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175
Claims under section 174 where actual provision relates to a security
176
Claims under section 174: advantaged person must have made return
177
Time for making, or amending, claim under section 174
178
Meaning of “return” in sections 176 and 177
Claims: special cases
179
Compensating payment if advantaged person is controlled foreign company
180
Application of section 174(2)(a) in relation to transfers of trading stock etc
Alternative way of claiming if a security is involved
181
Section 182 applies to claims where actual provision relates to a security
182
Making of section 182 claims
183
Giving effect to section 182 claims
184
Amending a section 182 claim if it is followed by relevant notice
Notification to persons who may be disadvantaged
185
Notice to potential claimants
186
Extending claim period if notice under section 185 not given or given late
Treatment of interest where claim made
187
Tax treatment if actual interest exceeds arm’s length interest
Adjustment of double taxation relief where claim made
188
Double taxation relief by way of credit for foreign tax
189
Double taxation relief by way of deduction for foreign tax
Interpretation of Chapter
190
Meaning of “relevant notice”
Chapter 5
Position of guarantor of affected person’s liabilities under a security issued by
the person
191
When sections 192 to 194 apply
192
Attribution to guarantor company of things done by issuing company
193
Interaction between claims under sections 174 and 192(1)
194
Claims under section 192(1): general provisions
Chapter 6
Balancing payments
195
Qualifying conditions for purposes of section 196
196
Balancing payments between affected persons: no charge to, or relief from,
tax
197
Qualifying conditions for purposes of section 198
198
Balancing payments by guarantor to issuer: no charge to, or relief from, tax
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199
Pre-conditions for making election under section 200
200
Election to pay tax rather than make balancing payments
201
Pre-conditions for making election under section 202
202
Election, in guarantee case, to pay tax rather than make balancing payments
203
Elections under section 200 or 202
204
Meaning of “capital market condition” in sections 199 and 201
Chapter 7
Oil-related ring-fence trades
205
Provision made or imposed between ring-fence trade and other activities
206
Meaning of “oil-related ring-fence trade” in sections 205 and 218
Chapter 8
Supplementary provisions and interpretation of Part
Unit trusts
207
Application of Part to unit trusts
Determinations requiring Commissioners’ sanction
208
The determinations which require the Commissioners’ sanction
209
Determinations exempt from requirement for Commissioners’ sanction
210
The requirement for the Commissioners’ sanction
211
Restriction of right to appeal against Commissioners’ approval
Appeals
212
Effect of Part on capital allowances and chargeable gains
213
Capital allowances
214
Chargeable gains
Adjustments
215
Manner of making adjustments to give effect to Part
Definitions
216
Meaning of “the relevant activities”
217
Meaning of “control” and “firm”
Part 5
Advance pricing agreements
218
Meaning of “advance pricing agreement”
219
Meaning of “associate” in section 218(2)(e)
220
Effect of agreement on party to it
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221
Effect of revocation of agreement or breach of its conditions
222
Effect of agreement on non-parties
223
Application for agreement
224
Provision in agreement about years ended or begun before agreement made
225
Modification and revocation of agreement
226
Annulment of agreement for misrepresentation
227
Penalty for misrepresentation in connection with agreement
228
Party to agreement: duty to provide information
229
Modifications of agreement for double taxation purposes
230
Interpretation of Part: meaning of “Commissioners” and “officer”
Part 6
Tax arbitrage
Introduction
231
Overview
Deduction notices
232
233
The deduction scheme conditions
234
Schemes achieving UK tax advantage for a company
235
Further provisions about deduction notices
Deduction schemes
236
Schemes involving hybrid entities
237
Instruments of alterable character
238
Shares subject to conversion
239
Securities subject to conversion
240
Debt instruments treated as equity
241
Scheme including issue of shares not conferring qualifying beneficial
entitlement
242
Scheme including transfer of rights under a security
Consequences of deduction notices
243
244
The rule against double deduction
245
Application of the rule against deduction for untaxable payments
246
Cases where payee’s non-liability treated as not a result of scheme
247
Cases where payee treated as having reduced liability as a result of scheme
248
The rule against deduction for untaxable payments
Receipt notices
249
250
The receipt scheme conditions
251
Amounts within corporation tax
252
Further provisions about receipt notices
253
Exception for dealers
254
Rule for calculation or recalculation of income etc following receipt notice
xi
General provisions about deduction notices and receipt notices
255
Notices given before tax return made
256
Notices given after tax return made
257
Amendments, closure notices and discovery assessments where section 256
applies
Interpretation
258
Schemes and series of transactions
259
Minor definitions
Part 7
Tax treatment of financing costs and income
Chapter 1
260
Chapter 2
Application of Part
261
262
UK net debt of worldwide group for period of account of worldwide group
263
Net debt of a company
264
Worldwide gross debt of worldwide group for period of account of the group
265
References to amounts disclosed in balance sheet of relevant group company
266
Qualifying financial services groups
267
Qualifying activities
268
Lending activities and activities ancillary to lending activities
269
Insurance activities and insurance-related activities
270
