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Spring Budget 2021: The super-deduction - Enhanced temporary tax reliefs on qualifying plant and machinery for companies

For companies incurring qualifying plant and machinery spend between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2023, a super-deduction of 130% will be available as a first-year allowance on assets normally attracting 18% and 50% for special rate assets normally attracting 6% allowances.

The super-deduction applies to companies eligible to claim capital allowances on plant and machinery (P&M).  Contracts must be entered into on or after 3 March 2021 and the expenditure incurred between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2023.  Pre 3 March 2021 contracts are excluded, even if the expenditure is incurred after 1 April 2021. 

The company must be within the charge to Corporation Tax, and the P&M must be new and not second-hand. The normal exclusions in relation to cars, assets for leasing, ships, connected party transactions, and the standard anti-avoidance provisions apply. There are special rules for the oil and gas sector.  

For 130% rate assets, disposal proceeds will be taxed as a balancing charge in the disposal period and not deducted from the capital allowances pool.  For disposals before 1 April 2023, the balancing charge will be based on 130% of the proceeds. For disposals in a period straddling 1 April 2023, the proceeds are time apportioned, and the 130% applied to the pre 1 April period. 

For assets constructed over a period of time and partly qualifying for 130% allowances and partly under the normal rules, the proceeds are apportioned.

Disposals of 50% assets are dealt with by way of a balancing charge and apportionment, but there is no uplift. 

There is the usual raft of anti-avoidance provisions in the draft legislation.

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The super-deduction applies to companies eligible to claim capital allowances on plant and machinery (P&M).  Contracts must be entered into on or after 3 March 2021 and the expenditure incurred between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2023.  Pre 3 March 2021 contracts are excluded, even if the expenditure is incurred after 1 April 2021. 

The company must be within the charge to Corporation Tax, and the P&M must be new and not second-hand. The normal exclusions in relation to cars, assets for leasing, ships, connected party transactions, and the standard anti-avoidance provisions apply. There are special rules for the oil and gas sector.  

For 130% rate assets, disposal proceeds will be taxed as a balancing charge in the disposal period and not deducted from the capital allowances pool.  For disposals before 1 April 2023, the balancing charge will be based on 130% of the proceeds. For disposals in a period straddling 1 April 2023, the proceeds are time apportioned, and the 130% applied to the pre 1 April period. 

For assets constructed over a period of time and partly qualifying for 130% allowances and partly under the normal rules, the proceeds are apportioned.

Disposals of 50% assets are dealt with by way of a balancing charge and apportionment, but there is no uplift. 

There is the usual raft of anti-avoidance provisions in the draft legislation.

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If you wish to understand whether your business would be eligible to access the new enhanced tax relief on P&M expenditure, please do not hesitate to reach out to contact one of our experts.

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