222. 168Underlying profits of transparent ... entities
  223. 169Certain non tax resident entities to be treated as flow-through entities
  224. 170Adjustments for ultimate parent that is a flow-through entity
  225. 171Ultimate parent subject to qualifying dividend regime
  226. 172Application of section 171 to members in the same territory as the ultimate parent
  227. Chapter 5: Covered tax balance
  228. Amount of covered taxes
  229. 173Covered taxes
  230. 174Amount of covered tax balance
  231. 175Amounts excluded from qualifying current tax expense
  232. 176Amounts to be reflected in qualifying current tax expense
  233. Transferable tax credits
  234. 176AMeaning of “non-marketable transferable tax credits”
  235. 176BValue of non-marketable transferable tax credits: originator
  236. 176CValue of non-marketable transferable tax credits: purchaser
  237. Tax equity partnerships
  238. 176DTax credits etc allocated under tax equity partnerships
  239. 176EFlow-through tax benefits: proportional amortisation method
  240. 176FFlow-through tax benefits: subtraction method
  241. 176GClawback of earlier qualifying flow-through tax benefits
  242. Allocation of covered taxes
  243. 177Permanent establishments
  244. 178Reallocation of tax expense
  245. 179Controlled foreign company tax regimes
  246. 180Blended CFC regimes
  247. 180ASection 180: further provision
  248. 181Distributions from other members of a group
  249. 181ACross-border allocation of current tax under cross-crediting regime
  250. Cross-border allocation of deferred tax expense
  251. 181BCross-border allocation of deferred tax assets and liabilities
  252. Dealing with deferred tax assets etc
  253. 182Total deferred tax adjustment amount
  254. 183Qualifying foreign tax credits (substitute loss carry forward assets)
  255. 183AAlternative to section 183 where carry forward of credits not permitted
  256. 184Recaptured deferred tax liabilities
  257. 185Inclusion of existing deferred tax assets and liabilities on entry into regime
  258. 186Deferred tax assets recorded at less than minimum rate
  259. 187Election for losses to be treated as special loss deferred tax assets
  260. 188Further provision about elections under section 187
  261. Eligible distribution tax systems: deemed taxes
  262. 189Deemed distribution tax election
  263. 190Deemed distribution tax amount
  264. 191Reduction of recapture amount
  265. 192Recalculation where member leaves the group
  266. Chapter 6: Calculation of top-up amounts
  267. 193Calculation of top-up amounts
  268. 194Total top-up amount for a territory
  269. 195Substance based income exclusion
  270. 196Eligible payroll costs
  271. 197Eligible tangible asset amount
  272. 197AOperating leases
  273. 198Eligible payroll costs and eligible tangible asset amount: permanent establishments
  274. 198ZAEligible payroll costs: flow-through entities
  275. 198ZBEligible tangible asset amount: flow-through entities
  276. 198ZCEligible payroll costs and eligible tangible asset amount: flow-through ultimate parent
  277. 198APower to make provision about treatment of payroll costs and assets
  278. 199Election to treat certain top-up amounts as nil
  279. Chapter 7: Allocating top-up amounts to responsible members
  280. 200Top-up amounts multiplied by inclusion ratio
  281. 201Inclusion ratio
  282. Chapter 8: Further adjustments
  283. Covered taxes less than nil
  284. 202Covered taxes balance less than nil when members in a territory have a profit
  285. 203Additional top-up amounts where covered taxes less than expected
  286. 204Allocation of collective additional amount under section 203 to members
  287. 205Election to carry forward and reduce collective additional amount
  288. Additional top-up amounts on recalculations
  289. 206Additional top-up amounts where recalculations required
  290. 207Allocation of collective additional amounts under section 206 to members
  291. Restructuring of groups
  292. 208Member joining or leaving multinational group
  293. 209When transfer of controlling interest treated as acquisition of assets and liabilities
  294. 210Transfer of assets or liabilities from a member of a multinational group
  295. 211Transfer of assets or liabilities to a member of a multinational group
