CTM03540 - Corporation Tax: small companies: no associated companies: profit exceeding first relevant amount or lower relevant max

Where in any accounting period of twelve months:

  • a company has no associated companies, and
  • its profits for that accounting period exceed the first relevant amount but do not exceed the second relevant amount (for the starting rate),
  • it may claim that the CT charged at the small companies' rate on its basic profits shall be reduced by the appropriate fraction (see CTM03510 and CTM03520) applied to the formula below,

or

  • its profits for the accounting period exceed the lower relevant maximum amount but do not exceed the upper relevant maximum amount (for the small companies' rate),
  • it may claim that the CT charged at the full rate on its basic profits shall be reduced by the appropriate fraction applied to the formula below.

Formula for marginal small companies' relief:

(M - P) xI
P

where M = the upper relevant maximum amount,

P = the Section 13 (7) profits of the accounting period ( CTM03600), and

I = the basic profits ( CTM03505).

Formula for marginal starting rate relief:

(R2 - P) xI
P

where R2 = the second relevant amount,

P = the ICTA88/S13 (7) profits of the accounting period (CTM03600), and

I = the basic profits (CTM03505).