TTM10000 - Ship leasing

Introduction

This section explains the capital allowances regime applicable to companies that lease ships to companies within tonnage tax. It explains the quantitative limits on the amount of the allowances which may be claimed as well as restrictions on the availability of allowances in certain circumstances such as sale and lease back arrangements or defeasance.

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Table of contents

Outline

TTM10001

Outline

TTM10010

What is a finance lease?

TTM10020

Ship leasing

Defeased leasing

TTM10100

Outline of defeased leasing

TTM10110

Meaning of ‘defeasance’

TTM10120

Excepted forms of security: Guarantees

TTM10130

Excepted forms of security: Security inherent in the ship

TTM10140

Pre-delivery guarantees

TTM10150

Valuing the ship

TTM10160

What to do with queries

Sale and lease-back

TTM10200

Outline of sale and leaseback restrictions

 TTM10210 

Exception for new ships

 TTM10215 

Long Funding Leases

Certification of ship leases

TTM10300

Certification of ship leases

Quantitative restrictions on allowances

TTM10400

Outline of restrictions on capital allowances

 TTM10410 

Entitlement to allowances

 TTM10415 

Exceptions

TTM10420

Shared expenditure

TTM10430

Cost of providing the ship

TTM10440

Cost of providing the ship: Example

TTM10450

Disposals

TTM10460

Disposals: Example

TTM10470

Restrictions begin to apply: Introduction

TTM10480

Restrictions begin to apply: Procedure

TTM10490

Restrictions begin to apply: Example

TTM10500

Restrictions cease to apply: Introduction

TTM10510

Restrictions cease to apply: Procedure

TTM10520

Restrictions cease to apply: Example

TTM10530

Tax written down value