Section 1225 — Corporation Tax Act 2009: Accounts conforming with GAAP

Accounts conforming with GAAP 1225 1 If—

a expenses of management are debited in accounts drawn up by a company for a period of account, b the treatment of those expenses in those accounts is in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, and c the period of account coincides with an accounting period, the expenses of management are referable to that accounting period.

2 If—

a expenses of management are debited in accounts drawn up by a company for a period of account, and b the treatment of those expenses in those accounts is in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice, but c the period of account does not coincide with an accounting period, the expenses of management are apportioned between any accounting periods that fall within the period of account (and are referable to accounting periods so far as they are apportioned to them).

3 An apportionment under subsection (2) must be made in accordance with section 1172 of CTA 2010 (time basis) or, if it appears that that method would work unreasonably or unjustly, on a just and reasonable basis.