Capital Allowances

Plant and Machinery:

Investment for use in Enterprise Zones, energy saving and environmentally beneficial equipment, new zero-emission goods vehicles, low CO2 emission (up to 75g/km) cars, natural gas/hydrogen refuelling equipment: First year allowance.

100%  
Annual investment allowance (AIA)
- on the first £500,000 of investment until 31 December 2015
(excludes cars and other expenditure already qualifying for 100% FYA)

100%*
Writing down allowance on expenditure not qualifying for AIA or FYA:  
    Long-life assets, integral features of buildings, cars over 130g/km 8%
    Other plant and machinery 18%
Business premises renovation: max initial allowance 100%  


* Transitional rules may apply