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164 Avoidance affecting proceeds of balancing event

(1) In Chapter 5 of Part 12 of the Capital Allowances Act 2001 (c. 2) (miscellaneous supplementary provisions), after section 570 insert— Anti-avoidance Avoidance affecting proceeds of balancing event 570A (1) This section applies where an event occurs in relation to an asset (a “balancing event”) as a result of which a balancing allowance would (but for this section) fall to be made to a person (“the taxpayer”) under Part 3, 4, 4A, 5 or 10. (2) The taxpayer is not entitled to any balancing allowance if, as a result of a tax avoidance scheme, the amount to be brought into account as the proceeds from the event is less than it would otherwise have been. (3) In subsection (2) a “tax avoidance scheme” means a scheme or arrangement the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of which is the obtaining of a tax advantage by the taxpayer. (4) Where this section applies to deny a balancing allowance, the residue of qualifying expenditure immediately after the balancing event is nevertheless calculated as if the balancing allowance had been made. (5) In this section as it applies for the purposes of Part 5 (mineral extraction allowances)— (a) the references to the proceeds from the balancing event that are to be brought into account shall be read as references to the disposal value to be brought into account, and (b) the reference to the residue of qualifying expenditure shall be read as a reference to the unrelieved qualifying expenditure. . (2) This section applies in relation to any balancing event (within the meaning of section 570A, inserted by subsection (1) above) occurring on or after 27th November 2002, except where the event— (a) occurs in pursuance of a contract entered into before that date, and (b) does not occur in consequence of the exercise on or after that date of an option, right of pre-emption or similar right.

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164 Avoidance affecting proceeds of balancing event

(1) In Chapter 5 of Part 12 of the Capital Allowances Act 2001 (c. 2) (miscellaneous supplementary provisions), after section 570 insert— Anti-avoidance Avoidance affecting proceeds of balancing event 570A (1) This section applies where an event occurs in relation to an asset (a “balancing event”) as a result of which a balancing allowance would (but for this section) fall to be made to a person (“the taxpayer”) under Part 3, 4, 4A, 5 or 10. (2) The taxpayer is not entitled to any balancing allowance if, as a result of a tax avoidance scheme, the amount to be brought into account as the proceeds from the event is less than it would otherwise have been. (3) In subsection (2) a “tax avoidance scheme” means a scheme or arrangement the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of which is the obtaining of a tax advantage by the taxpayer. (4) Where this section applies to deny a balancing allowance, the residue of qualifying expenditure immediately after the balancing event is nevertheless calculated as if the balancing allowance had been made. (5) In this section as it applies for the purposes of Part 5 (mineral extraction allowances)— (a) the references to the proceeds from the balancing event that are to be brought into account shall be read as references to the disposal value to be brought into account, and (b) the reference to the residue of qualifying expenditure shall be read as a reference to the unrelieved qualifying expenditure. . (2) This section applies in relation to any balancing event (within the meaning of section 570A, inserted by subsection (1) above) occurring on or after 27th November 2002, except where the event— (a) occurs in pursuance of a contract entered into before that date, and (b) does not occur in consequence of the exercise on or after that date of an option, right of pre-emption or similar right.

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