  296. 212Meaning of “qualifying reorganisation”
  297. Elections in relation to investment entities
  298. 213Investment entity tax transparency election
  299. 214Taxable distribution method election
  300. 215Undistributed income amount
  301. Other adjustments
  302. 216Election where assets and liabilities adjusted to fair value for tax purposes
  303. 217Post filing adjustments of covered taxes
  304. 218Effect of rate changes to deferred tax expense
  305. 219Adjustment where covered taxes not paid
  306. Chapter 9: Special provision for investment entities, joint venture groups and minority-owned members
  307. Investment entities
  308. 220Top-up amount of investment entity
  309. 221Substance based income exclusion for investment entity
  310. 222Investment entity effective tax rate
  311. 223Adjustments
  312. 224Additional top-up amounts of investment entities
  313. 225Attribution of top-up amounts and additional top-up amounts to responsible member
  314. Joint venture group
  315. 226Joint venture group
  316. 227Application of Part to joint venture groups
  317. Minority owned members
  318. 228Minority owned members
  319. Application to multi-parent groups
  320. 229Multi-parent groups
  321. Chapter 9A: Untaxed amounts
  322. Introduction
  323. 229AMeaning of potentially undertaxed
  324. 229BUntaxed amounts
  325. Allocation of untaxed amounts
  326. 229CAllocation of untaxed amount to members
  327. 229DAmount allocated to the United Kingdom
  328. 229EAllocation to qualifying members
  329. 229FElection to make one member of a group liable for untaxed amounts
  330. How to determine number of employees and tangible fixed assets values
  331. 229GNumber of employees
  332. 229HValue of tangible fixed assets
  333. Joint ventures
  334. 229IJoint ventures
  335. References to responsible members
  336. 229JReferences to responsible members
  337. Chapter 10: Definitions etc
  338. Introduction
  339. 230Meaning of terms and concepts used in this Part
  340. Meaning of “entity” etc
  341. 231Meaning of entity
  342. 232Permanent establishments ...
  343. 232ZALegal main entity distinct from main entity
  344. 232APartnerships
  345. 233Treatment of protected cell companies
  346. 234Governmental, international and non-profit entities
  347. 235Pension funds and pension services entities
  348. 236Investment funds and investment entities
  349. 237Intermediate and partially-owned parent members
  350. 238Tax transparency of entities
  351. Provision relating to location of entities
  352. 239Location of entities
  353. 240Location of flow-through entities and permanent establishments
  354. 241Pillar Two territories
  355. Ownership of entities
  356. 242Ownership interests and controlling interests
  357. 243Calculating percentage ownership interests of a specific entity or individual
  358. 244Calculating percentage ownership interests of a class
  359. 245Calculating percentage ownership interests: excluded entities
  360. 246Calculating percentage direct and indirect ownership interests
  361. 247Timing of transfers of interests
  362. 248Exclusion of indirect interests held through ultimate parent
  363. Financial statements and accounting period
  364. 249Consolidated financial statements
  365. 250Acceptable accounting standards
  366. 251Accounting periods
  367. 251AMeaning of country-by-country report
  368. Miscellaneous
  369. 252Application to sovereign wealth funds
  370. 253Disqualified and qualified refundable imputation taxes
  371. 254Use of currency
  372. 255Pillar Two rules
  373. 256Qualifying domestic top-up tax
  374. 256AQualifying domestic top-up tax treated as not accruing where contested etc
  375. 257Qualifying undertaxed profits tax
  376. 258Meaning of “connected”
  377. 259Other definitions
  378. Chapter 11: General and miscellaneous provision
  379. 260Transitional provision and safe harbours
  380. 261Index of defined expressions
  381. 262Power to amend to ensure consistency with Pillar Two
  382. 263Regulations
  383. 264Multinational top-up tax to apply from 31 December 2023
  384. Part 4: Domestic top-up tax
  385. Chapter 1: Introduction
  386. 265Introduction to domestic top-up tax
  387. 266Qualifying entities
