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Corporation Tax Act 2009

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483 Exchange gains and losses: amounts treated as money debts

(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter so far as relating to exchange gains and losses. (2) Any currency held by a company is treated as a money debt owed to the company. (3) A provision made by a company for the purposes of its statutory accounts in respect of a liability to which the company may become subject is treated as a money debt owed by the company if it meets conditions A and B. (4) Condition A is that if the company became subject to the liability, the duty to settle it would be owed for the purposes of— (a) a trade, (b) a UK property business, or (c) an overseas property business. (5) Condition B is that the provision falls to be taken into account (apart from Part 5) in calculating the profits or losses of the trade, UK property business or overseas property business for corporation tax purposes. (6) In the case of a company carrying on insurance business— (a) any deferred acquisition costs are treated as a money debt owed to the company, and (b) any provision made by the company for unearned premiums or for unexpired risks is treated as a money debt owed by the company. (7) In subsection (6)— (a) “deferred acquisition costs” has the meaning given in Assets item G.II in the Balance Sheet Format set out after paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/410), as read with note (17) of the Notes on the Balance Sheet Format (which immediately follow that Format), (b) “provision made by the company for unearned premiums” has the meaning given in Liabilities item C.1 in that Balance Sheet Format, as read with notes (12) and (20) of those Notes, and (c) “provision for unexpired risks” has the meaning given in paragraph 91 of that Schedule. (8) This section is subject to section 486 (exclusion of exchange gains and losses in respect of tax debts etc).

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483 Exchange gains and losses: amounts treated as money debts

(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter so far as relating to exchange gains and losses. (2) Any currency held by a company is treated as a money debt owed to the company. (3) A provision made by a company for the purposes of its statutory accounts in respect of a liability to which the company may become subject is treated as a money debt owed by the company if it meets conditions A and B. (4) Condition A is that if the company became subject to the liability, the duty to settle it would be owed for the purposes of— (a) a trade, (b) a UK property business, or (c) an overseas property business. (5) Condition B is that the provision falls to be taken into account (apart from Part 5) in calculating the profits or losses of the trade, UK property business or overseas property business for corporation tax purposes. (6) In the case of a company carrying on insurance business— (a) any deferred acquisition costs are treated as a money debt owed to the company, and (b) any provision made by the company for unearned premiums or for unexpired risks is treated as a money debt owed by the company. (7) In subsection (6)— (a) “deferred acquisition costs” has the meaning given in Assets item G.II in the Balance Sheet Format set out after paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/410), as read with note (17) of the Notes on the Balance Sheet Format (which immediately follow that Format), (b) “provision made by the company for unearned premiums” has the meaning given in Liabilities item C.1 in that Balance Sheet Format, as read with notes (12) and (20) of those Notes, and (c) “provision for unexpired risks” has the meaning given in paragraph 91 of that Schedule. (8) This section is subject to section 486 (exclusion of exchange gains and losses in respect of tax debts etc).

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