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If you are thinking about setting up a business, and need it done quickly and easily with no additional requirements, then this package is the perfect choice.
This package is a cheap and efficient way to begin business, and includes the provision of a registered office address in London for the duration of one year.
This package is a not expensive and efficient way to begin business, and includes the provision of a registered office address in London and a nominee secretary for the duration of one year.
This package is one of the most cost effective and the efficient way to start a UK company, which includes a registered office address in London, a nominee secretary, and a nominee director for the duration of one year.
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£82.00
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Private company limited by shares
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Private Company Limited by Shares:

  • A private company limited by shares in England and Wales must have at least one director, one shareholder, and may have a secretary.

  • You need at least one person to form this type of company. If there is only one director, and that director is a natural person in your company, that director can also act as the secretary.

  • A company must have at least one director who is a natural person. This requirement is met if the office of director is held by a natural person as a corporation sole or otherwise by virtue of an office.

  • You can register a sole director' company, if you are familiar with the secretaries duties and responsibilities, because all of them belongs to a sole director.

  • The directors and secretary of your company can also be shareholders.

  • The Companies Act imposes no restriction on the minimum age of company directors. However Companies House will actively discourage the appointment of anyone under the age of 16 from taking up a company directorship on the grounds that the individuals concerned may not fully understand the legal liabilities that go with the position and for the most part will not have the experience necessary to perform the duties of a company director.

  • Under the Companies Act 2006, there is no restriction on any or all of the members/shareholders being from an overseas country (i.e. outside the United Kingdom in terms of residency, domicile, citizenship, place of incorporation or all or any of those concepts).

  • There is no requirement for the officers of your company to be UK citizens or residents, nor for them to hold valid work permits.

  • Owning, or being an officer of a UK company does not, however, grant you any right to live or work in the UK if you are a foreign national.

  • Your company must have a registered office address within England or Wales; this is the official address of your company and will be on the public record as such.

  • Your company must hold its official company documents at its registered office address: its register of shareholders, and its constitutional documents.

  • So long as you maintain a registered office address in England or Wales, you can conduct your business from any place in the world: you do not have to run your business from your registered office address.

  • Coddan offers company formation, ready-made company registration for UK limited companies. We offer electronic filing enterprises & registering corporation services. In addition to business registrations, we offer trademark registration, shareholder agreements, toll-free numbers, telephone answering, virtual office and company searches for UK limited companies. You are an accountant for whom company establishment is a frequent activity or an individual ordering your first company registrations. Start a company by incorporating or forming a LTD, PLC or LLP at Coddan. Learn about incorporation & how to incorporate your business online: register a business name, company registration, business registration numbers, company house web filing - business name registration check. Whether you start-up online, register London business or form a corporation Scotland, we can help you understand the business start-up process for filing LTD United Kingdom.
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    A business may be conducted by a company as an entity in its own right and comes into existence by incorporation under companies legislation which also regulates the running of the company and sets out the duties of its officers. In recent years trading trusts have been commonly used as the structure for carrying on a business with their main objective of tax minimization. A trust requires a trustee to act on behalf of a trust and it has been preferable to have a company newly incorporated to act as the trustee as it is believed that this limits the liability of the trust to the paid-up capital of the Trustee Company. A trust is formed by a gift or settlement being made to the trustee on behalf of the, as yet unformed, trust. A solicitor draws up a Trust Deed setting out the powers and formalizing the administration of the trust. The trust has beneficiaries rather than shareholders as in a company, who are entitled to distributions of capital and/or income and these distributions, are controlled by the trustee.
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    This is one of our most popular packages with worldwide customers, and includes: -

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  • Our Deluxe package is a fast and easy option, it is ideal for the UK, EU, and international small to medium businesses who wish to appoint a nominee director and a nominee secretary in order to maintain the anonymity of the real owner, and it includes: -

  • Incorporation of your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses in London, our nominee director and nominee secretary. We can appoint your own candidate(s) to the role of shareholder(s), or you can appoint a nominee sharholder provided by Coddan;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
    • The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);
    • The provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our nominee secretary service is charged annually);
    • The provision of a nominee director for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually);

