Super Deduction Allowance

Introduction

For expenditure incurred from 01/04/21 – 31/03/2023, limited companies can claim 130% capital allowances on qualifying plant and machinery.

 

Additions

To claim either allowance within Business Tax for a limited company, go to Edit | Capital Allowances | A

In order to select the option to claim the allowances the following conditions must be met:

  1. The asset type must be one of the following eligible types:
  1. The date of purchase must be between 01/04/21 – 31/03/2023.

When they are both met, the option to claim Super Deduction or the 50% FYA will become visible and enabled to select:

 

 

Super Deduction

When selecting 'Qualifies for super-deduction allowance', this can be left non-pooled or added to the General Pool. In both instances the asset will receive 130% Super Deduction Allowance in the CTAP which will be printed in the Tax Computation and the Capital Allowances report.

 

Non-Pooled

The Addition field shows the Addition expenditure value.

The WDA/FYA shows the 130% Super deduction amount on the expenditure:

 

Pooled

In the General Pool column:

The new row Additions (FYA 130%) shows the Addition expenditure value.

The new row FYA (130%) shows the Super Deduction of 130% expenditure value:

 

Hybrid Rate for Super Deduction Additions

When qualifying expenditure falls in a CTAP which straddles 01/04/2023 then the amount of Super Deduction Allowance is apportioned dependant on the CTAP dates.

The number of days in the CTAP that fall before 01/04/2023 are used to claim 130% FYA, and the number of days that fall on/after 01/04/2023 of the CTAP are entitled to 100% FYA.

The system will automatically calculate this for CTAPs that straddle the 01/04/2023.

 

50% FYA

When selecting 'Qualifies for 50% FYA', this can be left non-pooled or added to the Special Rate Pool. In both instances the asset will receive 50% FYA and the balancing 50% of the expenditure will be carried forward and receive 6% WDA in the following CTAP.  

The 50% FYA will also be printed in the Tax Computation and the Capital Allowances report.

 

Non-Pooled

The Addition field shows the Addition expenditure value.

The WDA/FYA field shows the 50% FYA

The WDV C/fwd is the balance of the Addition expenditure of 50% that will be eligible for 6% WDA in the following CTAP.

Applies at Special Rate is auto selected as it is a SR asset:

 

Pooled

In the Special rate column:

The new field Additions (FYA 50%) shows the Addition value.

The new field FYA (50%) shows the SR allowance of 50%

The Pool C/fwd has the balance of the Addition expenditure of 50% added to it, that will then be eligible for 6% WDA in the following CTAP:

 

Disposals

When an addition has a Super Deduction or 50% FYA claim, in the CTAP where the disposal occurs there will be a balancing charge to pay regardless of whether the asset was pooled or non-pooled.

 

Super-Deduction

If the disposal is in a CTAP where it ends on or before 31/03/2023, there will be a 130% balancing charge incurred. Even if the asset was added to the General Pool, there will still be a charge incurred in the CTAP.  

If the disposal falls in a CTAP which straddles 01/04/2023 then the balancing charge is apportioned dependant on the CTAP dates.

The number of days in the CTAP that fall before 01/04/2023 are used to apply 130% balancing charge, and the number of days that fall on/after 01/04/2023 of the CTAP are used to apply 100% balancing charge. The system will automatically calculate this for CTAPs that straddle the 01/04/2023.  

If the disposal falls in a CTAP that starts on/after 01/04/2023 then the balancing charge will be 100%

 

50% FYA

When there is a disposal where 50% FYA was claimed, 50% of the disposal is charged as a Balancing charge, and 50% goes to the Disposal.

If the expenditure was non-pooled the 50% Balancing charge is added to the (50% Disposal Proceeds – WDV b/fwd) to get the Net total (which would normally be 0 or a Balancing Allowance).

If the expenditure was pooled then there is a 50% Balancing Charge applied in the CTAP regardless, and the remaining 50% Disposal is added to the Pool which may result in an additional balancing charge or just reduce the Pool B/fwd dependant on the values in the Special Rate pool.