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Updates: Orchestra Tax Relief

2024

3 October 2024 published amendments

Orchestra Tax Relief: Qualifying concerts: State aid

Page OTR50050 archived as guidance no longer applies. A copy can be found in the National Archives if required.

Orchestra Tax relief: Chapter 5: qualifying concerts

Removed archived page OTR50050.

2 October 2024 published amendments

Orchestra Tax Relief: Chapter 7: calculation: contents

Adding new page

Orchestra Tax Relief: Chapter 6: eligible expenditure

Adding new pages

Orchestra Tax relief: Chapter 5: qualifying concerts

Adding new pages

Orchestra Tax Relief: Chapter 2: how to make a claim

Adding new pages

Orchestra Tax Relief: loss surrender

Adding new credit rate

Orchestra Tax Relief:additional deduction

Changing European expenditure to UK expenditure and adding text to flag the change

Orchestra Tax Relief: separate trade and elections

Adding new election time limit

Orchestra Tax Relief: how to make a claim: payment of tax credit

Added rule about the company not being in administration or liquidation

Orchestra Tax Relief: how to make a claim: amending returns

Changing European expenditure to UK and adding text to flag the change, noting interaction of info form with amended claims

Orchestra Tax Relief: how to make a claim: time limits

Adding new time limits

Orchestra Tax Relief: how to make a claim: additional information form - overview

Replacing existing guidance with guidance about information form. Items previously covered here are now covered in subsequent pages

Orchestra Tax Relief: how to make a claim: additional deduction

Changing European expenditure in example to UK expenditure, updating CT600 boxes table

Orchestra Tax Relief: how to make a claim: how relief is claimed

Flagging introduction of additional information form

Orchestra Tax Relief: qualifying concerts: minimum expenditure condition

Adding new UK expenditure rule and changing title.

Orchestra Tax Relief: qualifying concerts

Changing European expenditure for UK expenditure and adding text to flag the change

Orchestra Tax Relief: eligible expenditure: European expenditure

Adding text to flag that UK expenditure applies instead from 1 April 2024

Orchestra Tax Relief: eligible expenditure: core expenditure

Changing European expenditure to UK expenditure and adding text to flag the change

Orchestra Tax Relief: eligible expenditure: introduction

Changing European expenditure to UK expenditure and adding text to flag the change

Orchestra Tax Relief: calculation: surrenderable losses and Orchestra tax credit: example

Updating example with new rate

Orchestra Tax Relief: calculation: surrenderable losses and Orchestra tax credit

Adding new rate of credit

Orchestra Tax Relief: calculation: additional deduction

Changing European expenditure to UK expenditure and adding text to flag the change, updating example

Orchestra Tax Relief: calculation: rate of relief

Changed European expenditure to UK expenditure, updated examples, added new rate

Orchestra Tax Relief: calculation: maximum amount of core expenditure subject to claim

Changing UK expenditure to European expenditure and adding text to flag the change, updating examples

Orchestra Tax Relief: calculation: introduction

Adding administration and liquidation rule, changing European expenditure to UK expenditure and adding text to flag the change

Orchestra Tax Relief: not-for-profit organisations: direct tax

Changing European expenditure to UK expenditure and adding text to flag the change

Orchestra Tax Relief: Avoidance: Transactions not entered into for genuine commercial reasons

Updating connected party section to point to main guidance on new connected party transaction rules

Orchestra Tax Relief: taxation: election for concert series

Adding new election series time limit from 1 April 2024.

2020

4 December 2020 published amendments

Orchestra Tax Relief: taxation: election for concert series

clarified HMRC's approach to elections post-COVID

Orchestra Tax Relief: qualifying concerts: orchestral concerts

update about relevant recordings to clarify the situation post-COVID

4 September 2020 published amendments

2019

25 February 2019 published amendments

2018

20 December 2018 published amendments

Orchestra Tax Relief: Qualifying concerts: State aid

Added sections on undertakings in difficulty and transparency

15 February 2018 published amendments

Orchestra Tax Relief: losses: pre-completion periods

Updated for new loss provisions

Orchestra Tax Relief: losses: completion period

Updated for new loss provisions

Orchestras Tax Relief: losses: terminal losses

Updated for new loss provisions

2017

23 August 2017 published amendments