Section 1218ZDC — Corporation Tax Act 2009: Terminal losses

Terminal losses 1218ZDC 1 This section applies if—

a the company ceases to carry on the separate exhibition trade, and b if the company had not ceased to carry on that trade, it could have carried forward an amount under section 45 or 45B of CTA 2010 to be set against profits of that trade in a later period (“the terminal loss”). Below in this section the company is referred to as “company A” and the separate exhibition trade is referred to as “trade 1”.

2 If company A—

a is treated under section 1218ZB(2) as carrying on a separate trade in relation to the production of another exhibition (“trade 2”),

and b is carrying on trade 2 when it ceases to carry on trade 1, company A may (on making a claim) make an election under subsection (3).

3 The election is to have the terminal loss (or a part of it) treated—

a in a case where the loss could have been carried forward under section 45 of CTA 2010 had trade 1 not ceased, as if it were a loss carried forward under that section to be set against the profits of trade 2 of the first accounting period beginning after the cessation and so on, and b in a case where the loss could have been carried forward under section 45B of CTA 2010 had trade 1 not ceased, as if it were a loss made in trade 2 which has been carried forward under that section to the first accounting period beginning after the cessation.

4 Subsection (5) applies if—

a another company (“company B”) is treated under section 1218ZB(2) as carrying on a separate trade (“company B’s trade”) in relation to the production of—

i the exhibition which is the subject of trade 1, or ii another exhibition, b company B is carrying on company B’s trade when company A ceases to carry on trade 1, and c company B is in the same group as company A for the purposes of Part 5 of CTA 2010 (group relief).

5 Company A may surrender the loss (or a part of it) to company B.

6 On the making of a claim by company B the amount surrendered is treated—

a in a case where the amount could have been carried forward under section 45 of CTA 2010 had trade 1 not ceased, as if it were a loss carried forward by company B under that section to be set against the profits of company B’s trade of the first accounting period beginning after the cessation and so on, and b in a case where the amount could have been carried forward under section 45B of CTA 2010 had trade 1 not ceased, as if it were a loss made in company B’s trade which has been carried forward under that section to the first accounting period beginning after the cessation.

7 The Treasury may by regulations make administrative provision in relation to the surrender of a loss under subsection (5) and the resulting claim under subsection (6). 8 “Administrative provision” means provision corresponding, subject to such adaptations or other modifications as appear to the Treasury to be appropriate, to that made by Part 8 of Schedule 18 to FA 1998 (company tax returns: claims for group relief).

9 A deduction under section 45 or 45B of CTA 2010 which is made in reliance on this section is to be ignored for the purposes of section 269ZB of that Act (restriction on deductions from trading profits).