    The following two hard bound copies of corporate documents, will be send by post to you upon formation of your private limited company: -

  • A laminated copy of the certificate of incorporation of your company;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A hard bound copy of the minutes of the first meeting of directors;
  • Share certificates, and your company register;
  • The general power of attorney signed by a nominee director;
  • Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee director;
  • The agreement for the provision of nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
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  • This is our most popular package with the UK residents, and includes: -

  • The registration of your company from scratch using your own registered office address, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
  • The following documents, which need to be printed and signed, will be e-mailed to you upon formation of your company: -

  • A certificate of incorporation (requires PDF file reader);
  • The memorandum & articles of association (requires PDF file reader);
  • The first meeting of the board of directors (requires PDF file reader);
  • Share certificates and a company register (requires PDF file reader).
  • *If you do not have an a valid address in the UK, which can be used as the registered office address for your company, please check our Economy package. The non-UK address cannot be acceptable as the office address for the UK company.

    This is our most popular package with the UK and EU residents, and includes: -

  • The registration your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
    • The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);

    The following documents, which need to be printed and signed, will be e-mailed to you upon formation of your company: -

  • A certificate of incorporation (requires PDF file reader);
  • The memorandum & articles of association (requires PDF file reader);
  • The first meeting of the board of directors (requires PDF file reader);
  • Share certificates and a company register (requires PDF file reader).
  • This is another one very popular package with worldwide customers, and includes: -

  • The formation of a company limited by guarantee usually takes as little as five to seven working days from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The incorporation your BVI company limited by guarantee from scratch using our registered agent & registered office address, and appoint your own candidate to the role of a members;
  • The government and initiation fees for incorporation are included in the price of this package;
  • The search for a company name availability, confirmation, and reservation;
  • An original certificate of incorporation
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum & articles of association
  • The preparation and submission of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A local registered office address and a local registered agent for 12 months are included in the price of this package (our registered agent & office address service are charged annually);
  • The provision of a nominee director for one year is also included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually);

  • To receive an original of the certificate of incorporation from the Companies Registrar usually takes as little as two to three days from the time of incorporation.
  • The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your company limited by guarantee: -

  • An original certificate of incorporation;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • The minutes of the first meeting of the board of directors;
  • A completed register of directors and members;
  • An elegant printed membership certificates;
  • A pliers seal.
  • The general power of attorney signed by a nominee director (additional fee applies);
  • Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee director;
  • The agreement for the provision of a nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
  • This is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: -

  • The formation of a company limited by guarantee usually takes as little as five to seven working days from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The registration your BVI company limited by guarantee from scratch using our registered agent & registered office address, and appoint our own candidates to the role of a nominee director and a nominee member;
  • The government and initiation fees for incorporation are included in the price of this package;
  • The search for a company name availability, confirmation, and reservation;
  • The preparation and submission of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A local registered office address and a local registered agent for one year are included in the price of this package (our registered agent & office address service are charged annually);
  • The provision of a nominee director for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually);
  • A completed register of directors and members
  • The provision of a nominee member for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee member service is charged annually);

  • To receive an original of the certificate of incorporation from the Companies Registrar usually takes as little as two to three days from the time of incorporation.
  • The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your company limited by guarantee: -

  • An original certificate of incorporation;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • The minutes of the first meeting of the board of directors;
  • A completed register of directors and members;
  • An elegant printed membership certificates;
  • A pliers seal.
  • Pre-signed, undated letters of resignation from a nominee director and a nominee member;
  • A general power of attorney signed by a nominee director (additional fee applies);
  • A declaration of trust from a nominee member;
  • An indemnity letter for the power of attorney;
  • A nominee agreement which provides for the indemnification of the nominees.
  • This is another one of our most popular packages for small and medium size businesses, such as those being run by a sole director from home, and for companies owned by overseas residents who still need a local registered office address, but would rather not open a local office in the UK;

    This package is often chosen by such customers, who are looking to minimise a sole director' personal liability (and who are not quite familiar with the UK corporate legislation), because this package includes thye provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months. This package is also includes: -

