Legislation – Finance Act 2024

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Introduction

Part 1
Income tax and corporation tax

Chapter 1 Reliefs for businesses etc

Capital allowances for companies

1 Permanent full expensing etc for expenditure on plant or machinery

Research and development

2 New regime for research and development carried out by companies

Films, television programmes, video games etc

3 Films, television programmes and video games produced by companies

4 Theatrical productions made by companies

5 Orchestral concerts produced by companies

6 Museum and gallery exhibitions produced by companies

7 Sections 3 to 6: administration of reliefs

Real Estate Investment Trusts

8 Miscellaneous amendments relating to REITs

Tonnage tax

9 Managers of ships

10 Increase in capital allowances limit for ship leasing

Other reliefs

11 Extension of EIS relief and VCT relief to shares issued before 6 April 2035

12 Relief for payments of compensation by government etc to companies

13 Enterprise management incentives: time limits

Chapter 2 Pensions

14 Provision in connection with abolition of the lifetime allowance charge

15 MPs’ pension scheme etc: rectification of discrimination

Chapter 3 Other income tax measures

Calculation of trade profits etc

16 Provision relating to the cash basis

Other

17 PAYE regulations: special types of payer or payee

18 Carer’s allowance supplement: correction of statutory reference

Part 2
Other taxes

19 Growth market exemption: qualifying UK multilateral trading facilities etc

20 Capital-raising arrangements etc

21 New investment exemption

22 Ensuring consistency of Parts 3 and 4 of F(No.2)A 2023 with OECD rules etc

23 Rates of tobacco products duty

24 Rates of vehicle excise duty

25 Rates of air passenger duty

26 Rebate on heavy oil and certain bioblends used for heating

27 Vehicle excise duty exemption for foreign vehicles

28 Interpretation of VAT and excise law

29 Rates of landfill tax

30 Rate of aggregates levy

31 Rate of plastic packaging tax

Part 3
Miscellaneous and final

32 Increase in maximum terms of imprisonment for tax offences

33 Disqualification of directors etc promoting tax avoidance schemes

34 Promoters of tax avoidance: failure to comply with stop notice etc

35 Construction industry scheme: gross payment status

36 Additional information to be contained in returns under TMA 1970 etc

37 Commencement of rules imposing penalties for failure to make returns etc

38 Abbreviations used in Act

39 Short title

SCHEDULES

Schedule 1 Research and development

Schedule 2 Films, television programmes and video games

Schedule 3 Theatrical productions

Schedule 4 Orchestral concerts

Schedule 5 Museum and gallery exhibitions

Schedule 6 Administration of creative sector reliefs

Schedule 7 Real Estate Investment Trusts

Schedule 8 Tonnage tax

Schedule 9 Pensions

Schedule 10 Calculation of trade profits etc

Schedule 11 Capital-raising arrangements etc

Schedule 12 Pillar Two

Schedule 13 Promotion of tax avoidance schemes

Schedules

Schedule 9Pensions

Part 4Transitional protections

Amendments of the Registered Pension Schemes (Enhanced Lifetime Allowance) Regulations 2006

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(1)

The Registered Pension Schemes (Enhanced Lifetime Allowance) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/131) are amended as follows.

(2)

In the title, for “Lifetime Allowance” substitute “Allowances”.

(3)

In regulation 1 (citation and commencement), for “Lifetime Allowance” substitute “Allowances”.

(4)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)

for the entry for “relevant lump sum death benefit” substitute—

““relevant lump sum death benefit” means—

(a)

a defined benefits lump sum death benefit, other than one paid after the end of the relevant two-year period by a registered pension scheme in respect of a member of the scheme who had not reached the age of 75 at the date of the member’s death, or

(b)

an uncrystallised funds lump sum death benefit, other than one paid after the end of the relevant two-year period by a registered pension scheme in respect of a member of the scheme who had not reached the age of 75 at the date of the member’s death;”;

(b)

in the appropriate places insert—

““relevant benefit crystallisation event” has the same meaning as in section 637S of ITEPA 2003 (availability of individual’s lump sum and death benefit allowance);”

““the relevant two-year period”, in relation to a member of a registered pension scheme, means the period of two years beginning with the earlier of the day on which the scheme administrator of the scheme first knew of the member’s death and the day on which the scheme administrator could first reasonably have been expected to have known of it;”.

(5)

In regulation 3 (reliance on paragraph 7 of Schedule 36 (lifetime allowance enhancement: “primary protection”)), in the heading, for “lifetime allowance enhancement” substitute “enhancement of allowances”.

