SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Corporation tax exit charges

PART 3Treatment of assets subject to EU exit charges

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1

Part 8 of CTA 2009 (intangible fixed assets) is amended as follows.

2

In section 863 (asset becoming chargeable intangible asset) after subsection (2) insert—

3

But subsection (2)(b) is subject to section 863A.

3

After section 863 insert—

863AAsset becoming chargeable intangible asset: EU exit charge

1

This section applies if—

a

an asset becomes a chargeable intangible asset in relation to a company by reason of an event specified in section 863(1)(a) or (b), and

b

on the occurrence of that event the company becomes subject to an EU exit charge in respect of the asset.

2

This Part applies as if the company had acquired the asset for its market value at the time it became a chargeable intangible asset in relation to the company.

3

EU exit charge” means a charge to tax under the law of a member State in accordance with Article 5(1) of Directive (EU) 2016/1164 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2016 laying down rules against tax avoidance practices that directly affect the functioning of the internal market.

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The amendments made by this paragraph have effect in relation to assets that become chargeable intangible assets on or after 1 January 2020.