PM207000 - Recovery of excess relief: example
Partner A is an active member of an LLP which carries on a trade and makes its accounts up to 31 March each year.
Capital contributions
On 1 April 2011 Partner A contributes capital of £100,000 to the LLP. This is financed by £20,000 of A’s own money and £80,000 which A borrows from a bank on full recourse terms.
On 1 April 2012 Partner A withdraws £10,000 capital from the LLP.
On 1 April 2013 the bank assigns Partner A’s loan to another lender who, as part of arrangements entered into with A at that time, agrees to not to require repayment of the loan of £80,000. This is a chargeable event which may trigger recovery of excess loss relief already given.
Sideways loss relief claimed
Partner A has claimed the following sideways loss reliefs for his share of the LLP’s losses:
Year ended 31 March 2012: £80,000.
Excess relief
As a result of the chargeable event on 1 April 2013 Partner A’s capital contribution is reduced to £10,000 (£100,000 less £10,000 less £80,000).
The recovery Income Tax charge on Partner A for 2012/13 is £70,000, which is the smallest of:
- total sideways relief claimed (£80,000) less reduced capital contribution as at 1 April 2013 (£10,000) = £70,000,
- amount by which capital contribution is reduced by the Regulations = £80,000,
- total post 1 December 2004 losses for which sideways loss relief claimed = £80,000.
Partner A should include £70,000 as ‘other taxable income’ on their tax return for 2012/13.