Leased Expensive Cars

To access this screen select Edit, Leased expensive cars

Multiple Trades

Leases commencing on or after 1April 2013 for corporation tax

For leases commencing on or after 1 April 2013 for corporation tax, cars with CO2 emissions of over 130g/km or more face a 15% lease rental restriction , meaning that they can only deduct 85% of any rental payments against their taxable profits.

Leases commencing on or after 1 April 2009 for corporation tax

For leases commencing on or after 1 April 2009 for corporation tax, cars with CO2 emissions of over 160g/km or more face a 15% lease rental restriction, meaning that they can only deduct 85% of any rental payments against their taxable profits.

In addition, where there is a chain of leases, this disallowance will only apply only to rental payments made by one lessee in a chain of leases.

Leased Expensive Cars Prior 1 April 2009

Expenditure under leases that commenced prior 1 April (that is where the car is made available before April 2009) will continue to be subject to the “old” rules.

Calculation

RENTAL – (( 12,000 + ½ (RETAIL PRICE – 12,000 )) x RENTAL )

RETAIL PRICE

Because leases can be from a previous period or be set up for the future, there is a tick box to show the data from the current period only.

Selecting the Leased expensive car option allows you to enter the:

Description

Cars purchased on and after 1/6 April 2009 have additional fields to be filled out

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