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Corporate capital losses definition

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What does Corporate capital losses mean?

Also known as:

  • Allowable losses of companies

Corporate capital losses in a nutshell

A company will typically make a capital loss when it sells a capital asset for less than it paid for it. Such losses are deducted from any chargeable gains which the company has for the same accounting period. If there are insufficient gains to make use of all or part of a loss in this way, the remainder is carried forward for set off against gains of future periods. In some circumstances, however, relief for losses may be restricted, or denied under anti-avoidance legislation.

When does a capital loss arise?

A company makes a capital loss (referred to in the legislation as an ‘allowable loss’) if it disposes of a chargeable asset and the proceeds are less than the allowable costs. A loss may also arise where there is no actual disposal of an asset but the legislation deems there to be a disposal, for example where an asset is destroyed or becomes of negligible value. Indexation allowance up to December 2017 cannot be used


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