Part 1Income tax and corporation tax

Chapter 1Reliefs for businesses etc

Tonnage tax

9Managers of ships

Schedule 8 amends Schedule 22 to FA 2000 to make provision to enable companies, and groups of companies, that manage qualifying ships to make a tonnage tax election (so that their profits for the purposes of corporation tax are calculated in accordance with the tonnage tax regime).

10Increase in capital allowances limit for ship leasing

1

Paragraph 94 of Schedule 22 to FA 2000 (tonnage tax: restrictions on capital allowances) is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (3), for “£40 million”, in both places it occurs, substitute “£100 million”.

3

In sub-paragraph (5), for “£80 million” substitute “£200 million”.

4

The amendments made by subsections (2) and (3) have effect in relation to leases entered into on or after 1 April 2024.