  • The registration your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, and shareholder;
  • The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);
  • The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
    • The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);
    • The provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee secretary service is charged annually);

    The following hard bound copy of the corporate documents, will be send by post to you, upon formation of your private limited company: -

  • A laminated copy of the certificate of incorporation of your company;
  • A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
  • A hard bound copy of the minutes of the first meeting of directors;
  • Share certificates, and your company register.
  • This is another one very popular package with worldwide customers, and includes: -

  • The formation of a limited partnership usually takes as little as five to seven working days from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
  • The incorporation your BVI offshore limited partnership from scratch using our registered agent & registered office address, and appoint your own candidate to the role of a general partner;
  • The government and initiation fees for registration are included in the price of this package;
  • The search for a limited partnership name availability, confirmation, and reservation;
  • The preparation and submission of the partnership agreement;
  • A local registered office address and a local registered agent for 12 months are included in the price of this package (our registered agent & office address service are charged annually);
  • The provision of a nominee limited partner for one year is also included in the price of this package (our nominee limited partner service is charged annually);

  • To receive an original of the certificate of incorporation from the Companies Registrar usually takes as little as two to three days from the time of incorporation.
  • The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your offshore company: -

  • An original certificate of incorporation;
  • A hard bound copy of the partnership agreement;
  • The minutes of the first meeting of the board of partners;
  • A completed register of partners;
  • An elegant printed membership certificates;
  • A pliers seal;
  • The general power of attorney signed by a nominee limited partner (additional fee applies);
  • Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee limited partner;
  • The agreement for the provision of a nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
  • This is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: -

    This is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: -

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    PART III, INCOME TAX, CORPORATION TAX AND CAPITAL GAINS TAX - continued
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    Notional transfers within groups of companies.    101. - (1) After section 171 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 insert-
     
     
    "Notional transfers within a group.    171A. - (1) This section applies where-
     
      (a) two companies ("A" and "B") are members of a group of companies; and
     
      (b) A disposes of an asset to a person who is not a member of the group ("C").
         (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, A and B may, by notice in writing to an officer of the Board, jointly elect that, for the purposes of corporation tax on chargeable gains-
     
     
      (a) the asset, or any part of it, shall be deemed to have been transferred by A to B immediately before the disposal to C;
     
      (b) section 171(1) shall be deemed to have applied to that transfer; and
     
      (c) the disposal of the asset or part to C shall be deemed to have been made by B.
         (3) No election may be made under subsection (2) above unless section 171(1) would have applied to an actual transfer of the asset or part from A to B.
     
         (4) An election under that subsection must be made before the second anniversary of the end of the accounting period of A in which the disposal to C was made.
     
         (5) Any payment by A to B, or by B to A, in pursuance of an agreement between them in connection with the election-
     
     
      (a) shall not be taken into account in computing profits or losses of either company for corporation tax purposes, and
     
      (b) shall not for any purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts be regarded as a distribution or a charge on income,
     provided it does not exceed the amount of the chargeable gain or allowable loss that is treated, as a result of the disposal, as accruing to B.".
     
         (2) This section has effect in relation to disposals made on or after 1st April 2000.
     
    Chargeable gains: non-resident companies and groups etc.    102. Schedule 29 to this Act has effect.
     
         In that Schedule-
     
     
      Part I makes provision with respect to the application of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to companies not resident in the United Kingdom and groups of companies etc,
     
      Part II contains minor and consequential amendments, and
     
      Part III contains transitional provisions.
     
    International matters
    Double taxation relief.    103. Schedule 30 to this Act (double taxation relief) shall have effect.
     
    Controlled foreign companies.    104. Schedule 31 to this Act (which makes provision in relation to controlled foreign companies) shall have effect.
     
    Corporation tax: use of currencies other than sterling.    105. - (1) For sections 92 to 95 of the Finance Act 1993 there shall be substituted-
     
      `arm's length exchange rate' means such exchange rate as might reasonably be expected to be agreed between persons dealing at arm's length; `average arm's length exchange rate', in relation to a period, means the rate which represents an appropriate average of arm's length exchange rates for the period;
    "The basic rule: sterling to be used.    92. - (1) Where a company carries on a business, the profits or losses of the business for an accounting period shall for the purposes of corporation tax be computed and expressed in sterling; but this is subject to section 93 below.
     