  388. 267DTT excluded entities
  389. 267ASecuritisation companies in a group treated as not consolidated
  390. 268Permanent establishments
  391. 268APartnerships
  392. Chapter 2: Charge to domestic top-up tax
  393. 269Chargeable persons
  394. 270Amount charged
  395. 271Election to make one member of a group liable for amounts charged
  396. Chapter 3: Application of multinational top-up tax provisions
  397. 272Determining top-up amounts of entity that is a member of a group
  398. 272ATreatment of covered bond vehicles
  399. 273Determining top-up amounts of entity that is not a member of a group
  400. 273AReferences to Pillar Two rules
  401. 273BEffect of becoming subject to Pillar Two rules
  402. 273CDividends from protected cell companies
  403. 274Application of section 262 Repealed
  404. 275Application of Schedule 14
  405. 276Application of transitional provision
  406. 277Index of defined expressions
  407. 278Domestic top-up tax to apply from 31 December 2023
  408. Part 5: Electricity generator levy
  409. Introduction and charge
  410. 279Charge on exceptional generation receipts
  411. 280Key concepts (generating undertaking etc)
  412. 281Benchmark amount
  413. Calculation of exceptional generation receipts
  414. 282Attribution of generation
  415. 283Generation receipts
  416. 284Allowable costs
  417. 285Exceptional generation fuel costs
  418. 286Exceptional revenue sharing costs
  419. Groups, partnerships and joint ventures
  420. 287Groups
  421. 288Lead member of a group and its qualifying periods
  422. 289Liability of members of groups
  423. 290Election for members with significant minority shareholding to pay levy
  424. 291Qualifying partnerships
  425. 292Qualifying joint ventures
  426. Attribution and surrender of amounts: joint ventures and significant minority shareholders
  427. 293Non-chargeable amounts of joint venture to be attributed to participants
  428. 294Generation acquired and supplied by JV participants
  429. 295Arrangements that reflect receipts (JV participants)
  430. 296Generation acquired and supplied by significant minority shareholders
  431. 297Arrangements that reflect receipts (significant minority shareholders)
  432. 298Surrender of shortfalls
  433. 299Amount that may be surrendered and use of that amount
  434. Treatment of company as transparent as alternative to attribution and surrender
  435. 300Election to treat certain companies as transparent
  436. 301Effect of company being transparent
  437. Management and administration
  438. 302General application of corporation tax administration
  439. 303Company tax returns
  440. 304Requirement to provide information about payments
  441. 305Claims to shortfall amounts
  442. 306Application of Part 5A of TMA 1970 and Instalment Payments Regulations
  443. Supplemental
  444. 307Application of Part 5 of CTA 2010 for the purposes of determining interests
  445. 308Anti-avoidance
  446. 309Information sharing
  447. 310Interaction of electricity generator levy with corporation tax
  448. 311Regulations under this Part
  449. 311AMeaning of “qualifying new generating plant”
  450. 312Minor definitions relating to electricity market
  451. 313Definitions in this Part
  452. Part 6: Other taxes
  453. Stamp duty land tax
  454. 314Transactions funded with the assistance of a public subsidy
  455. Value added tax
  456. 315Deposit schemes
  457. Import duty
  458. 316Dumping, subsidisation and safeguarding remedies
  459. 317Rulings as to method of valuation of goods
  460. 318Discharging goods from free-circulation procedure subject to guarantee
  461. Fuel duties
  462. 319Excepted machines etc
  463. Tobacco products duty
  464. 320Rates of tobacco products duty
  465. Soft drinks industry levy
  466. 321Flavour concentrates
  467. Air passenger duty
  468. 322New bands and rates
  469. 323Northern Ireland rates
  470. Vehicle taxes
  471. 324Rates of vehicle excise duty
  472. 325Reform of HGV road user levy
  473. 326End of exempt period for HGV road user levy
  474. Environmental taxes
  475. 327Rates of landfill tax
  476. 328Rates of climate change levy
  477. 329Rate of plastic packaging tax
  478. 330Aggregates levy: exemptions and exploitation
  479. Part 7: Miscellaneous and final
