Recent updates to the Oil Taxation Manual

Below are details of the amendments that were published on 20 July 2009 (see the update index for all updates)


PRT: Administration

Corporation Tax General

Corporation Tax Ring Fence

Research and Development Allowances

Exploration Expenditure Supplement

Ring Fence Expenditure Supplement

Abandonment and Decommissioning

Decommissioning and Abandonment


Section

Details of update

OT00002

Updated for changes to HMRC structure

OT00005

Change to contents page to reflect content changes

OT00020

Updated for increase in supplementary charge rate

OT00190

Updated to include FA06 and FA08 changes

OT01000

Change to contents page to reflect content changes

OT01007

The explanation of new and old fields has been added to

PRT: Administration

OT04090

Reference to PRT forms completion guide deleted.
PRT 1A guidance moved to OT04095.
PRT 6 guidance moved to OT04100.

OT04095

PRT IA guidance moved from OT04090.

OT04100

PRT 6 Guidance moved from OT04090.

OT04150

Reference to possible later payable date, 30 days after assessment, included.

OT04270

Interest Cap guidance moved to OT04280.

OT04280

Interest Cap guidance moved from OT04270.

OT04360

Appeals to First-Tier Tribunal.

OT04390

Schedule 5\7 Interface guidance moved to OT04395.
Time limits guidance moved to OT04400

OT04395

Schedule 5\7 Interface guidance moved from OT04390.

OT04400

Time limits guidance moved from OT04390.

OT04410

Claims periods guidance moved from OT04420.

OT04420

Division of expenditure guidance moved to OT04425.
Claims periods guidance moved to OT04410

OT04425

Division of expenditure guidance moved from OT04420.

OT04480

Reference to PRT Forms Completion Guide deleted.
Source of copy forms updated

OT04630

Part and final claims decisions guidance moved to OT04635.
Reservation guidance moved to OT04640.
Claim period in dispute guidance moved to OT04643.
Time limit for final claim decision guidance moved to OT04645.
Timing of claim decisions guidance moved to OT04650.

OT04635

Part and final claims decisions guidance moved from OT04630. 

OT04640

Reservations guidance moved from OT04630.

OT04643

Claim period in dispute guidance moved from OT04630.

OT04645

Time limit for final claim decision guidance moved from OT04630.

OT04650

Timing of claim decisions guidance moved from OT04630.

OT04660

Reference to correspondence normally being dealt with within 28 days included.

OT04690

Date of receipt of appeal guidance moved to OT04693.
Part and final decisions guidance moved to OT04696.
Late appeals guidance moved to OT04699.
Effect of appeal on PRT payable guidance moved to OT04702.
Determination of appeal by agreement guidance moved to OT04705. Abandonment of appeal guidance moved to OT04708.
Varying of decisions guidance moved to OT04714.

OT04693

Date of receipt of appeal guidance moved from OT04690.

OT04696

Part and final decisions guidance moved from OT04690.

OT04699

Late appeals guidance moved from OT04690.

OT04702

Effect of appeal on PRT payable guidance moved from OT04690.

OT04705

Determination of appeal by agreement guidance moved from OT04690.

OT04708

Abandonment of appeal guidance moved from OT04690.

OT04711

Guidance re review of appeals by another officer included.

OT04714

Varying of decisions guidance moved from OT04690.

OT04717

Appeals to the Upper Tribunal.

OT04740

Informal claims procedures guidance moved to OT04743.
Research expenditure guidance moved to OT04746

OT04743

Informal claims procedures guidance moved from OT04740.

OT04746

Research expenditure guidance moved from OT04740.

OT04750

Reference to review of notice by another unconnected officer included.

OT04790

Documents and particulars guidance moved to OT04795.

OT04795

Documents and particulars guidance moved from OT04790.

Corporation Tax General

OT20200

Change to contents page to reflect content changes

OT20202

Change to heading, and addition of subject of decommissioning

OT20205

Change to heading, and addition of information on decommissioning

OT20206

Change to heading; DTI changed to DECC; change in legislation on royalties from 2003.

OT20250

Commencement of trade: deletion of all previous text and replacement with new guidance.

OT20300

Change to heading, and addition of reference to International Accounting Standards.

