Measure
From 1 January 2019 the maximum amount of the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) available to businesses investing in plant and machinery will temporarily increase from £200,000 to £1m.
From 1 January 2021 the AIA will once again be capped at £200,000.
Businesses investing more than £200,000 in plant and machinery in any year.
The measure will have effect from 1 January 2019 for a temporary period of two years.
The impact of this measure is likely to be significant for small and medium size businesses as it will allow far more taxpayers to benefit from an in-year deduction for all their expenditure on plant or machinery.