TTM06000 - Relevant Shipping Profits

Introduction

This section outlines the profits that are to be regarded as tonnage tax profits. The section gives guidance on activites, trading income, capital gains and distributions. It explains that the profits of some activities are wholly within tonnage tax but profits of some may be limited. It explains how these relevant shipping profits are replaced by tonnage tax profits of a tonnage tax company.

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Table of contents

Outline and definitions

TTM06001

Outline

TTM06010

Meaning of ‘relevant shipping profits’

TTM06020

Relevant shipping income

TTM06030

Tonnage tax activities

TTM06040

Prior year adjustments

Core qualifying activities

TTM06050

Core qualifying activities

TTM06060

Core qualifying Activities: Examples

Qualifying secondary activities

TTM06100

Qualifying Secondary Activities

TTM06110

Wholly qualifying secondary activities

TTM06120

Secondary activities qualifying up to set limits

TTM06130

Work carried out for third parties

TTM06140

Work carried out for third parties: Activities outside ring fence

TTM06150

Betting and gambling

TTM06160

Sale of luxury goods

Qualifying incidental activities

TTM06200

Qualifying incidental activities

Non-qualifying activities

TTM06300

Non-qualifying activities

Distributions from overseas shipping companies

TTM06400

Outline

TTM06410

Conditions

TTM06420

Meeting the conditions

TTM06430

Timing

TTM06440

Timing: Example

TTM06450

‘Subject to tax’

TTM06460

Disposal of overseas business

TTM06470

CFC legislation

Investment income etc

TTM06500

Exclusion of investment income

TTM06510

Certain interest etc

TTM06520

Certain interest etc: Examples

Miscellaneous

TTM06700

Merchant adventurers