OT20310 to OT20315

Sales of oil, deleted, moved to OT21026 and sequence

OT20320 to OT20322

Currency differences, deleted, moved to OT21090 and sequence

OT20330 to OT20333

Transfer-pricing, deleted, moved to OT21105 and sequence

OT20334

Advance pricing agreements, deleted, moved to OT21140

OT20340

Non-sterling functional currency, deleted

Corporation Tax Ring Fence

OT21000

Change to contents page to reflect content changes

OT21001

New reference to increase in supplementary charge from 01/01/06

OT21015

Addition of change to rules for transportation costs for APs ending after 20/06/06

OT21023

Interest received by ring fence companies: deletion text, and replacement with references to BIM guidance.

OT21026

New contents page: The valuation of oil

OT21027

New page: valuation of oil disposed of or appropriated, and definition of non-arm’s length transaction, under contents page OT21026

OT21028

New page: arm’s length sales and transportation costs under contents page OT21026

OT21029

New page: non-arm’s length disposals, under contents page OT21026

OT21030

Page deleted, moved to OT21035. Rewritten as appropriations of oil under contents page OT21026.

OT21031

Page deleted, moved to OT21035. Rewritten as other non arms length transactions under contents page OT21026.

OT21032

Page deleted, Rewritten as nomination scheme excesses under contents page OT21026.

OT21035

New page: other income: income from ballast recovery oil

OT21045

New contents page for losses and group relief

OT21050 to OT21055

Pages under new contents page OT21045

OT21060

New page: carry back of abandonment and decommissioning losses

OT21065

New page: extended carry back for general decommissioning and terminal losses

OT21066

New page: extended carry back for general decommissioning and terminal losses: example

OT21070

New page: expenses of management, treatment pre and post 01/04/04

OT21071

New section: expenses of management: transitional provisions

OT21075

Change to heading; treatment of repayments of PRT arising from carry back of PRT losses, deletion of all previous text and addition of new text

OT21076

Treatment of repayments of PRT arising from carry back of PRT losses text amended

OT21077

New page: The treatment of repayments of PRT

OT21083

Sale and leasebacks of assets: Text brought up to date.

OT21090

New page: currency differences and valuation of oil: introduction

OT21095

New page: currency differences and valuation of oil: the basis used for conversion

OT21097

New page: currency differences and valuation of oil: possible scenarios

OT21100

Page amended to reflect reference to CT Manual

OT21101 to OT21104

Pages deleted

OT21105

Original text deleted – Transfer Pricing contents page

OT21106

Page deleted

OT21115

New Page: Transfer pricing – General overview

OT21117

Page deleted

OT21120

New Page: Transfer Pricing – Transactions between companies

OT21125

New Page: Transfer Pricing – Cross-ring fence transactions within a company

OT21130

New Page: Transfer pricing – Corresponding adjustments

OT21140

New Page: Advance Pricing Agreements

OT21195

New Contents Page: The Supplementary Charge

OT21200 to OT21215

Pages under new contents page OT21195 – page updated

OT21220 to OT21225

Pages deleted

OT21228

New Contents Page: First year allowances

OT21230 to OT21250

Pages under new contents page OT21228 – page updated

OT21302

Page deleted

OT25999

Contents page updated

Research and Development Allowances

OT26000

Change to contents page to reflect content changes

OT26001

RDA – Introduction: updated with addition of guidance on RDA and references to CIRD manual.

OT26002

RDA – meaning of oil & gas E&A definition updated

OT26003 - OT26004

Pages deleted

OT26005

R&D, judicial comment addition of reference to post FA 2000 periods

OT26006

Page deleted

OT26007

Text updated

OT26009

RDA, joint memorandum of 1967, successive stages of work 1 + 2: deletion of stages 3, 4 & 5.

OT26010

New page: joint memorandum of 1967, successive stages of work 3, 4 & 5.

OT26013

New page: Reference to Tribunal reform of 01/04/09.

OT26016

RDA, text updated

OT26025 - OT26040

Pages deleted

OT26041

R&D, US oil & gas partnerships: deletion of text referring to 1985 FST letter.

OT26045

R&D, purchase of results of past exploration work: original text rewritten.

OT26052

R&D, disposal of a licence interest: deletion of text relating to SRA and pre-1995 transactions.

OT26054

R&D, disposal of licence for undeveloped area: deletion of reference to pre-1995 transactions, addition of definition of material disposal.

OT26060 to OT26070

Pages deleted.