  480. Freeports and investment zones
  481. 331Designation of sites
  482. 332Sunset date for reliefs
  483. Administration
  484. 333Right to repayment of income tax to be inalienable
  485. 334Late payment interest on value added tax
  486. 335Penalties for failure to pay value added tax
  487. 336VAT credits: repayment interest due where evidence not provided
  488. 337Insurance premium tax: power to make regulations about notifications
  489. 338Penalties for failure to make payments of plastic packaging tax on time
  490. Management of customs and excise
  491. 339Approval of aerodromes
  492. 340Approved aerodromes: minor and consequential amendments
  493. 341Temporary approvals etc
  494. Conditionality
  495. 342Licensing authorities: requirements to give or obtain tax information
  496. 343Section 342: consequential amendments
  497. Charities and community amateur sports clubs
  498. 344Definition of “charity” restricted to UK charities
  499. 345Definition of “community amateur sports club” restricted to UK clubs
  500. Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
  501. 346Exemptions from tax
  502. Office of Tax Simplification
  503. 347Abolition of the Office of Tax Simplification
  504. The dormant assets scheme
  505. 348Pension benefits and inheritance tax
  506. Other
  507. 349International arrangements for exchanging information
  508. 350Payment of unclaimed money in court into the Consolidated Fund
  509. 351Financial sanctions regulations: prohibition on certain payments by HMRC
  510. 352Communications data
  511. Final
  512. 353Interpretation
  513. 354Short title
  514. Schedule 1: Relief for research and development
  515. Part 1: Claim notifications
  516. 1Requirement to make claim notifications in relation to certain R&D claims
  517. 2Requirement to make claim notifications in relation to certain R&D claims
  518. Part 2: R&D expenditure on data and cloud computing
  519. 3Relief for R&D expenditure on data and cloud computing
  520. 4Relief for R&D expenditure on data and cloud computing: consequential amendments
  521. 5Relief for R&D expenditure on data and cloud computing: consequential amendments
  522. 6Relief for R&D expenditure on data and cloud computing: consequential amendments
  523. 7Relief for R&D expenditure on data and cloud computing: consequential amendments
  524. 8Relief for R&D expenditure on data and cloud computing: consequential amendments
  525. 9Relief for R&D expenditure on data and cloud computing: consequential amendments
  526. Part 3: Amendments to Schedule 18 to FA 1998
  527. 10Introduction
  528. 11Power of HMRC to collect overpaid R&D tax relief or expenditure credit
  529. 12Time limits for R&D claims
  530. 13Requirement to provide additional information in relation to R&D claims
  531. 14Power of HMRC to remove R&D claims made in error from return
  532. Part 4: Miscellaneous amendments
  533. 15Amendment of CTA 2009
  534. 16R&D tax relief: circumstances in which enterprises are treated as SMEs
  535. 17Accounts treated as prepared on going concern basis
  536. 18Meaning of expenditure incurred on payments
  537. Part 5: Commencement
  538. 19Paragraph 19
  539. 20Paragraph 20
  540. Schedule 2: Estates in administration and trusts
  541. Part 1: Estates in administration
  542. Chapter 1: Income tax
  543. 1The applicable rate for grossing up basic amounts of estate income
  544. 2The applicable rate for grossing up for determining shares in an estate in the final tax year
  545. 3Income from stock dividends etc treated as bearing income tax at 0%
  546. 4Income treated as dividend income and savings income
  547. 5Order in which basic amounts are treated as paid from aggregate income
  548. Chapter 2: Corporation tax
  549. 6The applicable rate for grossing up basic amounts of estate income
  550. 7The applicable rate for grossing up for determining shares in an estate in the final tax year
  551. 8Income from stock dividends etc treated as bearing income tax at 0%
  552. 9Order in which basic amounts are treated as paid from aggregate income
  553. Part 2: Low income trusts and estates
  554. Chapter 1: Income tax
  555. 10Low income estates and trusts: tax liability of personal representatives and trustees
