Section 357CHA | Shortfall in qualifying expenditure ^F1F2

(1)There is a shortfall in qualifying expenditure in relation to the separate programme trade of a television production company or (as the case may be) the separate video game trade of a video games development company for a relevant accounting period if the actual qualifying expenditure of the trade for the accounting period (as adjusted under subsections (8) to (11)) is less than 75% of the average amount of qualifying expenditure.^F1F2

(2)The amount that is to be added to the actual qualifying expenditure for the purposes of section 357CG(5A) is an amount equal to the difference between—^F1F2

(a)75% of the average amount of qualifying expenditure, and^F1F2

(b)the actual qualifying expenditure, as adjusted under subsections (8) to (11).^F1F2

(3)In this section—^F1F2

(a)the “actual qualifying expenditure” of a trade of a company for an accounting period is the amount of qualifying expenditure that (ignoring section 357CG(5A)) is brought into account in calculating the profits of the trade for the accounting period, and^F1F2

(b)the following terms have the meaning given by section 357CG(6)—^F1F2

“qualifying expenditure”,

“relevant accounting period”,

“the separate programme trade”,

“the separate video game trade”,

“television production company”,

“video games development company”.

(4)The average amount of qualifying expenditure is—^F1F2

(5)The relevant period is the shorter of—^F1F2

(a)the period of 4 years ending immediately before the first relevant accounting period, and^F1F2

(b)the period beginning with the day on which the company begins to carry on the trade and ending immediately before the first relevant accounting period.^F1F2

(6)For a relevant accounting period of less than 12 months, the average amount of qualifying expenditure is proportionately reduced.^F1F2

(7)Subsections (8) to (11) apply for the purposes of determining—^F1F2

(a)whether there is a shortfall in qualifying expenditure for a relevant accounting period, and^F1F2

(b)if there is such a shortfall, the amount to be added by virtue of subsection (2).^F1F2

(8)If the amount of the actual qualifying expenditure for a relevant accounting period is greater than the average amount of qualifying expenditure, the difference between the two amounts is to be added to the actual qualifying expenditure for the next relevant accounting period.^F1F2

(9)If—^F1F2

(a)there is not a shortfall in qualifying expenditure for a relevant accounting period, but^F1F2

(b)in the absence of any additional amount, there would be a shortfall in qualifying expenditure for that accounting period,^F1F2

the remaining portion of the additional amount is to be added to the actual qualifying expenditure for the next relevant accounting period.

(10)For the purposes of this section—^F1F2

“additional amount”, in relation to a relevant accounting period, means any amount added to the actual qualifying expenditure for that accounting period by virtue of subsection (8), (9) or (11), and

“the remaining portion” of an additional amount is so much of that amount as exceeds the difference between—

(a)the actual qualifying expenditure for the relevant accounting period in the absence of the additional amount, and

(b)75% of the average amount of qualifying expenditure.

(11)If—^F1F2

(a)there is not a shortfall in qualifying expenditure for a relevant accounting period, and^F1F2

(b)there would not be a shortfall in qualifying expenditure for that accounting period in the absence of any additional amount,^F1F2

the additional amount is to be added to the actual qualifying expenditure for the next relevant accounting period (in addition to any additional amount so added by virtue of subsection (8)).