        (2) In this section-
     
     
      "losses" includes management expenses and any allowances falling to be made under section 28 or 61(1) of the Capital Allowances Act 1990;
     
      "profits" includes gains, income and any charges falling to be made under section 28 or 61(1) of that Act.
    Use of currency other than sterling.    93. - (1) This section applies where in an accounting period a company carries on a business and either the first condition or the second condition is fulfilled.
     
         (2) The first condition is that-
     
     
      (a) the accounts of the company as a whole are prepared in a currency other than sterling in accordance with normal accounting practice; and
     
      (b) in the case of a company which is not resident in the United Kingdom, the company makes a return of accounts for its branch in the United Kingdom prepared in such a currency in accordance with such practice.
         (3) The second condition is that-
     
     
      (a) the accounts of the company as a whole are prepared in sterling but, so far as relating to the business, they are prepared, using the closing rate/net investment method, from financial statements prepared in a currency other than sterling; or
     
      (b) in the case of a company which is not resident in the United Kingdom, the company makes a return of accounts for its branch in the United Kingdom prepared in sterling but, so far as relating to the business, it is prepared, using that method, from financial statements prepared in such a currency.
         (4) The profits or losses of the business for an accounting period shall for the purposes of corporation tax be found by-
     
     
      (a) taking the amount of all the profits and losses of the business for the period computed and expressed in the relevant foreign currency;
     
      (b) taking account of any of the following which are so computed and expressed-
     
        (i) any management expenses brought forward under section 75(3) of the Taxes Act 1988 from an earlier accounting period;
     
        (ii) any losses of the business brought forward under section 392B or 393 of that Act from such a period; and
     
        (iii) any non-trading deficits on loan relationships brought forward under section 83 of the Finance Act 1996 from the previous accounting period; and
     
      (c) taking the sterling equivalent of the amount found by applying paragraphs (a) and (b) above.
         (5) In the application of section 22B, 34, 35, 38C, 38D or 79A of the Capital Allowances Act 1990 for the purposes of subsection (4)(a) or (b) above, it shall be assumed that any sterling amount mentioned in any of those sections is its equivalent expressed in the relevant foreign currency.
     
         (6) Where in an accounting period-
     
     
      (a) a company carries on different parts of a business through different branches (whether within or outside the United Kingdom); and
     
      (b) this section would apply differently in relation to different parts if they were separate businesses,
     those parts shall be treated for the purposes of this section as if they were separate businesses for that period.
     
         (7) In this section, unless the context otherwise requires-
     
     
      "accounts", in relation to a company, means-
     
        (a) the annual accounts of the company prepared in accordance with Part VII of the Companies Act 1985 or Part VIII of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986; or
     
        (b) if the company is not required to prepare such accounts, the accounts which it is required to keep under the law of its home State; or
     
        (c) if the company is not so required to keep accounts, such of its accounts as most closely correspond to accounts which it would have been required to prepare if the provisions of that Part applied to it;
     
      "branch" includes any collection of assets and liabilities;
     
      "the closing rate/net investment method" means the method so called as described under the title "Foreign currency translation" in the Statement of Standard Accounting Practice issued in April 1983 by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales;
     
      "home State", in relation to a company, means the country or territory under whose laws the company is incorporated;
     
      "losses" has the same meaning as in section 92 above except that it does not include allowable losses within the meaning of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992;
     
      "profits" has the same meaning as in section 92 above except that it does not include chargeable gains within the meaning of that Act;
     
      "the relevant foreign currency" means the currency other than sterling or, where the first condition is fulfilled and two different such currencies are involved, the currency in which the return of accounts is prepared;
     
