Section 332IA — Corporation Tax Act 2010: Reduction of allowance if equity is disposed of

Reduction of allowance if equity is disposed of 332IA 1 If the unactivated allowance condition is met, the following amount is to be deducted in calculating the total amount of unactivated investment allowance attributable to the qualifying oil field concerned that is to be carried forward under section 332FC or 332HB from an accounting period or reference period of the transferor— ( U − A ) × ( E1 − E2 ) E1 where— U and A are—

in the case of a disposal made on the day following the end of an accounting period, the same as in section 332FC(2) (in its application to that period), or in the case of a disposal made on the day following the end of a reference period, the same as in section 332HB(2) (in its application to that period); E1 is the transferor's share of the equity in the qualifying oil field immediately before the disposal; E2 is the transferor's share of the equity in the qualifying oil field immediately after the disposal.

2 Subsection (3) applies if the section 332DA expenditure condition is met.

3 As from the beginning of the accounting period or reference period that begins with the day on which the disposal is made, the following amount is to be deducted in calculating for the purposes of section 332DA the cumulative total of relevant expenditure attributable to the transferor's share of the equity in the oil field— X × ( E1 − E2 ) E1 where— X is the cumulative total of relevant expenditure attributable to the transferor's share of the equity in the oil field (for the purposes of section 332DA), determined immediately before the disposal; E1 and E2 have the same meaning as in subsection (1).

4 Subsection (5) applies if the section 332DB expenditure condition is met.

5 As from the beginning of the accounting period or reference period that begins with the day on which the disposal is made, the following amount is to be deducted in calculating for the purposes of section 332DB the cumulative total of relevant expenditure attributable to the transferor's share of project-related reserves— X × ( E1 − E2 ) E1 where— X is the cumulative total of relevant expenditure attributable to the transferor's share of project-related reserves (for the purposes of section 332DB), determined immediately before the disposal; E1 is the transferor's share, immediately before the disposal, of the additional reserves of oil that the oil field has as a result of the project; E2 is the transferor's share, immediately after the disposal, of the additional reserves of oil that the oil field has as a result of the project.