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“contracting state”) are not to be subject in any other contracting state
to—
(a)
any taxation, or
(b)
any requirement connected with taxation,

which is other or more burdensome than the taxation and connected
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requirements to which nationals of that other state in the same
circumstances (in particular with respect to residence) are or may be
subjected.
(6)
In subsection (5) “national”, in relation to a contracting state,
includes—
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(a)
an individual possessing the nationality or citizenship of the
contracting state, and
(b)
a legal person, partnership or association deriving its status
as such from the laws in force in that contracting state.
(7)
Regulations under this section may—
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(a)
describe a territory by reference to the double taxation relief
arrangements for the time being in force in relation to the
territory,
(b)
make different provision in relation to different descriptions
of company, and
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(c)
make provision having effect in relation to the tax year
current on the day on which the regulations are made.
(8)
No regulations may be made under this section unless a draft of the
instrument containing them has been laid before, and approved by a
resolution of, the House of Commons.”
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6     (1)
Section 397C (meaning of “minority shareholder”) is amended as follows.
      (2)
In subsection (1)—
(a)
for “397A” substitute “397AA”, and
(b)
omit “non-UK resident”.
      (3)
After that subsection insert—
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“(1A)
Where the company has more than one class of share, the reference
in subsection (1) to the company’s issued share capital is to issued
share capital of the same class as the share in respect of which the
distribution is made.”
      (4)
Insert at the end—
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“(8)
For the purposes of this section, shares are not of the same class if the
amounts paid up on them (otherwise than by way of premium) are
different.”
7
In section 398(1) (increase in amount or value of dividends where tax credit
available), for “397A(2)” substitute “397A(1)”.
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8
In section 873 (orders and regulations), after subsection (3) insert—
“(4)
Further, subsection (2) does not apply if any other Parliamentary
procedure is expressly provided to apply in relation to the order or
regulations.”

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Consequential amendments of other Acts
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In TMA 1970, in—
(a)
sections 8(1AA)(b) and 8A(1AA)(b) (personal return and trustee
return: amount payable by way of income tax),
(b)
section 9(1)(b) (self-assessment of amount payable by way of income
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tax),
(c)
sections 12AA(1A)(b) and 12AB(5) (partnership return etc; amount
payable by way of income tax), and
(d)
sections 59A(8)(b) and 59B(2)(b) (payments of and on account of
income tax),
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for “397A(2)” substitute “397A(1)”
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In ICTA—
(a)
in section 824(4A)(b) (repayment supplements: individuals and
others), for “397A(2)” substitute “397A(1)”, and
(b)
in section 840ZA(3)(b) (meaning of “tax advantage”), after “397(1)”
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insert “or 397A(1)”.
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In section 171(2B) of FA 1993 (Lloyd’s underwriters etc: taxation of profits
and allowance of losses), for “397A(2)” substitute “397A(1)”.
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In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to ITEPA 2003 (definitions), in the entry for “tax
credit”, in the second column, after “397(1)” insert “or 397A(1)”.
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13
In ITA 2007—
(a)
in section 504(4)(b) (provisions that do not apply to income of
unauthorised unit trusts),
(b)
in sections 592(2), 593(2) and 594(2) (stock lending arrangements and
repos), and
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(c)
in section 989 (definitions), in the definition of “tax credit”,

for “397A(2)” substitute “397A(1)”.
Commencement
14    (1)
The amendments made by this Schedule have effect in relation to—
(a)
qualifying distributions arising on or after 22 April 2009,
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(b)
cash dividends paid over to a person under paragraph 68(4) of
Schedule 2 of ITEPA 2003 on or after 22 April 2009,
(c)
dividends treated under section 407 of ITTOIA 2005 as paid to a
person on or after 22 April 2009, and
(d)
manufactured overseas dividends that are representative of a
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distribution within paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
      (2)
In this paragraph—
“manufactured overseas dividend” has the same meaning as in Chapter
2 of Part 11 of ITA 2007;
“qualifying distribution” has the meaning given in section 989 of ITA
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2007.

