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A deduction allowed by law in calculating a tax liability.  
A deduction allowed by law in calculating a tax liability.  


For example, by subtracting the deductions from (otherwise) taxable profits, before calculating the amount of tax payable on the reduced net taxable profits.
For example, by subtracting the deductions from (otherwise) taxable profits, before calculating the amount of tax payable, on the reduced net taxable profits.


This - relatively less valuable - type of tax relief is sometimes known as 'expense relief'.
This - relatively less valuable - type of tax relief is sometimes known as 'expense relief'.




However, items already charged against accounting profits, and not adjusted for in tax computations, are automatically tax-relieved. Tax relief granted in this way is also expense relief.  
Items already charged against accounting profits, and not adjusted for in tax computations, are automatically tax-relieved. Tax relief granted in this way is also expense relief.  


This is the most common form of tax relief in practice for business expenditure.  
This is the most common form of tax relief in practice for business expenditure.  
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Allowance]]
* [[Benefit]]
* [[Capacity]]
* [[Capital allowances]]
* [[Charge on income]]
* [[Charge on income]]
* [[Chargeable income]]
* [[Consortium relief]]
* [[Cost of debt]]
* [[Credit relief]]
* [[Credit relief]]
* [[Deductions]]
* [[Deductions]]
* [[Disallowable expenditure]]
* [[Disallowable expenditure]]
* [[Double taxation relief]]
* [[Double taxation relief]]
* [[Exempt]]
* [[Expense relief]]
* [[Expense relief]]
* [[Group relief]]
* [[Group relief]]
* [[Loss relief]]
* [[Marginal rate of tax relief]]
* [[Marginal relief]]
* [[Relief]]
* [[Rollover relief]]
* [[Rollover relief]]
* [[Tax ]]
* [[Tax avoidance]]
* [[Tax avoidance]]
* [[Tax computation]]
* [[Tax computation]]
* [[Tax credit]]
* [[Tax credit]]
* [[Tax planning]]
* [[Tax planning]]
* [[Tax shield]]
* [[Tax sparing]]
* [[Tax sparing]]
* [[Terminal Loss Relief]]
==External link==
[https://www.gov.uk/corporation-tax-rates/allowances-and-reliefs UK Corporation Tax rates and reliefs]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]

Latest revision as of 09:19, 6 July 2022

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A deduction allowed by law in calculating a tax liability.

For example, by subtracting the deductions from (otherwise) taxable profits, before calculating the amount of tax payable, on the reduced net taxable profits.

This - relatively less valuable - type of tax relief is sometimes known as 'expense relief'.


Items already charged against accounting profits, and not adjusted for in tax computations, are automatically tax-relieved. Tax relief granted in this way is also expense relief.

This is the most common form of tax relief in practice for business expenditure.


Less commonly, more generous tax relief is given by deducting an amount directly from the amount of a tax liability.

This - relatively more valuable - type of tax relief is sometimes known as 'credit relief'.

Tax relief of the more generous 'credit relief' kind is also often called a 'tax credit'.

However (potentially confusingly) the term 'tax credit' may also - less commonly - refer to 'expense relief', as discussed above.


See also


External link

UK Corporation Tax rates and reliefs