Super deduction tax scheme

What is super deduction tax relief? To enhance the investment in businesses, advance financial development, and support improvement in the wake of covid-19, the Chancellor has presented a super deduction tax rebate scheme. The scheme aims to support the current level of business investment which has fallen due to covid-19. A huge gap in business productivity has been observed due to low business investment. Therefore, an increase in the capital allowance claims is being allowed to encourage business investment which will eventually promote economic growth. How does the super deduction tax scheme work? The super deduction tax scheme allows companies to claim a 130% capital allowance on qualifying plant and machinery spend from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2023. Under this scheme, for every £1,000 you invest in plant & machinery, you can claim £1,300 against your profits chargeable to corporation tax. With the corporation tax rate at 19%, this would result in a relief of £247. For historical years, assuming that the annual investment allowance was not being claimed, the capital allowance would be restricted to 18% a year (if it is a main rate pool asset), resulting in a corporation tax relief of £34 (again at a corporation tax rate of 19%).