Exploration Expenditure Supplement

OT26080

EES: Change to contents page to reflect content changes

OT26081

EES: updated re FA06 & RFES

OT26085

EES: updated re FAO6 and straddling periods.

OT26088

EES: updated for straddling periods.

OT26090

EES: updated for addition of guidance on transition to RFES.

OT26097

EES: updated for transition to RFES.

OT26098

EES: updated for transition to RFES.

OT26100

New page: on post commencement EES pools - straddling periods.

Ring Fence Expenditure Supplement

OT26105

New contents page: Ring fence expenditure supplement

OT26106

New Page: RFES Introduction

OT26108

New Page: RFES Conditions for relief: outline

OT26110

New Page: RFES Relevant percentage for calculating the Supplement

OT26115

New Page: RFES Accounting Periods

OT26120

New Page: RFES Limit on number of accounting periods for which supplement may be claimed

OT26125

New Page: RFES Unrelieved Group Ring Fence Profits

OT26130

New Page: RFES Pre-commencement Supplement

OT26135

New Page: RFES Qualifying pre-commencement expenditure

OT26140

New Page: RFES The mixed pool of qualifying pre-commencement expenditure and supplement

OT26145

New Page: RFES Pre-commencement mixed pool : Reduction in respect of disposal receipts to the under the Capital allowance Act

OT26150

New Page: RFES Pre commencement mixed pool: Reduction in respect of unrelieved group ring fence profits

OT26155

New Page: Supplement in respect of a post-commencement period

OT26160

New Page: RFES Ring fence losses and qualifying and non-qualifying E&A losses

OT26165

New Page: RFES Ring fence loss – the special rule for straddling periods

OT26170

New Page: RFES Ring fence losses - Post-commencement pools of losses

OT26175

New Page: RFES The reference amount for a post-commencement period

OT26180

New Page: RFES Post-commencement pool: Reduction in respect of utilised ring fence losses

OT26185

New Page: RFES Post-commencement pool: Reductions in respect of unrelieved group ring fence profits

OT26190

New Page: RFES Calculating the supplement due

Abandonment and Decommissioning

OT27000 to OT27067

Page deleted decommissioning moved to OT28000 and sequence

Decommissioning and Abandonment

OT28000

New contents page: decommissioning and abandonment

OT28001

New page: Introduction

OT28010

New page: Outline of the legislation

OT28020

New page: General decommissioning expenditure: Contents page

OT28030

New page: Meaning of ring fence trade: under OT28020

OT28040

New page: Meaning of general decommissioning expenditure: under OT28020

OT28050

New page: Further definitions: under OT28020

OT28060

New page: Decommissioned plant and machinery used partly for a non-ring fence trade: under OT28020

OT28080

New page: Relief for expenditure incurred before cessation of ring fence trade and on or after 12 March 2008: under OT28020

OT28100

New page: Relief for expenditure incurred before cessation of ring fence trade and on or before 11 March 2008: under OT28020

OT28110

New page: Closing down an oil field on or before 11 March 2008: under OT28020

OT28120

New page: Meaning of abandonment programme: under OT28020

OT28200

New page: Relief for expenditure incurred after cessation of ring fence trade and on or after 12 March 2008: under OT28020

OT28210

New page: Meaning of post cessation period on or after 12 March 2008: under OT28020

OT28220

New page: Relief for expenditure incurred after cessation of ring fence trade and on or before 11 March 2008: under OT28020

OT28300

New page: Expenditure connected with reuse of offshore infrastructure: Contents page

OT28310

New page: Expenditure qualifying for writing down allowances: under OT28300

OT28320

New page: Exceptions to expenditure qualifying for writing down allowances: under OT28300

OT28330

New page: Meaning of decommissioning expenditure: under OT28300

OT28340

New page: Meaning of offshore infrastructure: under OT28300

OT28350

New page: Writing down allowances for the net cost of demolition: under OT28300

OT28400

New page: Expenditure on and under Abandonment Guarantees

OT28410

New page: Meaning of Abandonment Guarantee

OT28420

New page: Relief for Reimbursement Expenditure under Abandonment guarantees

OT28430

New page: Relief for expenditure incurred by a participator in meeting a defaulter’s abandonment expenditure

OT28440

New page: Reimbursement by defaulter in respect of abandonment expenditure

OT28450

New page: Relief for residual liabilities following decommissioning

OT28460

New page: Buying out abandonment obligations

OT28470

New page: Relief for contributions to Trust Funds