PM200000 - Non-active partners in early tax years: example

On 1 April 2004 Danielle becomes a partner in a general partnership on a non-active basis, introducing capital of 拢10,000.

Danielle鈥檚 share of the partnership profits and losses is:

Year ended 31 March 2009- Loss (拢15,000)

Year ended 31 March 2010- Loss (拢10,000)

Year ended 31 March 2011- Profit 拢10,000

Year ended 31 March 2012- Profit 拢20,000

Year ended 31 March 2013- Loss (拢75,000)

Danielle is entitled to sideways relief for losses as follows:

2008/2009- 拢10,000 (a) (unrelieved loss 拢5,000)

2009/2010- Nil (b) (unrelieved loss 拢10,000 + 拢5,000 = 拢15,000)

2010/2011- N/A (拢10,000 of unrelieved losses brought forward set against trading profits)

2011/2012- N/A (拢5,000 of unrelieved losses brought forward set against trading profits)

2012/2013- 拢25,000 (c)

  1. Sideways loss relief restricted to capital contribution at 31 March 2009 (拢10,000). The balance of the loss of 拢5,000 (拢15,000 - 拢10,000) is carried forward.
  2. No sideways loss relief of 拢5,000 is available as capital contribution at 31 March 2010 (拢10,000) does not exceed total sideways relief given for earlier years.
  3. No restriction on sideways loss relief by reference to capital contributions as 2012/13 is not an early year of trading, but 拢25,000 annual limit applies. The 拢50,000 balance of the loss can only be carried forward to set against profits of the same trade for later years. Losses restricted by the annual limit are not unrelieved losses available for sideways loss relief in later years, see PM201000.