CA29320 - PMA: How allowances and charges are made: Trade, UK property business, overseas property business, professions and vocations, mines, transport undertakings, investment company, employment or office

The details of the general rule are as follows:

Qualifying activity 

PMAs

Balancing charge

Legislation

Trade

treat as an as an expenses of the trade

treat as a receipt of the trade

CAA01/S247

UK property business

treat as an expense of the business

treat as a receipt of the business

CAA01/S248

Overseas property business

treat as an expense of the business

treat as a receipt of the business

CAA01/S250

Profession or vocation

treat as an expense of the profession or vocation

treat as a receipt of the profession or vocation

CAA01/S251

Mines, transport undertakings

treat as an expense of the concern

treat as a receipt of the concern

CAA01/S252

Investment company

if possible deduct from any income for the period of the business, if there is an excess of allowances, add it to the company's management expenses (see CTM08620), but allowances cannot be given in this way and in some other way on the same item of plant and machinery

treat as a income of the business

CAA01/S253

Employment or office

treat as an amount to be deducted from the earnings

treat as earnings

CAA01/S262

Furnished holiday lettings business (repealed)

The furnished holiday lettings rules have been repealed from April 2025 and so a UK or EEA furnished holiday lettings business is no longer a qualifying activity for PMA with effect for:

  • accounting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2025 for Corporation Tax purposes; and
  • periods of account beginning on or after 6 April 2025 for Income Tax purposes.

For chargeable periods beginning before those dates for a UK or EEA furnished holiday lettings business, treat PMAs as an expense of the business and a balancing charge as a receipt of the business (CAA01/S249 and 250A - note ICTA88/S503 applies).