Section 302 “Loan relationship”, “creditor relationship”, “debtor relationship”
United Kingdom
For the purposes of the Corporation Tax Acts a company has a loan relationship if—
the company stands in the position of a creditor or debtor as respects any money debt (whether by reference to a security or otherwise), and
the debt arises from a transaction for the lending of money.
References to a loan relationship and to a company being a party to a loan relationship are to be read accordingly.
For cases where this Part applies as if a relationship were a loan relationship despite the money debt not arising from a transaction for the lending of money see Chapter 2 of Part 6 (relevant non-lending relationships).
See also the following provisions of Part 6 (under which other matters are treated as loan relationships or rights, payments or profits under loan relationships)—
Chapter 3 (OEICs, unit trusts and offshore funds),
Chapter 4 (building societies),
Chapter 5 (F1registered societies),
Chapter 6 (alternative finance arrangements),
Chapter 7 (shares with guaranteed returns etc),
Chapter 8 (returns from partnerships),
Chapter 9 (manufactured interest etc),
Chapter 10 (repos), and
Chapter 11 (investment life insurance contracts).
In this Part “creditor relationship”, in relation to a company, means any loan relationship of the company where it stands in the position of a creditor as respects the debt in question.
In this Part “debtor relationship”, in relation to a company, means any loan relationship of the company where it stands in the position of a debtor as respects the debt in question.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Act substituted (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 154, Sch. 4 para. 143 (with Sch. 5)
Modifications
- C1
S. 302(1) applied (19.7.2011) by Finance Act 2011 (c. 11), Sch. 19 para. 26(7)
- C2
S. 302(1) applied by 2011 c. 11, Sch. 19 para. 15Z2(7) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 9 para. 35 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2018 (c. 3), Sch. 9 para. 2)
Notes on Part 5
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 5 applied (with effect in accordance with Sch. 24 paras. 13-16 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 24 para. 15(2)(3)
- C2
Pt. 5 applied (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), ss. 990(5), 1184(1) (with Sch. 2)
- C3
Pt. 5 modified (15.11.2011 for specified purposes, 30.3.2012 for E.W.) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss., 240(5)(o), Sch. 24 para. 5; S.I. 2012/628, art. 3(b)
- C4
Pt. 5 modified (1.4.2012) by Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (c. 4), s. 29, Sch. 4 para. 2; S.I. 2011/2576, art. 5
- C5
Pt. 5 modified (with effect in accordance with s. 148 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 88(1)(2)(7) (with s. 147, Sch. 17)
- C6
Pt. 5 modified (30.9.2013) by The BRB (Residuary) Limited (Tax Consequences) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2242), arts. 1, 7
- C7
Pt. 5 modified (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Taxation of Regulatory Capital Securities Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3209), regs. 1(1), 11(3)-(6)
- C8
Pt. 5 modified by 2010 c. 4, s. 356NC(1)-(4) (as inserted (1.4.2014) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 16 paras. 4, 6)
- C9
Pt. 5 modified by 2010 c. 4, s. 356NB(1)-(4) (as inserted (1.4.2014) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 16 paras. 4, 6)
- C10
Pt. 5 modified by 2007 c. 3, s. 809FZZ(9) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 37(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), s. 37(2))
- C11
Pt. 5 modified by 2010 c. 4, s. 676AG(1) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 4 para. 190 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 4 para. 75)
- C12
Pt. 5 modified (for the tax year 2026-27 and subsequent tax years (but in relation to investment management services whenever performed)) by 2005 c. 5, Sch. A1 para. 35(7) (as inserted by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 58(6), Sch. 11 para. 1)