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Corporation Tax Act 2010

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280 Disposal to be valued by reference to section 2(5A) of OTA 1975

(1) This section applies if each of conditions A to G is met. (2) Condition A is that oil is won from an oil field in the United Kingdom. (3) Condition B is that there is a disposal of the oil by a company. (4) Condition C is that the disposal is a disposal of the oil by the company crude in a sale at arm's length (as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to OTA 1975). (5) Condition D is that the circumstances are such that the price received or receivable— (a) falls to be taken into account under section 2(5)(a) of that Act in calculating for petroleum revenue tax purposes the assessable profit or allowable loss accruing to the company in a chargeable period from the oil field, or (b) would fall to be so taken into account, had the oil field been a taxable field (as defined in section 185 of FA 1993). (6) Condition E is that the terms of the contract are such as are described in the opening words of section 2(5A) of OTA 1975 (transportation etc). (7) Condition F is that, but for subsection (9), the company is not entitled to a transportation allowance in respect of the oil in calculating ring fence profits. (8) Condition G is that the company does not claim a transportation allowance in respect of the oil in calculating for corporation tax purposes any profits that are not ring fence profits. (9) Section 2(5A) of OTA 1975 is to apply in determining the amount which the company is to bring into account for the purposes of the charge to corporation tax on income in respect of the disposal as it applies (or would apply) for petroleum revenue tax purposes. (10) In this section “transportation allowance”, in relation to any oil, means— (a) a deduction in respect of the expense of transporting the oil as mentioned in the opening words of section 2(5A) of OTA 1975, (b) a deduction in respect of any costs of or incidental to the transportation of the oil as so mentioned, or (c) any such reduction in the price to be regarded as received or receivable for the oil as would result from the application of section 2(5A) of OTA 1975, if that provision applied for corporation tax purposes.

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280 Disposal to be valued by reference to section 2(5A) of OTA 1975

(1) This section applies if each of conditions A to G is met. (2) Condition A is that oil is won from an oil field in the United Kingdom. (3) Condition B is that there is a disposal of the oil by a company. (4) Condition C is that the disposal is a disposal of the oil by the company crude in a sale at arm's length (as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to OTA 1975). (5) Condition D is that the circumstances are such that the price received or receivable— (a) falls to be taken into account under section 2(5)(a) of that Act in calculating for petroleum revenue tax purposes the assessable profit or allowable loss accruing to the company in a chargeable period from the oil field, or (b) would fall to be so taken into account, had the oil field been a taxable field (as defined in section 185 of FA 1993). (6) Condition E is that the terms of the contract are such as are described in the opening words of section 2(5A) of OTA 1975 (transportation etc). (7) Condition F is that, but for subsection (9), the company is not entitled to a transportation allowance in respect of the oil in calculating ring fence profits. (8) Condition G is that the company does not claim a transportation allowance in respect of the oil in calculating for corporation tax purposes any profits that are not ring fence profits. (9) Section 2(5A) of OTA 1975 is to apply in determining the amount which the company is to bring into account for the purposes of the charge to corporation tax on income in respect of the disposal as it applies (or would apply) for petroleum revenue tax purposes. (10) In this section “transportation allowance”, in relation to any oil, means— (a) a deduction in respect of the expense of transporting the oil as mentioned in the opening words of section 2(5A) of OTA 1975, (b) a deduction in respect of any costs of or incidental to the transportation of the oil as so mentioned, or (c) any such reduction in the price to be regarded as received or receivable for the oil as would result from the application of section 2(5A) of OTA 1975, if that provision applied for corporation tax purposes.

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