Capital Allowances Act 2001 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Capital Allowances Act 2001

This Act sets rules for capital allowances, including when claims must be made in a tax return and when extra information or separate identification is required.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
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Language
en
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Statute overview

About this statute

This Act sets rules for capital allowances, including when claims must be made in a tax return and when extra information or separate identification is required. This provision sets conditions for when expenditure on plant, machinery, vehicles, and related assets qualifies for capital allowances, and gives the Treasury power to amend some of those rules. This provision sets how annual investment allowance and related capital allowances are limited, allocated to pools, and claimed for qualifying expenditure. This provision sets rules for long funding leases of plant or machinery, including when expenditure is treated as incurred, when disposal values must be brought into account, and when certain allowances or claims are blocked. This provision sets rules for leasing and plant-and-machinery capital allowances, including how to treat lease extensions, disposal values, short-life assets, special rate expenditure, and computer-software rights.