      "return of accounts", in relation to a branch in the United Kingdom, means a return of such accounts of the branch as may be required by the Inland Revenue under paragraph 3 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998 (company tax returns, assessments and related matters).
    Rules for ascertaining currency equivalents.    94. - (1) Any receipt or expense which is to be taken into account in making a computation under subsection (1) of section 92 above for an accounting period, and is denominated in a currency other than sterling, shall be translated into its sterling equivalent-
     
     
      (a) if either of the conditions mentioned in subsection (2) below is fulfilled, by reference to the rate used in the preparation of the accounts of the company as a whole for that period;
     
      (b) if neither of those conditions is fulfilled, by reference to the London closing exchange rate for the relevant day.
         (2) The conditions are-
     
     
      (a) that the rate is an arm's length exchange rate for the relevant day;
     
      (b) that the rate is an average arm's length exchange rate for a period ending with that day, or for a period not exceeding three months which includes that day, and the arm's length exchange rate for any day in that period (except the first) is not significantly different from that for the preceding day.
         (3) Subject to subsections (5) and (7) below, any amount found by applying paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4) of section 93 above shall be translated into its sterling equivalent by reference to the London closing exchange rate for the relevant day.
     
         (4) The following-
     
     
      (a) any receipt or expense which is to be taken into account in making a calculation for the purposes of subsection (4)(a) or (b) of section 93 above, and is denominated in a currency other than the relevant foreign currency; and
     
      (b) any such sterling amount as is referred to in subsection (5) of that section,
     shall be translated into its equivalent expressed in the relevant foreign currency by reference to the London closing exchange rate for the relevant day.
     
         (5) Where section 93 above applies by virtue of the first condition mentioned in that section, then, as regards the business or part of the business, the company-
     
     
      (a) may elect, by a notice given to an officer of the Board, that as from the first day of the accounting period in which the notice is given, an average arm's length exchange rate shall be used for the purposes of subsection (3) above instead of the rate there mentioned; and
     
      (b) may withdraw such an election, by a notice so given, as from the first day of the first accounting period beginning on or after the date of the notice.
         (6) Where an election under subsection (5) above is withdrawn, no further election may be made under that subsection so as to take effect before the third anniversary of the day on which the withdrawal takes effect.
     
         (7) Where-
     
     
      (a) section 93 above applies by virtue of the second condition mentioned in that section; and
     
      (b) the accounts of the company, so far as relating to the business or part of the business, are prepared by reference to an average arm's length exchange rate,
     that exchange rate shall be used for the purposes of subsection (3) above instead of the rate there mentioned.
     
         (8) In this section-
     
     
      "accounts" has the same meaning as in section 93 above;
     
      "the relevant day" means-
     
        (a) for the purposes of subsections (1), (2) and (4)(a) above, the day on which the company becomes entitled to the receipt or incurs (or is treated as incurring) the expense;
     
        (b) for the purposes of subsection (3) above, the last day of the accounting period in question;
     
        (c) for the purposes of subsection (4)(b) above, the day on which the company incurs the capital expenditure.
         (9) Nothing in this section affects the operation of Chapter IV of Part VII of the Taxes Act 1988 (controlled foreign companies) or Chapter II of this Part.
     
         (10) Nothing in paragraph 88 of Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 1998 (company tax returns, assessments and related matters) shall be taken to prevent any amount which is taken to be conclusively determined for the purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts from being translated under this section by reference to an exchange rate which was not used to determine the amount which can no longer be altered.".
     
         (2) Where any of the items referred to in section 93(4)(b) of the Finance Act 1993 (as substituted by subsection (1) above) fall to be taken into account in the first accounting period in relation to which this section has effect, the amounts of those items shall be computed and expressed in the relevant currency by reference to the London closing exchange rate for the last day of the immediately preceding accounting period.
     
         (3) Where any of the items referred to in section 25(1) of the Capital Allowances Act 1990 which fall to be taken into account for the first accounting period in relation to which this section has effect relate to expenditure which was incurred before the beginning of that period, the amounts of those items shall be computed and expressed in the relevant currency by reference to the London closing exchange rate for the last day of the immediately preceding accounting period.
     
         (4) Subject to subsection (5) below, this section has effect for accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2000 and ending on or after 21st March 2000.
     