Relevant dealing in financial instruments
271
UK trading income of the worldwide group
272
Worldwide trading income of the worldwide group
273
Foreign currency accounting
Chapter 3
Disallowance of deductions
274
Application of Chapter and meaning of “total disallowed amount”
275
Meaning of “company to which this Chapter applies”
276
Appointment of authorised company for relevant period of account
277
Meaning of “the reporting body”
278
Statement of allocated disallowances: submission
279
Statement of allocated disallowances: submission of revised statement
280
Statement of allocated disallowances: requirements
281
Statement of allocated disallowances: effect
282
Company tax returns
283
Power to make regulations about statement of allocated disallowances
284
Failure of reporting body to submit statement of allocated disallowances
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285
Powers to make regulations in relation to reductions under section 284
Chapter 4
Exemption of financing income
286
287
288
289
290
Statement of allocated exemptions: submission
291
Statement of allocated exemptions: submission of revised statement
292
Statement of allocated exemptions: requirements
293
Statement of allocated exemptions: effect
294
295
Power to make regulations about statement of allocated exemptions
296
Failure of reporting body to submit statement of allocated exemptions
297
Power to make regulations in relation to reductions under section 296
298
Balancing payments between group companies: no tax charge or relief
Intra-group financing income where payer denied deduction
299
Tax exemption for certain financing income received from EEA companies
300
Meaning of “relevant associate”
301
Meaning of “tax-resident” and “EEA territory”
302
Qualifying EEA tax relief for payment in current or previous period
303
Qualifying EEA tax relief for payment in future period
304
References to tax of a territory
305
Financing income amounts of a company
Tax avoidance
306
Schemes involving manipulation of rules in Chapter 2
307
Schemes involving manipulation of rules in Chapters 3 and 4
308
Meaning of “relevant net deduction”
309
Calculation of amounts
310
Meaning of “carried-back amount” and “carried-forward amount”
311
Schemes involving manipulation of rules in Chapter 5
312
Meaning of “scheme” and “excluded scheme”
“Financing expense amount” and “financing income amount”
313
The financing expense amounts of a company
314
The financing income amounts of a company
315
Interpretation of sections 313 and 314
316
Group treasury companies
317
Real estate investment trusts
318
Companies engaged in oil extraction activities
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319
Intra-group short-term finance: financing expense
320
Intra-group short-term finance: financing income
321
Short-term loan relationships
322
Stranded deficits in non-trading loan relationships: financing expense
323
Stranded deficits in non-trading loan relationships: financing income
324
Stranded management expenses in non-trading loan relationships: financing
expense
325
income
326
Charities
327
Educational and public bodies
328
Interpretation of sections 316 to 327
“Tested expense amount” and “tested income amount”
329
The tested expense amount
330
The tested income amount
331
Companies with net financing deduction or net financing income that is small
Chapter 9
“Available amount”
332
The available amount
333
Group members with income from oil extraction subject to particular tax
treatment in UK
334
Group members with income from shipping subject to particular tax
335
Group members with income from property rental subject to particular tax
336
Meaning of accounting expressions used in this Chapter
Chapter 10
Other interpretative provisions
337
The worldwide group
338
Meaning of “group”
339
Meaning of “ultimate parent”
340
Meaning of “corporate entity”
341
Meaning of “relevant non-corporate entity”
342
Treatment of entities stapled to corporate, or relevant non-corporate, entities
343
Treatment of business combinations
344
Meaning of “large” in relation to a group
345
Meaning of “UK group company” and “relevant group company”
346
Financial statements of the worldwide group
347
Non-compliant financial statements of the worldwide group
348
Non-existent financial statements of the worldwide group
349
References to amounts disclosed in financial statements
350
Translation of amounts disclosed in financial statements
351
Expressions taking their meaning from international accounting standards
352
Meaning of “relevant accounting period”
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Other expressions
Part 8
Offshore funds
Tax treatment of participants in offshore funds
354
Power to make regulations about tax treatment of participants
355
Meaning of “offshore fund”
356
Meaning of “mutual fund”
357
Exceptions to definition of “mutual fund”
358
Meaning of “relevant income-producing asset”
359
Power to make regulations about exceptions to definition of “mutual fund”
Supplementary
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Treatment of umbrella arrangements
361
Treatment of arrangements comprising more than one class of interest
362
Meaning of “participant” and “participation”
363
Meaning of “umbrella arrangements” and “part of umbrella arrangements”
Part 9
Amendments to relocate provisions of tax legislation
364
Oil activities
365
Alternative finance arrangements
366
Power to amend the alternative finance provisions
367
Leasing arrangements: finance leases and loans
368
Sale and lease-back etc
369
Factoring of income etc
370
UK representatives of non-UK residents
371
Miscellaneous relocations
Part 10
General provisions
Subordinate legislation
372
Orders and regulations
373
Abbreviated references to Acts
Final provisions
374
Minor and consequential amendments
375
Power to make consequential provision
376
Power to undo changes
377
Transitional provisions and savings
378
Repeals and revocations