CIRD48030 | Intangible assets: avoidance: specific rules

Rules in CTA09/PART8 inhibiting avoidance in specific situations

The following specific rules in CTA09/PART8 will counter some attempts at exploiting the legislation:

• where an asset is transferred from a company to a ‘related party’ (or in the other direction) and the asset is within CTA09/PART 8 in the hands of the company the transfer is regarded as taking place at market value (CIRD45030),

• where a company ceases to be resident in the UK, or where a non-resident ceases to use such an asset for its UK trade carried on through a permanent establishment in the UK, the asset is deemed to be disposed of at market value (CIRD47030),

• the degrouping adjustment where (broadly) a company to which goodwill or an intangible asset has been transferred on a tax neutral basis, leaves a group (CIRD40500 onwards),

• tax neutral treatment under CTA09/PART 8 on a business reorganisation is subject to a test of commercial purpose (CIRD42000 onwards),

• attempts to convert existing fungible assets into assets within CTA09/PART 8 by sale and repurchase (CIRD11770),

• attempts to convert existing assets into assets within CTA09/PART 8 by sale and finance lease back (CIRD27060).

• attempts to create new assets from the value of companies existing assets (CIRD48280).

• attempts to bring goodwill within the regime by misinterpreting rules which determine the timing of creation of goodwill (CIRD48290).

• attempts to claim relief for goodwill in relation to an oil licence or an interest in an oil licence (CIRD48300),

• attempts to avoid paying tax on the realisation of intangible fixed assets using accounting step-up schemes (see CIRD48320 onwards),

• attempts to gain a tax advantage by granting a licence or other right in relation to an intangible fixed asset other than at market value (see CIRD48350).