  556. 11Low income estates: tax liability of beneficiaries
  557. Chapter 2: Corporation tax
  558. 12Low income estates: tax liability of beneficiaries
  559. Part 3: Rate of tax charged on trustees’ first slice of trust rate income: income tax
  560. 13Paragraph 13
  561. Part 4: Commencement
  562. 14Paragraph 14
  563. Schedule 3: Corporate interest restriction etc.
  564. Part 1: Amendments to TIOPA 2010
  565. 1Introduction
  566. 2Tax-interest expense amounts of a company: charities
  567. 3First period of account where new holding company
  568. 4First period of account where new holding company
  569. 5Amounts not brought into account in determining a company’s tax-EBITDA
  570. 6“Relevant expense amount” and “relevant income amount”
  571. 7“Relevant expense amount” and “relevant income amount”
  572. 8Adjusted net group-interest expense: debits referable to times before UK property business etc carried on
  573. 9Adjusted net group-interest expense: debits in respect of pre-trading expenditure
  574. 10Qualifying net group-interest expense: meaning of “equity notes”
  575. 11Qualifying net group-interest expense: meaning of “equity notes”
  576. 12Capitalised interest brought into account for tax purposes in accordance with GAAP
  577. 13Interest allowance (non-consolidated investment) election: “non-consolidated associate”
  578. 14Public infrastructure
  579. 15Public infrastructure
  580. 16Public infrastructure
  581. 17Partnerships and other transparent entities
  582. 18Investments held by investment managers
  583. 19Determining the worldwide group: “non-consolidated subsidiary” and “consolidated subsidiary”
  584. 20Appointment of a reporting company by Revenue and Customs
  585. 21Revised interest restriction return
  586. 22Revised interest restriction return
  587. 23Enquiry into interest restriction return
  588. 24Determinations by officers of Revenue and Customs
  589. 25Consequential claims to company tax returns
  590. Part 2: Other amendments
  591. 26Penalties for errors: CIR alterations to be ignored in calculating potential lost revenue
  592. 27Disapplication of carry forward rule for deficits
  593. 28Defined expressions used in Part 10 of TIOPA 2010: “insurance company”
  594. 29Determining the worldwide group: consequential amendment
  595. Part 3: Parts 1 and 2: commencement and transitional provision
  596. 30Paragraph 30
  597. 31Paragraph 31
  598. 32Paragraph 32
  599. 33Paragraph 33
  600. 34Paragraph 34
  601. 35Paragraph 35
  602. 36Paragraph 36
  603. Part 4: Tax treatment of financing costs and income
  604. 37Paragraph 37
  605. 38Paragraph 38
  606. 39Paragraph 39
  607. 40Paragraph 40
  608. Schedule 4: Investment vehicles
  609. Part 1: UK property rich collective investment vehicles etc
  610. 1Genuine diversity of ownership
  611. Part 2: Real estate investment trusts
  612. 2Amendment of CTA 2010
  613. 3REITs involving single commercial property
  614. 43-year development rule
  615. 5Genuine diversity of ownership
  616. 6Amendment of the Real Estate Investment Trusts (Assessment and Recovery of Tax) Regulations 2006
  617. Part 3: Qualifying asset holding companies
  618. 7Amendment of Schedule 2 to FA 2022
  619. 8Securitisation companies unable to be QAHCs
  620. 9Beneficial entitlement held only through QAHCs
  621. 10Determining relevant interests
  622. 11Dealing with bodies corporate without share capital
  623. 12Genuine diversity of ownership
  624. 13Investment strategy condition
  625. 14Disposal of derivatives where underlying subject matter is shares
  626. 15Alternative finance arrangements
  627. Schedule 5: Records relating to transfer pricing
  628. Part 1: Amendments relating to corporation tax
