Section 291 | Deductions for expenses under section 292

(1)Section 292 (tenants under taxed leases treated as incurring expenses) applies in calculating the profits of a property business carried on by the tenant under a taxed lease for the purpose of making deductions for the expenses of the property business.

(2)A deduction is allowed for an expense under section 292 for a qualifying day on which the whole or part of the premises subject to the taxed lease is—

(a)occupied by the tenant for the purpose of carrying on the property business, or

(b)sublet.

(3)But any deduction for an expense under section 292 is subject to the application of any provision of Chapter 4 of Part 2 (as applied to property businesses by section 272).

(4)The amount of the deduction for an expense under section 292 for a qualifying day by reference to a taxed receipt may be reduced in order to comply with section 295 (limit on reductions and deductions).

(5)For the meaning of expressions used in this section, see in particular—

section 287(4) (“taxed lease”), and

section 287(4) (“taxed receipt”).