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Income Tax Act 2007

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805 Partners claiming relief for licence-related trading losses

(1) This section applies if— (a) an individual carries on a trade as a non-active partner during an early tax year, (b) the individual makes a loss in the trade in that tax year for which the individual claims sideways relief or capital gains relief (a “relevant claim”), (c) the loss derives to any extent from expenditure incurred in the trade in exploiting a licence acquired in carrying on the trade, and (d) there is a relevant disposal of the licence. (2) For the purposes of this section and section 806 there is a relevant disposal of the licence whenever the individual receives non-taxable consideration for— (a) a disposal of the licence, or (b) a disposal of a right to income under an agreement related to or containing the licence. (3) If one or more chargeable events occur in any tax year, the individual is treated as receiving an amount of income in the tax year. The income is treated as arising otherwise than as profits of the trade. (4) For the purposes of this section and section 806 a chargeable event occurs whenever— (a) there is a relevant disposal of the licence (if by that time the individual has made a relevant claim), or (b) the individual makes a relevant claim (if by that time there has been a relevant disposal of the licence). (5) For the purposes of this section and section 806 consideration is non-taxable if— (a) (apart from section 804) it is not chargeable to income tax, and (b) its receipt is not an exit event for the purposes of section 797. (6) For the purposes of this section and section 806 it does not matter— (a) if the individual (or anyone else) is still carrying on the trade when a chargeable event occurs, (b) if the individual receives both non-taxable and taxable consideration for a relevant disposal of the licence, or (c) if a relevant disposal of the licence is part of a larger disposal.

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805 Partners claiming relief for licence-related trading losses

(1) This section applies if— (a) an individual carries on a trade as a non-active partner during an early tax year, (b) the individual makes a loss in the trade in that tax year for which the individual claims sideways relief or capital gains relief (a “relevant claim”), (c) the loss derives to any extent from expenditure incurred in the trade in exploiting a licence acquired in carrying on the trade, and (d) there is a relevant disposal of the licence. (2) For the purposes of this section and section 806 there is a relevant disposal of the licence whenever the individual receives non-taxable consideration for— (a) a disposal of the licence, or (b) a disposal of a right to income under an agreement related to or containing the licence. (3) If one or more chargeable events occur in any tax year, the individual is treated as receiving an amount of income in the tax year. The income is treated as arising otherwise than as profits of the trade. (4) For the purposes of this section and section 806 a chargeable event occurs whenever— (a) there is a relevant disposal of the licence (if by that time the individual has made a relevant claim), or (b) the individual makes a relevant claim (if by that time there has been a relevant disposal of the licence). (5) For the purposes of this section and section 806 consideration is non-taxable if— (a) (apart from section 804) it is not chargeable to income tax, and (b) its receipt is not an exit event for the purposes of section 797. (6) For the purposes of this section and section 806 it does not matter— (a) if the individual (or anyone else) is still carrying on the trade when a chargeable event occurs, (b) if the individual receives both non-taxable and taxable consideration for a relevant disposal of the licence, or (c) if a relevant disposal of the licence is part of a larger disposal.

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