Section 54 | Non-trading debits on loan relationships

(1)Subsection (2) applies for the purposes of section 42 if the company has at least one non-trading credit for the period that is eligible for double taxation relief.

(2)That much of the company's non-trading debits for the period as is given by the formula—

may be allocated by the company to such of its profits for the period, and in such amounts, as the company thinks fit, but this is subject to subsection (4).

(3)Subsection (4) applies for the purposes of section 42 if—

(a)the company has at least one non-trading credit for the period that is eligible for double taxation relief, and

(b)the company sets the whole or part of XS against profits of the period in pursuance of a current-year provision or claim.

(4)So much of the company's non-trading debits as is equal to that amount of XS must be allocated to the profits against which that amount of XS is set in pursuance of the current-year provision or claim.

(5)In this section, if the company has a non-trading deficit (“D”) on its loan relationships for the period—

CB is so much of D as is the subject of a carry-back claim,

CF is so much of D as is carried forward to a subsequent accounting period in accordance with a carry-forward provision,

GR is so much of D as is surrendered as group relief under section 99 of CTA 2010, and

if D > CB + CF + GR then XS is so much of D as is given by the formula—

D—(CB+CF+GR)

(6)For the purposes of subsections (1) and (3), a non-trading credit relating to an item is “eligible for double taxation relief” if there is in respect of that item an amount of foreign tax for which, under the arrangements, credit is allowable against United Kingdom tax calculated by reference to that item.

(7)In this section—

“carry-back claim” means a claim—

(a)under section 389(1) of CTA 2009 (insurance companies: carry-back, to earlier accounting periods, of non-trading deficit on loan relationships), or

(b)under section 459(1)(b) or 463B(1)(b) of CTA 2009 (carry-back: other companies),

“carry-forward provision” means—

(a)section 391 of CTA 2009 (insurance companies), or

(b)section 457(1) , 463G(5) or 463H(4) of CTA 2009 (other companies),

“current-year provision or claim” means—

(a)section 388(1) of CTA 2009 (insurance companies: non-trading deficit on loan relationships set against current year's profits), or

(b)a claim under section 459(1)(a) or 463B(1)(a) of CTA 2009 (other companies: setting of deficit against current year's profits),

“non-trading credit” means a non-trading credit for the purposes of Part 5 of CTA 2009 (loan relationships),

“non-trading debit” means a non-trading debit for the purposes of that Part, and

“TNTD” is the total amount of the company's non-trading debits for the period.