Claiming relief
You can claim the interest as a deduction if you have taken out a loan to acquire a:
- trade
- a share in a partnership which carries on a trade or profession
- a controlling interest (more than 50% of the issued share capital) in a trading company
If any part of the loan was used for another purpose you must only claim the proportion that relates to the qualifying portion.
Loan to acquire less than a controlling interest in a trading company concession
Recovering capital
If you recover any capital from the trade, partnership or company and don’t use that amount to repay the loan, you must restrict the amount of your claim.
Example
Loan capital
| £500,000
|
Interest paid
| £25,000
|
Capital taken out of the business 1st July
| £100,000
|
| In the year that the capital taken out, the interest paid would be restricted as follows |
100,000 / 500,000 × 25,000 =
| £5,000
|
5,000 × 6/12 =
| £2,500
|
Claim £25,000 - £2,500 =
| £22,500
|
More help
For more information about interest relief for acquisition of a trade, partnership share or company:
Interest tax relief
gov.je