         (5) Any company which did not, for the accounting period immediately preceding the first accounting period falling within subsection (4) above, make an election in respect of a trade or part of a trade under the Local Currency Elections Regulations 1994 may, by notice given to an officer of the Board on or before 31st August 2000, elect that this section shall not have effect in relation to it until the first accounting period beginning on or after 1st July 2000.
     
    Foreign exchange gains and losses: use of local currency.    106. - (1) In subsection (2) of section 149 of the Finance Act 1993 (local currency to be used)-
     
     
      (a) for "trade or trades", in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted "business or businesses"; and
     
      (b) for "any such trade" there shall be substituted "any such business".
         (2) In subsection (4) of that section-
     
     
      (a) the words "the asset or contract was held, or the liability was owed, by the company solely for trading purposes and" shall cease to have effect; and
     
      (b) for "sections 125 to 128" there shall be substituted "sections 125 to 129".
         (3) In subsection (5) of that section-
     
     
      (a) the words "the asset or contract was held, or the liability was owed, by the company solely for trading purposes and" shall cease to have effect;
     
      (b) for "sections 125 to 128" there shall be substituted "sections 125 to 129"; and
     
      (c) for "trade", in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted "business".
         (4) For subsection (6) of that section there shall be substituted-
     
     
        "(6) In any other case-
     
     
      (a) sections 125 to 129 above shall be applied by reference to sterling;
     
      (b) those sections shall then be applied separately by reference to each local currency involved (other than sterling); and
     
      (c) any exchange gain or loss of a business or part shall be ignored unless found in the currency which is the local currency of the business or part for the relevant accounting period (whether sterling or otherwise).".
         (5) For subsection (7) of that section there shall be substituted-
     
     
        "(7) For the purposes of this section a part of a business is any part of a business which is treated for the purposes of section 93 above as if it were a separate business for the relevant accounting period.".
     
         (6) For subsection (9) of section 128 of the Finance Act 1993 (trading gains and losses) there shall be substituted-
     
     
        "(9) For the purposes of this section a part of a trade is any part of a trade which is treated for the purposes of section 93 above as if it were a separate business for the relevant accounting period; and the relevant accounting period is the accounting period which constitutes the accrual period concerned or in which that accrual period falls.".
     
         (7) After section 135 of that Act there shall be inserted-
     
     
    "Sterling used if avoidance of gain is the main benefit.    135A. - (1) This section applies where, as regards qualifying assets and liabilities of a company-
     
      (a) a currency other than sterling would (apart from this section) be the local currency for the purposes of sections 125 to 129 above; and
     
      (b) the main benefit that might be expected to accrue from that currency being the local currency is that no net exchange gain would accrue to the company for those purposes.
         (2) If a net exchange gain would accrue to the company if sterling were the local currency for the purposes of sections 125 to 129 above, then, as regards the assets and liabilities concerned, sterling shall be the local currency for those purposes.
     
         (3) For the purposes of this section a net exchange gain accrues to a company if its initial exchange gains (as determined in accordance with this Chapter) exceed its initial exchange losses (as so determined).".
     
         (8) For subsection (12) of section 140 of that Act (deferral of unrealised gains) there shall be substituted-
     
     
        "(12) For the purposes of this section a part of a trade is any part of a trade which is treated for the purposes of section 93 above as if it were a separate business for the relevant accounting period; and the relevant accounting period is the accounting period which constitutes the second accrual period or in which that accrual period falls.".
     
         (9) For subsection (2) of section 142 of that Act (deferral non-sterling trades) there shall be substituted-
     
     
        "(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) above the sterling equivalent of an amount is the sterling equivalent calculated by reference to such rate of exchange as applies by virtue of section 94 above in the case of the profits or losses for the accounting period concerned of the business or part of which the gain or loss is a gain or loss (or would be apart from section 139 above).".
     
         (10) In subsections (3) and (5) of that section, for "trade", in each place where it occurs, there shall be substituted "business".
     
         (11) For subsection (4) of that section there shall be substituted-
     
     
        "(4) The amount the company is treated as receiving under section 128(4) or 129(2) above in respect of the accounting period and by virtue of the gain (as reduced) shall be the amount computed and expressed in that currency.".
     
