The nature of the supply can affect how the time of supply is determined. For example, there is no basic tax point for continuous supplies of services. The table below provides examples of supplies, the nature of which may affect the tax point. For detailed commentary on the tax point rules, see
Wholly and exclusivelyFor both income tax and corporation tax purposes, one of the fundamental conditions that must be satisfied for an item of expenditure to be deductible, is that it must incurred ‘wholly and exclusively’ for the purposes of the trade, profession or vocation. References to CTA
Definition of a close companyThe detailed definition of a close company is set out below, but in summary the rules are targeted at those companies where the owners can manipulate the activities of the company to influence their own tax position. Therefore, broadly speaking, in most cases an
Relief for employee share schemesRemuneration expenses are generally deductible for corporation tax purposes as they are considered to be incurred wholly and exclusively for the purposes of the trade. However, expenses relating to shares are usually classed as capital and are therefore not