Explanatory note

Section 150 of the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14) imposes obligations in relation to corporation tax on the UK representative of a non-resident company. Section 148 of that Act explains the concept of permanent establishment for the purposes of the Tax Acts. Paragraph 3 of Schedule 26 sets out circumstances in which an investment manager is not to be regarded as a UK representative but as an independent agent.

These Regulations designate some financial swap contracts as investment transactions for the purposes of paragraph 3 of Schedule 26. The effect is to extend the scope for regarding investment managers as independent agents for the purposes of paragraph 3 of Schedule 26.

Regulation 1 provides for the citation and commencement of the Regulations.

Regulation 2 designates some swap contracts for the purposes of paragraph 3 of Schedule 26.