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Schedule 20
Section 41

Loan relationships: connected parties
Introduction
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Part 5 of CTA 2009 (loan relationships) is amended as follows.
Section 374
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2     (1)
Section 374 (late interest: connection between debtor and person standing in
position of creditor) is amended as follows.
      (2)
In subsection (1)—
(a)
in paragraph (b), after “company” insert “(“C”)”, and
(b)
insert at the end (not as part of paragraph (b))—
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“and the condition in subsection (1A) is met.”
      (3)
After that subsection insert—
“(1A)
The condition is that C is—
(a)
resident for tax purposes in a non-qualifying territory at any
time in the actual accrual period, or
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(b)
effectively managed in a non-taxing non-qualifying territory
at any such time.”
      (4)
Insert at the end—
“(3)
For the purposes of this section—
(a)
“non-qualifying territory” has the meaning given by
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paragraph 5E of Schedule 28AA to ICTA,
(b)
a non-qualifying territory is “non-taxing” if companies are
not under its law liable to tax by reason of domicile, residence
or place of management, and
(c)
“resident for tax purposes” means liable, under the law of the
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non-qualifying territory, to tax there by reason of domicile,
residence or place of management.”
Sections 375 and 376
3     (1)
Section 375 (late interest: loans to close companies by participators etc) is
amended as follows.
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      (2)
In subsection (1), insert at the end (not as part of paragraph (b))—

“and, where subsection (4A) applies, the non-qualifying territory
condition is met.”
      (3)
In subsections (3)(b) and (4)(b), after “resident” insert “for tax purposes”.
      (4)
After subsection (4) insert—
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“(4A)
This subsection applies if C is a company; and the non-qualifying
territory condition is that C is—
(a)
resident for tax purposes in a non-qualifying territory at any
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(b)
effectively managed in a non-taxing non-qualifying territory
at any such time.”
4     (1)
Section 376 (interpretation of section 375) is amended as follows.
      (2)
In subsection (5), for the definition of “resident” substitute—
““resident for tax purposes” means liable, under the law of the
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non-qualifying territory, to tax there by reason of domicile,
residence or place of management, and”.
      (3)
Insert at the end—
“(6)
For the purposes of section 375, a non-qualifying territory is “non-
taxing” if companies are not under its law liable to tax by reason of
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domicile, residence or place of management.”
Section 377
5     (1)
Section 377 (late interest: party to loan relationship having major interest in
other party) is amended as follows.
      (2)
The existing provision becomes subsection (1) of that section.
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      (3)
In that subsection, omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (a) and insert at
the end “and
(c)
the condition in subsection (2) is met.”
      (4)
After that subsection insert—
“(2)
The condition is that C is—
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(a)
resident for tax purposes in a non-qualifying territory at any
time in the actual accrual period, or
(b)
effectively managed in a non-taxing non-qualifying territory
at any such time.
(3)
For the purposes of this section—
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(a)
“non-qualifying territory” has the meaning given by
paragraph 5E of Schedule 28AA to ICTA,
(b)
a non-qualifying territory is “non-taxing” if companies are
not under its law liable to tax by reason of domicile, residence
or place of management, and
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(c)
“resident for tax purposes” means liable, under the law of the
non-qualifying territory, to tax there by reason of domicile,
residence or place of management.”
Section 407
6     (1)
Section 407 (postponement until redemption of debits for connected
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companies’ deeply discounted securities) is amended as follows.
      (2)
In subsection (1)—
(a)
in paragraph (b), after “company” insert “(“the creditor company”)”,
(b)
omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (d), and
(c)
insert at the end “, and
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(f)
the condition in subsection (1A) is met.”

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      (3)
After that subsection insert—
“(1A)
The condition is that the creditor company is—
(a)
resident for tax purposes in a non-qualifying territory at any
time in the relevant period, or
(b)
effectively managed in a non-taxing non-qualifying territory
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at any such time.”
      (4)
Insert at the end—
“(6)
For the purposes of this section—
(a)
“non-qualifying territory” has the meaning given by
paragraph 5E of Schedule 28AA to ICTA,
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(b)
a non-qualifying territory is “non-taxing” if companies are
not under its law liable to tax by reason of domicile, residence
or place of management, and
(c)
“resident for tax purposes” means liable, under the law of the
non-qualifying territory, to tax there by reason of domicile,
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residence or place of management.”
Sections 409 and 410
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Section 409(1) (postponement until redemption of debits for close
companies’ deeply discounted securities)—
(a)
in paragraph (b), after “there is a person” insert “(“C”)”, and
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(b)
insert at the end (not as part of paragraph (d))—

