13th December 2023
This information is issued as of 23 November 2023. Please always check the HMRC website to ensure this information is still up-to-date.
From 1 April 2023 companies can claim 100% capital allowances on qualifying plant and machinery investments. More details can be found below and on the HMRC website.
Full Expensing (FE)
• This replaces the super-deduction which ends on 31 March 2023, and comes into effect from 1 April 2023. It is only eligible to companies and allows taxpayers to claim 100% of the cost of qualifying main pool expenditure from their profits.
• It allows companies to deduct the 100% cost against profits in the tax return for the financial period expenditure.
• It is claimable in respect of expenditure qualifying as main pool only.
• If a company is paying the new tax rate of 25% this will result in a saving of 25p for every £1 spent (or 19p for every £1 spent for companies with profits under £50,000).
The 50% first-year allowance (FYA)
• It is only eligible to companies in respect of qualifying expenditures classed as special rate assets. Taxpayers can deduct 50% of the cost from their profits before tax in the year of purchase.
• After the 50% deduction in the first year, the remaining 50% balance will then be written down as writing down allowances at the current annual rate of 6%.
Annual Investment Allowance (AIA)
• The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) remains, providing 100% first year relief for plant and machinery investments up to £1 million. This is available for all businesses including unincorporated businesses and most partnerships.
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