  629. 1Records to be kept for the purposes of corporation tax
  630. 2Assessments relating to corporation tax
  631. Part 2: Amendments relating to income tax
  632. 3Records to be kept for the purposes of income tax
  633. 4Assessments relating to income tax
  634. Part 3: Amendments relating to corporation tax and income tax
  635. 5Penalties for errors
  636. 6Information and inspection powers
  637. Part 4: Commencement
  638. 7Paragraph 7
  639. Schedule 6: Categories of alcoholic products: interpretation
  640. 1Spirits
  641. 2Spirits
  642. 3Beer
  643. 4Beer
  644. 5Cider
  645. 6Cider
  646. 7Cider
  647. 8Cider
  648. 9Cider
  649. 10Cider
  650. 11Wine
  651. 12Other fermented products
  652. Schedule 7Rates of alcohol duty
  653. Schedule 8Qualifying draught products: reduced rates
  654. Schedule 9: Small producer alcoholic products: duty discount
  655. 1Alcoholic products, other than qualifying draught products, of an alcoholic strength of less than 8.5%
  656. 2Qualifying draught products of an alcoholic strength of less than 8.5%
  657. Schedule 10: Penalties for contraventions of alcohol wholesaling provisions
  658. 1Liability to penalty
  659. 2Amount of penalty
  660. 3Reductions for disclosure
  661. 4Reductions for disclosure
  662. 5Special reduction
  663. 6Assessment
  664. 7Reasonable excuse
  665. 8Companies: officer’s liability
  666. 9Double jeopardy
  667. 10The maximum amount
  668. 11Appeal tribunal
  669. Schedule 11: Alcohol duty: reviews and appeals
  670. 1Paragraph 1
  671. 2Paragraph 2
  672. Schedule 12: Alcohol duty: duty stamps Repealed
  673. 1Retail containers to be stamped Repealed
  674. 2Power to alter alcoholic products, and capacity of containers, to which this Schedule applies Repealed
  675. 3Acquisition of, and payment for, duty stamps Repealed
  676. 4Regulations Repealed
  677. 5Offences of possession, sale etc of unstamped containers Repealed
  678. 6Offence of using premises for sale of alcoholic products in or from unstamped containers Repealed
  679. 7Alcohol sales ban following conviction for an offence under paragraph 6 Repealed
  680. 8Penalty for altering duty stamps Repealed
  681. 9Penalty for affixing wrong, altered or forged stamps, or over-labelling Repealed
  682. 10Penalty for failing to comply with regulations Repealed
  683. 11Forfeiture of forged, altered or stolen duty stamps Repealed
  684. 12Interpretation Repealed
  685. Schedule 13: Alcohol duty: minor and consequential amendments
  686. Part 1: General
  687. 1CEMA 1979
  688. 2CEMA 1979
  689. 3CEMA 1979
  690. 4CEMA 1979
  691. 5CEMA 1979
  692. 6Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 1979
  693. 7Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) Act 1979
  694. 8FA 1994
  695. 9FA 1994 Repealed
  696. 10FA 1994
  697. 11FA 1994
  698. 12FA 1994
  699. 13FA 1994
  700. 14FA 1994
  701. 15VATA 1994
  702. 16FA 2001
  703. 17FA 2007
  704. 18FA 2008
  705. 19TCTA 2018
  706. 20Taxation (Post-transition Period) Act 2020
  707. Part 2: Approvals etc.
  708. 21CEMA 1979
  709. 22CEMA 1979
  710. 23CEMA 1979
  711. 24CEMA 1979
  712. 25CEMA 1979
  713. 26CEMA 1979
  714. 27CEMA 1979
  715. 28FA 1994
  716. 29FA 2007
  717. 30FA 2008
  718. 31FA 2009
  719. 32FA 2009
  720. 33FA 2009
  721. Schedule 14: Administration of multinational top-up tax
  722. Part 1: Overview
  723. 1Paragraph 1
  724. Part 2: Meaning of “filing member”
  725. 2Paragraph 2
  726. 3Paragraph 3
  727. 4Paragraph 4
  728. 5Paragraph 5
  729. Part 3: Registration
  730. 6Paragraph 6
  731. 7Paragraph 7
  732. 8Paragraph 8
  733. 9Paragraph 9
  734. Part 4: Information returns
  735. 10Paragraph 10
  736. 11Paragraph 11
  737. 12Paragraph 12