         (12) In subsection (1) of section 163 of that Act (local currency of a trade), for "trade" there shall be substituted "business".
     
         (13) For subsections (2) and (3) of that section there shall be substituted-
     
     
        "(2) Where by virtue of section 93 above the profits or losses of a business or part of a business for an accounting period are to be computed and expressed in a currency other than sterling for the purposes of corporation tax, that other currency is the local currency of the business or part for that period.".
     
         (14) In section 164 of that Act (interpretation: miscellaneous), subsections (6) and (7) shall cease to have effect.
     
         (15) In section 167 of that Act (orders and regulations)-
     
     
      (a) in subsection (5A), for "the provisions of Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 (loan relationships)" there shall be substituted-
     
      "(a) the provisions of Chapter II of Part IV of the Finance Act 1996 (loan relationships); or
     
      (b) the provisions of sections 105 and 106 of the Finance Act 2000 (use of local currency).";
     
      (b) in subsection (5B), for "subsection (5A)" there shall be substituted "subsection (5A)(a)"; and
     
      (c) after that subsection there shall be inserted-
     
        "(5C) The power to make any such modifications as are mentioned in subsection (5A)(b) above shall be exercisable so as to apply those modifications in relation to any accounting period of a company beginning on or after 1st January 2000.".
     
         (16) In subsection (4)(b) of section 110 of the Finance Act 1998 (determinations requiring the sanction of the Board), after "section 135," there shall be inserted "135A,".
     
         (17) This section has effect for accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2000 and ending on or after 21st March 2000.
     
     
    Insurance
    General insurance reserves.    107. - (1) Where an amount representing the whole or any part of the technical provisions which are made by a general insurer for a period of account is taken into account in computing for tax purposes the profits of his trade for that period-
     
     
      (a) subsection (2) below applies if it becomes apparent in a later period of account that the amount taken into account was excessive; and
     
      (b) subsection (3) below applies if it becomes apparent in such a period that that amount was insufficient.
         (2) For the purpose of making good to the Exchequer the loss occasioned by the excess, an amount calculated by applying, for a prescribed period, a prescribed rate of interest to the amount of the excess shall be treated as a receipt of the general insurer's trade in computing for tax purposes the profits of that trade for the later period of account.
     
         (3) For the purpose of making good to the general insurer the loss occasioned by the deficiency, an amount calculated by applying, for a prescribed period, a prescribed rate of interest to the amount of the deficiency shall be treated as an expense of the general insurer's trade in computing for tax purposes the profits of that trade for the later period of account.
     
         (4) A general insurer may, before the end of a prescribed period, elect that any part of the technical provisions made by him for a period of account shall not be taken into account in computing for tax purposes the profits of his trade for that period; and where he does so, the profits of his trade for the next period of account shall be adjusted accordingly for the purposes of any computation for tax purposes.
     
         (5) The Board may by regulations make provision for giving effect to subsections (1) to (4) above.
     
         (6) The regulations may, in particular-
     
     
      (a) exclude from the operation of subsections (1) to (4) above such descriptions of general insurer as may be prescribed;
     
      (b) make such provision as appears to the Board to be appropriate for determining for the purposes of subsections (1) to (3) above whether any amount taken into account was excessive or insufficient and, if so, the amount of the excess or deficiency, including-
     
        (i) provision requiring discounting at a prescribed rate; and
     
        (ii) provision allowing a prescribed margin for error;
     
      (c) make provision for applying subsections (1) to (3) above, to such extent and with such modifications as appear to the Board to be appropriate, to cases where it becomes apparent-
     
        (i) that any amount taken into account was or has become insufficient; or
     
        (ii) that any amount treated as a receipt or expense of a trade was excessive;
     
      (d) make such provision as appears to the Board to be appropriate for dealing with cases where a general insurer transfers his general business to, or enters into a qualifying contract with, another person; and
     
      (e) in the event of any changes in the rules or practice of Lloyd's, make such amendments of this section as appear to the Board to be expedient having regard to those changes.
         (7) In this section-
     
