Hi everyone
A partnership I complete tax returns for became an LLP on 1 August 2010. When registering the new LLP, HMRC advised that the UTR number for the partnership should remain the same.
I am about to start work on the 2011 Pship tax return forms but I am getting in a bit of a muddle.
I have two sets of accounts......one for the old partnership, drawn up to 31 July 2010 (usual year end 31 May), and a set for the LLP drawn up for the period 1 August 2010 to 31 May 2011.
I'm happy that the partnership accounts to 31 July should be disclosed on the 2011 Pship TR. However, what happens with the LLP accounts? Is it classed as a new business and the opening year rules applied? Or, do these accounts not need to be disclosed until 2012?
The UTR being the same may cause a problem if I need to disclose both sets of accounts because the LLP and the Pship have been set up under two separate references in the software I am using.
Can anybody help?
Regards
Jade
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The conversion makes no difference from a tax perspective, the "first year" of the LLP will be taxed in 2011/12 on an ordinary basis.
This assumes nothing clever has been done in terms of old partners retiring and becoming shareholders in corporate members of the new LLP. Ordinarily (if the partners remain the same), the basis of taxation will remain the same and there will be no overlap relief claim etc
Check
HMRC Tax Bulletin 50
"Cessation
Where a LLP succeeds to a business previously carried on by an old partnership this will not of itself involve the cessation of the old partnership’s trade or profession.
Tax returns
Where an old partnership incorporates as a LLP during an accounting period then if the partners so wish a single partnership return need only be made for the one tax year. They may do this even if the partnership changes its accounting date. Single PAYE returns may also be made for the tax year in which an old partnership incorporates as a LLP."
So on the face of it you might return 31/5/10 for 2010/11 and amalgamate pe 31/7/10 and pe 31/5/11 for 2011/12
Opening rules only apply to new partner
The 31/5/10 accounts did not include the new partner so he is not mentioned on the 2010/11 partnership return.
The 31/5/11 accounts and 2011/12 return will include the introduction of the new partner.
An estimate of his opening year appears on his personal return to 5/4/11. Then, when 2011/12 return is prepared for the partnership and a 12 month profit share is available, he will operate opening rules on that one profit share, amend the 2010/11 to actual and put ye 31/5/11 and associated overlap calculation on his 2011/12 return.
pm me if you need a worked example
@ACDWebb
I see what you mean on the statement and, thinking about the entries needed, it is possible a new partner could be entitled to investment income on the first return even though not entitled to profits. I assume that net taxed income is still entered on a fiscal year basis as opposed to an accounts year.
Thanks for the correction
@Marion
I see what you mean on the statement and, thinking about the entries needed, it is possible a new partner could be entitled to investment income on the first return even though not entitled to profits. I assume that net taxed income is still entered on a fiscal year basis as opposed to an accounts year.
Thanks for the correction
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