(6)

In regulation 3A (reliance on paragraph 11A of Schedule 36 (lifetime allowance enhancement: “primary protection”: taking account of death benefit))—

(a)

in the heading, for “lifetime allowance enhancement” substitute “enhancement of allowances”;

(b)

in paragraph (6), for “section 217(2)” substitute “section 579C of ITEPA 2003”.

(7)

In regulation 4 (reliance on paragraph 12 of Schedule 36 (lifetime allowances: “enhanced protection”)), in the heading, for “lifetime allowances” substitute “enhancement of allowances”.

(8)

In regulation 4A (reliance on paragraph 15A of Schedule 36 (lifetime allowances: “enhanced protection”: taking account of death benefit))—

(a)

in the heading, for “lifetime allowances” substitute “enhancement of allowances”;

(b)

in paragraph (6), for “section 217(2)” substitute “section 579C of ITEPA 2003”.

(9)

In regulation 5 (reliance on paragraph 18 of Schedule 36 (lifetime allowance enhancement: pre-commencement pension credits)—

(a)

in the heading, for “lifetime allowance enhancement” substitute “enhancement of allowances”;

(b)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

for “benefit crystallisation event” substitute “relevant benefit crystallisation event”;

(ii)

for “paragraph 18(1)” substitute paragraph 18(1)(a).

(10)

In regulation 6 (reliance on section 220 (lifetime allowance enhancement: registration of pension credits))—

(a)

in the heading—

(i)

for “section 220” substitute paragraph 20A of Schedule 36”;

(ii)

for “lifetime allowance enhancement” substitute “enhancement of allowances”;

(b)

in paragraph (1), for “section 220(1)” substitute paragraph 20A(1) of Schedule 36”;

(c)

in paragraph (2), for “section 220” substitute paragraph 20A of Schedule 36”;

(d)

in paragraph (3), for “section 220” substitute paragraph 20A of Schedule 36”;

(e)

after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)

The closing date is the earlier of—

(a)

the relevant date found under paragraph (4), and

(b)

5 April 2025.”;

(f)

in paragraph (4)—

(i)

in the words before the first rule, for “closing date” substitute “relevant date”;

(ii)

in the words after the second rule, for “closing date” substitute “relevant date”;

(g)

in paragraph (6), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “section 220” substitute paragraph 20A of Schedule 36”;

(h)

in paragraph (8), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “section 220” substitute paragraph 20A of Schedule 36”.

(11)

In regulation 7 (reliance on section 221 (lifetime allowance enhancement: relevant overseas individuals))—

(a)

in the heading—

(i)

for “section 221” substitute paragraph 20B of Schedule 36”;

(ii)

for “lifetime allowance enhancement” substitute “enhancement of allowances”;

(b)

in paragraph (2), for “section 221” substitute paragraph 20B of Schedule 36”;

(c)

in paragraph (3), for “section 221” substitute paragraph 20B of Schedule 36”;

(d)

after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)

The closing date is the earlier of—

(a)

the relevant date found under paragraph (4), and

(b)

5 April 2025.”;

(e)

in paragraph (4)—

(i)

in the words before the first rule, for “closing date” substitute “relevant date”;

(ii)

in the words after the second rule, for “closing date” substitute “relevant date”;

(f)

in paragraph (6), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “section 221” substitute paragraph 20B of Schedule 36”;

(g)

in paragraph (8), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “section 221” substitute paragraph 20B of Schedule 36”.

(12)

In regulation 8 (reliance on section 224 (lifetime allowance enhancement: transfer from recognised overseas pension scheme))—

(a)

in the heading—

(i)

for “section 224” substitute paragraph 20E of Schedule 36”;

(ii)

for “lifetime allowance enhancement” substitute “enhancement of allowances”;

(b)

in paragraph (1), for “section 224(1)” substitute paragraph 20E(1);

(c)

in paragraph (2), for “section 224” substitute paragraph 20E of Schedule 36”;

(d)

in paragraph (3), for “section 224” substitute paragraph 20E of Schedule 36”;

(e)

after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)

The closing date is the earlier of—

(a)

the relevant date found under paragraph (4), and

(b)

5 April 2025.”;

(f)

in paragraph (4)—

(i)

in the words before the first rule, for “closing date” substitute “relevant date”;

(ii)

in the words after the second rule, for “closing date” substitute “relevant date”;

(g)

in paragraph (6), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “section 224” substitute paragraph 20E of Schedule 36”;

(h)

in paragraph (8), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “section 224” substitute paragraph 20E of Schedule 36”.

(13)

In regulation 15 (certificates: general), in paragraph (3), for “benefit crystallisation event” substitute “relevant benefit crystallisation event”.