Section 400B — Corporation Tax Act 2009: Interpretation of section 400A: economic profits and losses

Interpretation of section 400A: economic profits and losses 400B 1 A reference in section 400A to an “economic” profit or loss made by any person in a period is to a profit or loss made by that person in that period, computed taking into account unrealised (as well as realised) profits and losses.

2 For the purposes of section 400A an economic profit or loss is made by a group of companies if it is made by the members of the group considered together.

3 In determining for the purposes of section 400A the amount of an economic profit or loss made by a group of companies in any period, the economic profits and losses of each member of the group are to be computed over that period (whether or not that period is an accounting period of the member).

4 A reference in section 400A to a “pre-tax” economic profit or loss is a reference to an economic profit or loss determined disregarding any gain or loss made as a result of the operation of any provision of the Corporation Tax Acts.