CG71210 - Short leases: assignment of short lease granted at under value

ITTOIA 2005/S282 and CTA 2009/S222

TCGA92/Sch 8/Para 6 (2)

ITTOIA 2005/S282 is an anti-avoidance provision which imposes a charge to Income Tax on an unincorporated UK property business in certain circumstances when a short lease is assigned, having been granted for less than its market value.

CTA 2009/S222 is an equivalent provision relating to incorporated UK property businesses. (See PIM1200).

Although TCGA92/S37 generally excludes from the computation for CGT purposes any amounts which have been charged to Income Tax, this does not apply to any amounts charged under ITTOIA 2005/S282 or CTA 2009/S222.

TCGA92/Sch 8/Para 6 (2) specifically disapplies Section 37 in these circumstances. Hence the full amount of the consideration will be taken into account for capital gains purposes.