BIM72235 - Partnerships: Computation & assessment: Individual, Company and Non Resident Members

Where one or more of the partners is a company the special rules at ICTA88/S114 and ICTA88/S115 apply - see CTM36500 onwards - to the corporate partners. In the case of a mixed partnership consisting of members who are companies and individuals the share of partnership profits allocated to corporate partners must be computed using the corporation tax rules and the share of partnership profits allocated to individuals must be computed using the income tax rules. In such a case the partnership should submit two sets of computations.

Similarly, where one or more of the partners is a non-resident individual then the share of profits allocated to any such partner must be computed using the special rules for non-residents at ICTA88/S112. In any such case the partnership should submit an additional set of computations.

Example

Mr Armstrong, a UK resident, and Mrs Beeton, a non-resident, are in partnership. The partnership’s Case I world-wide profit amounts to £10,000 and included in that sum is its UK profit of £7,500. Partnership profits are shared equally. Two tax computations are required on the following lines

Computation for resident partner

Step 1Case I profit£10,000
Step 2AllocationMr Armstrong£5,000
Mrs Beeton£5,000
Step 3AssessMr Armstrong£5,000

Computation for non-resident partner

Step 1Case I profit£7,500
Step 2AllocationMr Armstrong£3,750
Mrs Beeton£3,750
Step 3AssessMrs Beeton£3,750