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Loans for plant or machinery

388Loan to buy plant or machinery for partnership use

(1)This section applies to a loan that is used for capital expenditure on the provision of plant or machinery to which subsection (2) applies.

(2)This subsection applies to plant or machinery if—

(a)it is in use for the purposes of a trade, profession or ordinary property business carried on by a partnership, and

(b)the partnership is entitled to a capital allowance or liable to a balancing charge in respect of it under section 264 of CAA 2001 (partnership using property of a partner) for the period of account in which the interest is paid.

(3)A partnership is treated as entitled to a capital allowance or liable to a balancing charge in respect of plant or machinery for a period of account (“the later period”) for the purposes of subsection (2)(b) if—

(a)it has been so entitled or liable for a previous period of account, and

(b)no disposal value has been brought into account in respect of it in the later period or any earlier period of account.

(4)In this section and sections 389 and 390—

  • “capital expenditure” has the meaning given in section 4 of CAA 2001,

  • “period of account” has the same meaning as in that Act (see section 6(2) to (6) of that Act), and

  • “ordinary property business” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of that Act (see section 16 of that Act).

389Eligibility requirements for interest on loans within section 388

(1)Interest on a loan within section 388(1) is eligible for relief if conditions A and B are met.

(2)Condition A is that the interest is paid by an individual who is a member of the partnership referred to in section 388(2).

(3)Condition B is that the interest falls due and payable not later than 3 years after the end of the period of account in which the loan was made.

(4)If the machinery or plant is in use partly for the purposes of the trade, profession or ordinary property business carried on by the partnership referred to in section 388(2) (“trade purposes”) and partly for other purposes, only part of the interest is eligible for relief.

(5)That part is such part as it is just and reasonable to attribute to trade purposes, having regard to all the relevant circumstances and, in particular, to the extent of the use for other purposes.

390Loan to buy plant or machinery for employment use

(1)This section applies to a loan that is used for capital expenditure on the provision of plant or machinery to which subsection (2) applies.

(2)This subsection applies to plant or machinery if—

(a)it is in use for the purposes of an office or employment held by an individual in the tax year,

(b)the plant or machinery belongs to the individual, and

(c)the individual is entitled to a capital allowance or liable to a balancing charge in respect of it under Part 2 of CAA 2001 for the tax year.

(3)An individual is treated as entitled to a capital allowance or liable to a balancing charge in respect of plant or machinery for a tax year (“the later year”) for the purposes of subsection (2)(c) if—

(a)the individual has been so entitled or liable for a previous tax year, and

(b)no disposal value has been brought into account in respect of it in the later year or any earlier year.

(4)An individual is also treated as so entitled or liable for the purposes of this section if the individual would be so entitled or liable but for a contribution made by the individual’s employer.

391Eligibility requirements for interest on loans within section 390

(1)Interest on a loan within section 390(1) is eligible for relief if conditions A and B are met.

(2)Condition A is that the interest is paid by the individual referred to in section 390(2).

(3)Condition B is that the interest falls due and payable not later than 3 years after the end of the tax year in which the loan was made.

(4)If the machinery or plant is in use partly for the purposes of the office or employment referred to in section 390(2) (“employment purposes”) and partly for other purposes, only part of the interest is eligible for relief.

(5)That part is such part as it is just and reasonable to attribute to employment purposes having regard to all the relevant circumstances and, in particular, to the extent of the use for other purposes.

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