Section 1179DY | Accounting periods

(1)A reference to an accounting period, in relation to a film or television programme, is a reference to an accounting period of the production company for the film or programme.

(2)A reference to the “completion period”, in relation to a film or television programme, is a reference to the accounting period in which—

(a)the film or programme is completed (see section 1179EB), or

(b)the production company abandons production activities in relation to the film or programme.

(3)The production company for a film or television programme must, in its company tax return for the completion period, state whichever of those has occurred.

(4)A reference to a “pre-completion period”, in relation to a film or television programme, is a reference to any accounting period before the completion period in relation to that film or programme.

(5)In this section, “production company” includes a company that is no longer the production company for the film or television programme but is still carrying on the separate production trade in relation to it.