TTM15010 - Background Material: Glossary of technical and shipping terms

Tonnage tax glossary

Many of the technical terms used in Tonnage Tax are defined in the legislation (and listed in paragraph 147):

Term

Statutory Reference

Manual Reference

75% limit

FA00/SCH22/PARA37

TTM17226

agent

 

TTM15240

associate (of an individual):

FA00/SCH22/PARA144

TTM17796

bareboat charter terms

FA00/SCH22/PARA143

TTM17791

TTM15110

bills of lading

 

TTM15140

broker

 

TTM15240

capital allowances (in Part IX)

FA00/SCH22/PARA88(1)

TTM17481

certificate of non-compliance (with training requirement)

FA00/SCH22/PARA32

TTM17201

charter by demise

 

TTM15110

company

FA00/SCH22/PARA146

TTM17806

company election

FA00/SCH22/PARA71(a)

TTM17396

conference (liner or shipping)

 

TTM15210

contracts of affreightment

 

TTM15100

control

FA00/SCH22/PARA118 (also FA00/SCH22/PARA117)

TTM17666

TTM17661

controlled foreign company

FA00/SCH22/PARA146

TTM17806

core qualifying activities

FA00/SCH22/PARA46

TTM17271

cost of providing the ship (in Part X)

FA00/SCH22/PARA96

TTM17556

deadweight tonnage

 

TTM15020

defeased leasing

FA00/SCH22/PARA90

TTM10110

demerger

FA00/SCH22/PARA121(1)

TTM17681

demurrage

 

TTM15150

despatch

 

TTM15150

dominant party (in relation to a merger)

FA00/SCH22/PARA126

TTM17706

entering (or leaving) Tonnage Tax

FA00/SCH22/PARA2(2)

TTM17006

finance costs (in paragraphs 61 and 62)

FA00/SCH22/PARA63

TTM17356

finance lease (and lessor and lessee) (in Part X)

FA00/SCH22/PARA89(2)

TTM17486

frozen pool

 

TTM09010

general average

 

TTM15230

gross tonnage

 

TTM15020

group

FA00/SCH22/PARA116

TTM17656

group election

FA00/SCH22/PARA7(1)(b)

TTM17031

initial period

FA00/SCH22/PARA10(1) (also FA00/SCH22/PARA11(2))

TTM17046

TTM17051

Inland Revenue

FA00/SCH22/PARA145

TTM17801

leaving (or entering) Tonnage Tax

FA00/SCH22/PARA2(2)

TTM17006

lightweight tonnage

 

TTM15020

liner conference

 

TTM15210

member of group

FA00/SCH22/PARA116

TTM17656

merger

FA00/SCH22/PARA121(1)

TTM17681

minimum training obligation

FA00/SCH22/PARA24

TTM17161

net tonnage

 

TTM15020

notional qualifying expenditure

FA00/SCH22/PARA110(1)

TTM11300

offshore activities (in Part XI)

FA00/SCH22/PARA104

TTM17596

offshore profits (in Part XI)

FA00/SCH22/PARA107(1)

TTM17611

operating (a ship)

FA00/SCH22/PARA18

TTM17096

payments in lieu of training (PILOT)

FA00/SCH22/PARA29

TTM17186

pooling and related expressions (in Parts IX, X and XI)

FA00/SCH22/PARA88(2) and (3)

TTM17481

protection and indemnity club (P&I)

 

TTM15220

qualifying activity and qualifying expenditure (in Parts IX, X and XI)

FA00/SCH22/PARA88(1)

TTM17481

qualifying company

FA00/SCH22/PARA16(1) (also FA00/SCH22/PARA17)

TTM17086

TTM17091

qualifying group

FA00/SCH22/PARA16(2)

TTM17086

qualifying incidental activities

FA00/SCH22/PARA48

TTM17281

qualifying secondary activities

FA00/SCH22/PARA47

TTM17276

qualifying ship

FA00/SCH22/PARA19 onwards

TTM17101

relevant activities (in relation to ‘dominant party’)

FA00/SCH22/PARA126(3)

TTM17706

relevant shipping income

FA00/SCH22/PARA44(2)

TTM17261

relevant shipping profits

FA00/SCH22/PARA44(1) (also FA00/SCH22/PARA108(2))

TTM17261

TTM17616

renewal election

FA00/SCH22/PARA15(1)

TTM17071

ship

FA00/SCH22/PARA142

TTM17786

shipping pool

 

TTM15210

single company

FA00/SCH22/PARA146

TTM17806

subject to Tonnage Tax

FA00/SCH22/PARA2(2)

TTM17006

the 75%; limit (on chartered-in tonnage)

FA00/SCH22/PARA37

TTM17226

thick capitalisation

 

TTM07400

time charter

 

TTM15120

tonnage

FA00/SCH22/PARA6(1)

TTM17026

Tonnage Tax

FA00/SCH22/PARA1(1)

TTM17001

tonnage tax activities

FA00/SCH22/PARA45 (and see FA00/SCH22/PARA108(1))

TTM17266

TTM17616

tonnage tax asset (in Parts VIII and XI)

FA00/SCH22/PARA64

TTM17361

tonnage tax company

FA00/SCH22/PARA2(1)

TTM17006

tonnage tax election

FA00/SCH22/PARA1(2)

(also Part II)

TTM17001

tonnage tax group

FA00/SCH22/PARA2(1)

TTM17006

tonnage tax pool (in Part IX)

FA00/SCH22/PARA69

TTM17386

tonnage tax profits

FA00/SCH22/PARA3 onwards (also Part XI)

TTM17011

tonnage tax trade

FA00/SCH22/PARA53(1)

TTM17306

training commitment

FA00/SCH22/PARA25 (and see FA00/SCH22/PARA27(4) & (5), and FA00/SCH22/PARA28(2))

TTM17166

TTM17176

TTM17181

Withdrawal Notice

FA00/SCH22/PARA15A

TTM02700

voyage charter

 

TTM15130

Worldscale

 

TTM15170

References

FA00/SCH22/PARA147