  738. Part 5: Self-assessment returns
  739. 13Paragraph 13
  740. 14Paragraph 14
  741. Part 6: Enquiries into a self-assessment return
  742. 15Paragraph 15
  743. 16Paragraph 16
  744. 17Paragraph 17
  745. 18Paragraph 18
  746. 19Paragraph 19
  747. 20Paragraph 20
  748. 21Paragraph 21
  749. 22Paragraph 22
  750. 23Paragraph 23
  751. Part 7: Determinations where self-assessment return not submitted
  752. 24Paragraph 24
  753. 25Paragraph 25
  754. 26Paragraph 26
  755. Part 8: Discovery assessments
  756. 27Paragraph 27
  757. 28Paragraph 28
  758. 29Paragraph 29
  759. 30Paragraph 30
  760. Part 9: Record-keeping requirements
  761. 31Paragraph 31
  762. Part 10: Payments of multinational top-up tax
  763. 32Timing of payments
  764. 33Paragraph 33
  765. 33AParagraph 33A
  766. 34Group payment notices
  767. 35Paragraph 35
  768. 36Paragraph 36
  769. 37Effect of group payment for tax purposes
  770. 37APartnership payment notices
  771. 37BRecovery of partnership payment and effect for tax purposes etc
  772. 38Recovery
  773. 39Power to make regulations
  774. Part 11: Penalties
  775. 40Penalties payable in connection with this Schedule
  776. 41Paragraph 41
  777. 42Paragraph 42
  778. 43Paragraph 43
  779. 44Paragraph 44
  780. 45Paragraph 45
  781. 46Paragraph 46
  782. 47Penalties under paragraphs 42, 43 and 46: administration and supplemental provision
  783. 48Paragraph 48
  784. 49Paragraph 49
  785. 50Multiple tax-geared penalties in respect of same accounting period
  786. Part 12: Appeals and claims
  787. 51Claims in relation to overpaid tax
  788. 52Paragraph 52
  789. 53Paragraph 53
  790. 54Paragraph 54
  791. 55Appeals of decisions: general
  792. 56Paragraph 56
  793. 57Reviews by HMRC
  794. 58Paragraph 58
  795. 59Paragraph 59
  796. 60Paragraph 60
  797. 61Settlement agreements
  798. 62Determination by tribunal
  799. 63Postponement of payment pending appeal
  800. 64Paragraph 64
  801. 65Paragraph 65
  802. 66Paragraph 66
  803. 67Special provisions as to penalties
  804. Part 13: Other amendments
  805. 68Paragraph 68
  806. Schedule 15: Multinational top-up tax: elections
  807. 1Long term elections
  808. 2Annual elections
  809. Schedule 16: Multinational top-up tax: transitional provision
  810. Part 1: General transitional measures
  811. 1Transitional relief for substance-based income exclusion
  812. 2Intra-group transfers before entry into regime
  813. 2ATransitional extension to deadline for elections
  814. Part 2: Transitional safe harbour
  815. Chapter 1: General transitional safe harbour election
  816. 3Election
  817. 4Qualified financial statements and basis of calculations
  818. 4AAccounts or statements reflecting purchase price accounting adjustments
  819. 5Qualifying income tax expense
  820. 6Adjustments
  821. 6ADeduction and non-inclusion arrangements and duplicate loss arrangements
  822. 6BDuplicate tax recognition arrangements
  823. 7Threshold test
  824. 8Simplified effective tax rate test
  825. 9Routine profits test
  826. Chapter 2: Application of Chapter 1 to joint ventures etc
  827. 10Application in the case of joint venture group
  828. 11Application to investment entities in same territory as owners
  829. 12Minority owned members
  830. Part 2A: UTPR transitional safe harbour election
  831. 12AElection
  832. Part 3: Transitional reporting election
  833. 13Transitional reporting election
  834. Part 4: Pre-entry deferred tax assets and liabilities
  835. 14Straddle periods
  836. 15Grace period
  837. 16General
  838. Schedule 16A: Multinational top-up tax: safe harbours
  839. Part 1: Qualifying domestic top-up tax safe harbour
  840. Chapter 1: Qualifying domestic top-up tax safe harbour election