“and, where it applies, the non-qualifying territory condition
is met.”
8     (1)
Section 410 (interpretation of section 409) is amended as follows.
      (2)
In subsections (3)(b) and (4)(b), after “resident” insert “for tax purposes”.
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      (3)
After subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)
The non-qualifying territory condition applies if C is a company; and
the non-qualifying territory condition is that C is—
(a)
resident for tax purposes in a non-qualifying territory at any
time in the relevant period, or
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(b)
effectively managed in a non-taxing non-qualifying territory
at any such time.”
      (4)
In subsection (5), for the definition of “resident” substitute—
““resident for tax purposes” means liable, under the law of the
non-qualifying territory, to tax there by reason of domicile,
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residence or place of management, and”.
      (5)
After that subsection insert—
“(5A)
For the purposes of this section, a non-qualifying territory is “non-
taxing” if companies are not under its law liable to tax by reason of
domicile, residence or place of management.”
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Commencement and transitional provision
9     (1)
The amendments made by this Schedule have effect where the actual accrual
period (within the meaning of Chapter 8 of Part 5 of CTA 2009), or the

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relevant period (within the meaning of section 407(1) or 409(1) of that Act),
begins on or after 1 April 2009.
      (2)
But a company may elect that any or all of the amendments made by this
Schedule do not have effect in relation to the first accounting period for
which they would otherwise apply.
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      (3)
However, no election may be made under sub-paragraph (2) in relation to
an accounting period ending after 31 March 2011.
      (4)
An election under sub-paragraph (2) must be made in the corporation tax
return for the accounting period in relation to which the election is to have
effect.
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Schedule 21
Section 43

Foreign exchange: anti-avoidance
Loan relationships
1
Chapter 3 of Part 5 of CTA 2009 (loan relationships: credits and debits to be
taken into account) is amended as follows.
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2
In section 328 (exchange gains and losses), after subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)
Subsections (3) and (4) do not have effect to disapply subsection (1)
in the case of an exchange gain arising in an accounting period of a
company so far as—
(a)
the exchange gain arises in relation to an asset or liability
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representing a loan relationship of the company,
(b)
the loan relationship is part of arrangements that have a one-
way exchange effect in relation to the company in the
accounting period (see section 328A), and
(c)
the arrangements cause the company or any other company
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to gain a tax advantage (other than a negligible tax
advantage).”
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After that section insert—
“328A
Arrangements that have a “one-way exchange effect”
(1)
For the purposes of section 328, arrangements (“the arrangements”)
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have a “one-way exchange effect” in relation to a company
(“company A”) in an accounting period of that company (“the
relevant accounting period”) if the following two conditions are met.
(2)
The first condition is that the arrangements include an option or a
relevant contingent contract.
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(3)
The second condition is that, in relation to any day in the relevant
accounting period (“the test day”)—
(a)
amount A is not equal to amount B, and
(b)
the difference between amounts A and B is not the same as it
would be were those amounts calculated disregarding the
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(4)
Amount A is—
(a)
the sum of the relevant exchange losses of company A, and of
each company connected with company A, that arise in
accounting periods of those companies that end on the test
day, less
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(b)
the sum of the relevant exchange gains of those companies
that arise in such accounting periods.
(5)
Amount B is—
(a)
the sum of the relevant exchange gains of company A, and of
each company connected with company A, that would have
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arisen in accounting periods of those companies that end on
the test day, less
(b)
the sum of the relevant exchange losses of those companies
that would have arisen in such accounting periods,

if exchange gains and losses of those companies in those accounting
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periods were calculated in accordance with section 328D
(counterfactual currency movement assumptions).
(6)
For the purposes of subsections (4) and (5), an accounting period of
company A, or of a company connected with company A, in which
the test day falls and that does not end on that day is to be treated as
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if it did end on that day.
(7)
In this section “the matching rules” means—
(a)
section 328(3) and (4), and
(b)
section 606(3) and (4).
328B
Meaning of “relevant exchange gain” and “relevant exchange loss”
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(1)
For the purposes of section 328A an exchange gain or loss of a
company is “relevant” if—
(a)
it arises in relation to—
(i)
an asset or liability representing a loan relationship to
which the company is a party, or
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(ii)
a relevant contract to which the company is a party,
(b)
the loan relationship or relevant contract is part of the
arrangements, and
(c)
a debit or credit in respect of the exchange gain or loss is
required to be brought into account by the company for the
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purposes of corporation tax.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1)(c)—
(a)
the arrangements are to be treated as not having a one-way
exchange effect in relation to the company for the purposes of
section 328 or 606 (if they would otherwise have had such an
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effect), and
(b)
sections 441 and 442 (loan relationships: unallowable
purposes) and 690 to 692 (derivative contracts: unallowable
purposes) are to be disregarded.
328C
Meaning of “test day”
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(1)
This section makes provision for the purposes of section 328A as to
whether a day in an accounting period of company A is a “test day”.