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    HMRC internal manual

    Capital Allowances Manual

    From:
    HM Revenue & Customs
    Published
    16 April 2016
    Updated:
    1 May 2025 - See all updates
    1. Back to contents

    CA20000 - Plant and Machinery Allowances (PMA): contents

    1. CA20005
      Introduction
    2. CA21000
      Meaning of plant and machinery
    3. CA22000
      Buildings and structures
    4. CA23000
      Qualifying expenditure
    5. CA23080
      Annual Investment Allowance
    6. CA23100
      First year allowance (FYA)
    7. CA23200
      Writing down allowances and balancing adjustment
    8. CA23300
      Hire purchase
    9. CA23400
      Computer software
    10. CA23500
      Cars
    11. CA23600
      Short life assets
    12. CA23700
      Long-life assets
    13. CA23800
      Long funding leases
    14. CA24000
      Overseas leasing
    15. CA25000
      Ships
    16. CA26000
      Fixtures
    17. CA27000
      Assets used partly for qualifying activity
    18. CA28000
      Anti-avoidance
    19. CA28900
      Anti-avoidance - finance leaseback
    20. CA29000
      Partnerships and successions
    21. CA29200
      Miscellaneous
    22. CA29300
      How allowances and charges are made
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