  841. 1Election for qualifying domestic top-up tax safe harbour
  842. 2Accredited qualifying domestic top-up tax
  843. 3Disqualifying conditions
  844. Chapter 2: Application to non-standard members of a multinational group
  845. 4Application in the case of joint venture group
  846. 5Application in the case of investment entities
  847. 6Application in the case of minority owned members
  848. Part 2: Untaxed amounts: international expansion of groups
  849. 7No untaxed amounts for groups in initial phase of international expansion
  850. Part 3: Simplified calculations for non-material members of group
  851. 8Election in respect of non-material members
  852. 9“Non-material member”
  853. 10Accounting conditions
  854. 11Routine profits test
  855. 12De minimis test
  856. 13Effective tax rate test
  857. 14Interpretation etc
  858. 15Interpretation etc
  859. Schedule 17Index of expressions defined or explained in Parts 3 and 4
  860. Schedule 18: Administration of domestic top-up tax
  861. 1Introduction
  862. 2Meaning of “filing member”
  863. 3Registration
  864. 4Other administrative provisions
  865. 5Other administrative provisions
  866. 6Amendments: penalties
  867. 7Other amendments
  868. Schedule 19: Dumping, subsidisation and safeguarding remedies
  869. Part 1: Dumping and subsidisation remedies
  870. 1Introduction
  871. 2Notification etc
  872. 3Provisional remedies
  873. 4Definitive remedies
  874. 5Reviews etc
  875. 6Revocation in the public interest
  876. 7Power to request assistance etc
  877. Part 2: Safeguarding remedies
  878. 8Introduction
  879. 9Notification etc
  880. 10Provisional remedies
  881. 11Definitive remedies
  882. 12Reviews etc
  883. 13Revocation in the public interest
  884. 14Power to request assistance etc
  885. Part 3: Consequential and related provision
  886. 15Paragraph 15
  887. 16Paragraph 16
  888. Part 4: Commencement
  889. 17Paragraph 17
  890. Schedule 20: Bilateral safeguarding remedies
  891. Part 1: Amendments to TCTA 2018
  892. 1Paragraph 1
  893. 2Paragraph 2
  894. Part 2: Commencement
  895. 3Paragraph 3
  896. Schedule 21: Soft drinks industry levy: flavour concentrates
  897. 1Introduction
  898. 2Meaning of “soft drink” and “package”
  899. 3Meaning of “prepared drinks”
  900. 4Sugar content condition
  901. 5Exempt soft drinks
  902. 6Levy rates
  903. 7Tax credits
  904. 8Commencement
  905. Schedule 22: Reforms of HGV road user levy
  906. 1Paragraph 1
  907. 2Paragraph 2
  908. 3Paragraph 3
  909. 4Paragraph 4
  910. 5Paragraph 5
  911. 6Paragraph 6
  912. 7Paragraph 7
  913. 8Paragraph 8
  914. 9Paragraph 9
  915. 10Paragraph 10
  916. 11Paragraph 11
  917. 12Paragraph 12
  918. Schedule 23: Freeports and investment zones: consequential amendments
  919. 1FA 2003
  920. 2FA 2003
  921. 3FA 2003
  922. 4FA 2003
  923. 5FA 2003
  924. 6FA 2003
  925. 7FA 2003
  926. 8FA 2003
  927. 9CAA 2001
  928. 10CAA 2001
  929. 11CAA 2001
  930. 12CAA 2001
  931. 13CAA 2001
  932. 14CAA 2001
  933. 15CAA 2001
  934. 16CAA 2001
  935. 17FA 2021
  936. 18FA 2021
  937. 19FA 2021
  938. 20National Insurance Contributions Act 2022
  939. 21National Insurance Contributions Act 2022
  940. 22National Insurance Contributions Act 2022
  941. 23National Insurance Contributions Act 2022
  942. 24National Insurance Contributions Act 2022
  943. 25National Insurance Contributions Act 2022
  944. 26National Insurance Contributions Act 2022
  945. 27National Insurance Contributions Act 2022
  946. Schedule 24: Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme: exemptions from tax
  947. 1Income tax and corporation tax
  948. 2Annual tax on enveloped dwellings
  949. 3Stamp duty land tax
  950. 4Regulations