     
      "closing year", in relation to a syndicate, has the same meaning as in Chapter III of Part II of the Finance Act 1993 or Chapter V of Part IV of the Finance Act 1994;
     
      "general business" has the same meaning as in the Insurance Companies Act 1982;
     
      "general insurer" means any of the following which carries on general business-
     
        (a) a company to which Part II of the Insurance Companies Act 1982 applies;
     
        (b) an EC company (within the meaning of section 6(2) of that Act) which carries on general business through a branch or agency in the United Kingdom;
     
        (c) a controlled foreign company within the meaning of Chapter IV of Part XVII of the Taxes Act 1988; and
     
        (d) an underwriting member of Lloyd's ("an underwriting member");
     
      "period of account"-
     
        (a) except in relation to an underwriting member, means a period for which an account is made up;
     
        (b) in relation to such a member, means an underwriting year in which profits or losses are declared for an earlier underwriting year;
     
      "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations under this section;
     
      "qualifying contract", in relation to a general insurer, means a contract for reinsuring the liabilities to which any technical provisions of his relate;
     
      "reinsurance to close contract" means a contract where, in accordance with the rules or practice of Lloyd's and in consideration of the payment of a premium, one underwriting member agrees with another to meet liabilities arising from the latter's underwriting business for an underwriting year so that the accounts of the business for that year may be closed;
     
      "syndicate" means a syndicate of underwriting members of Lloyd's formed for an underwriting year;
     
      "technical provisions", except in relation to an underwriting member, means any of the following-
     
        (a) provisions for claims outstanding;
     
        (b) provisions for unearned premiums;
     
        (c) provisions for unexpired risks;
     
      and in this definition expressions which are used in Schedule 9A to the Companies Act 1985 have the same meanings as in that Schedule;
     
      "technical provisions", in relation to an underwriting member, means-
     
        (a) so much of the premiums paid, or treated (in accordance with the rules or practice of Lloyd's) as paid, by him under reinsurance to close contracts; and
     
        (b) so much of any provisions made for the unpaid liabilities of an open syndicate of which he is a member,
     
      as may be determined by or under regulations made by the Board;
     
      "underwriting year" means the calendar year;
     and for the purposes of this section a syndicate is an open syndicate at any time after the end of its closing year if, at that time, the accounts of its business for the underwriting year for which it was formed have not been closed.
     
         (8) Regulations under this section may-
     
     
      (a) make different provision for different cases or descriptions of case, including different provision for different entitlements to participate in the general business carried on by syndicates; and
     
      (b) make such supplementary, incidental, consequential and transitional provision as appears to the Board to be appropriate.
         (9) An amount which under subsection (2) or (3) above is treated as a receipt or expense of an underwriting member's trade-
     
     
      (a) shall not be included in the aggregate amount mentioned in paragraph 1 of Schedule 19 to the Finance Act 1993; but
     
      (b) shall be regarded as arising directly from his membership of one or more syndicates for the purposes of section 172(1)(a) of the Finance Act 1993 or section 220(2)(a) of the Finance Act 1994.
         (10) Nothing in paragraph 7 of Schedule 19 to the Finance Act 1993 shall be taken to affect the operation of subsection (2) or (3) above or the exercise of the power conferred by subsection (4) above.
     
         (11) Section 177 of the Finance Act 1993 and section 224 of the Finance Act 1994 (which are superseded by this section) shall cease to have effect.
     
         (12) In this section-
     
     
      (a) subsections (1) to (3), subsections (5) to (8) and (10) so far as relating to those subsections and subsection (9) have effect where-
     
        (i) the first period of account mentioned in subsection (1) begins on or after 1st January 2000; and
     
        (ii) the later period of account mentioned in that subsection begins on or after 1st January 2001;
     
      (b) subsection (4), and subsections (5) to (8) and (10) so far as relating to that subsection, have effect in relation to periods of account beginning on or after 1st January 2000;
     
      (c) subsection (11) has effect in relation to profits of underwriting members' trades which are declared in periods of account beginning on or after that date.
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