Section 265 Introduction to domestic top-up tax

United Kingdom

(1)

The purpose of this Part is to make provision for a qualified domestic minimum top-up tax within the meaning of the Pillar Two rules.

(2)

For that purpose, this Part makes provision for a tax payable in respect of qualifying entities (that will be located in the United Kingdom) whose rate of tax (as determined in accordance with this Part) is less than 15%.

(3)

The tax is to be known as “domestic top-up tax”.

(4)

This Part applies (with modifications) many of the provisions of Part 3 (multinational top-up tax) for the purposes of—

(a)

determining liability to domestic top-up tax, and

(b)

administering domestic top-up tax.

(5)

Except where the contrary appears, expressions used in this Part and in Part 3 (multinational top-up tax) have the same meaning in this Part as they have in Part 3.