CIRD68030 - Land Remediation Relief: Tax Credit: Claims

FA98/Sch18/Para83H

A company must make a claim for land remediation tax credit in its return for the relevant accounting period. The claim can either be made in the original return or in an amended return for the accounting period.

The time limit for the claim is the first anniversary of the filing date for the relevant company tax return.

Content of claim

FA98/Sch18/Para83I

The claim must specify the amount of the tax credit claimed.

Example

A Ltd makes a loss of £50,000. The amount of the qualifying land remediation loss is £40,000. It claims in its return to surrender £10,000 of that loss in return for a tax credit.

A Ltd receives a tax credit of £1600 (£10,000 x 16%).

Late claims

The company may make a claim at a later date if an Officer of Revenue and Customs allows it.

Where there is a late claim, HMRC will deal with the claim broadly in accordance with the guidance at Statement of Practice SP05/01. While this does not specifically refer to Land Remediation Relief tax credits, the approach is the general one that HMRC adopt.

Before deciding whether the late claim should be admitted please follow the process as outlined at CIRD60062.