CG65850 - Making a claim

FA13/S60

A claim for disincorporation relief must have been made jointly by the company and the shareholders to whom the business was transferred, within 2 years of the business transfer date.

Once made claims are irrevocable.

What to include in a claim

A claim must have been made to HMRC jointly by the company and all of the shareholders to whom the business had been transferred.

The claim needed to include:

  • the name, address, tax reference and company registration number of the company
  • the name, address, tax reference (if available) and National Insurance numbers of each shareholder to whom the business has been transferred
  • the transfer value of each qualifying asset for each shareholder to whom the business has been transferred
  • the date of the business transfer, and
  • a declaration that the business has been transferred with all its assets, or with all of its assets apart from cash.

If you receive an indication that a claim to disincorporation relief was intended but the claim is not in the proper form, you should write to the company setting out the information which is needed for a valid claim.

As the claim must have been jointly made by the company and the shareholders, no claim to disincorporation relief was possible if the company has been struck off/dissolved.

Where a company is required to deliver a company tax return CTM90625 explains how the claim is given effect. Claims should therefore be made as part of the company tax return for the accounting period in which the business transfer date arises, or as an amendment to that company tax return. Where the claim was not included with an amended company tax return it should be treated as an amendment to the company tax return. Claims to disincorporation relief were normally sent as a PDF attachment if filed using the on-line filing process.

Once the claim was made, the transfer values are effective for both the transferor company and the transferee shareholder(s). If the transfer values are adjusted, for example as a result of an enquiry, the transferee(s) and transferee’s tax office should be notified.