CTM80445 - Groups: group relief: example - surrender of excess management expenses

In the year ended 31 December 2012 Company U is a 75% per cent subsidiary of Company V, which is a group holding company. Both companies make up their accounts to 31 December. The accounts and computations of the companies for the 12 months accounting period to 31 December 2012 show the following.

Company V £
Management expenses disbursed within year (CTA09/S1219 (1)) (£5,000)
Management expenses brought forward (CTA09/S1223) (£500)
UK property business income £800
Profits & gains from non-trading loan relationships £3,000
Company U £
Trading profits £1,000
Profits & gains from non-trading loan relationships £500
Qualifying charitable donations paid (£200)

Company U claims group relief from Company V, with the consent of Company V. Group relief is limited to the smaller of:

  • Company V바카라 사이트™s excess of management expenses (the only 바카라 사이트˜relevant amounts바카라 사이트™) over the 바카라 사이트˜gross profits바카라 사이트™ for the accounting period (CTM80142 바카라 사이트“ note this is a period ending before 20 March 2013), and
  • Company U바카라 사이트™s 바카라 사이트˜available total profits바카라 사이트™ as reduced by qualifying charitable donations paid (CTM80400).

Company V바카라 사이트™s excess of management expenses over the total profits for the accounting period is £1,200. Under CTA10/S103 for group relief purposes management expenses do not include amounts carried forward from earlier periods. So, in this case, the £500 management expenses brought forward from the previous accounting period are disregarded.

Calculation of Company V바카라 사이트™s excess management expenses for the purposes of group relief.

Management expenses (disbursed within year): £5,000

UK property business income: £800

Profits & gains from non-trading loan relationships: £3,000

Excess management expenses: £1,200

Company U바카라 사이트™s 바카라 사이트˜available total profits바카라 사이트™, as reduced by other reliefs, is £1,300, calculated as follows.

Trading profits: £1,000

Profits & gains from non-trading loan relationships: £500

Total profits: £1,500

Less qualifying charitable donations paid: (£200)

Total profits as reduced by other reliefs: £1,300

So the group relief is limited to the smaller of £1,200 and £1,300, that is £1,200.

Company V바카라 사이트™s CT computation for the accounting period to 31 December 2012 is as follows.

UK property business income: £800

Profits & gains from non-trading loan relationships: £3,000

Total Profits: £3,800

Less management expenses: (£3,800)

CT prodits: Nil

Company V바카라 사이트™s carry forward position as at 31 December 2012 is as follows.

Management expenses (including amounts brought forward from earlier periods): £5,500

Less allowed in computation: (£3,800)

Surrendered as group relief: (£1,200)

Total management expenses utilised: (£5,000)

Excess management expenses available to carry forward: £500

Company U바카라 사이트™s CT computation for the accounting period to 31 December 2012 is as follows.

Trading income: £1,000

Profits & gains from non-trading loan relationships: £500

Total Profits: £1,500

Less qualifying charitable donations: (£200)

Less group relief claimed: (£1,200)

Total reliefs claimed : (£1,400)

CT profit: £100