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Section 179 Compensating payment if advantaged person is controlled foreign company

United Kingdom

F1(1)

Subsection (2) applies if—

(a)

the actual provision is provision made or imposed in relation to a CFC,

(b)

for the purpose of determining the CFC's assumed taxable total profits for an accounting period, the CFC's profits and losses are to be calculated in accordance with section 147(3) or (5) in the case of that provision,

(c)

in relation to the accounting period, sums are charged on chargeable companies at step 5 in section 371BC(1), and

(d)

in consequence of the application of section 147(3) or (5) as mentioned in paragraph (b), the total of those sums is more than it would otherwise be.

(2)

Sections 174 to 178 have effect as if the F2CFC were a person on whom a potential advantage in relation to United Kingdom taxation were conferred by the actual provision.

(3)

In applying sections 174 to 178 in a case in which they apply because of subsection (2)—

(a)

references to the advantaged person in sections 176(3)(a) and (b) and 177(2), (3) and (4)(b) include a reference to any of the F3chargeable companies on which a sum is charged, and

(b)

references to corporation tax include a reference to F4the CFC charge.

F5(4)

In this section terms which are defined in Part 9A have the same meaning as they have in that Part.

(5)

For the purposes of subsections (1)(c) and (d) and (3)(a) assume that any claims made under Chapter 9 of Part 9A for the accounting period were not made.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 179(1) substituted (17.7.2012) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 20 para. 42(2)

F2

Words in s. 179(2) substituted (17.7.2012) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 20 para. 42(3)

F3

Words in s. 179(3)(a) substituted (17.7.2012) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 20 para. 42(4)(a)

F4

Words in s. 179(3)(b) substituted (17.7.2012) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 20 para. 42(4)(b)

F5

S. 179(4)(5) substituted for s. 179(4) (17.7.2012) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 20 para. 42(5)

Notes on Part 4

Modifications

C1

Pt. 4 excluded by 2010 c. 4, s. 938N (as inserted (19.7.2011) by Finance Act 2011 (c. 11), Sch. 5 para. 2)

C2

Pt. 4 excluded (1.10.2011) by Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5), s. 93(2)(3), Sch. 2 para. 6(2); S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3

C3

Pt. 4 excluded (1.4.2012) by Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (c. 4), s. 29, Sch. 4 para. 3(2); S.I. 2011/2576, art. 5

C4

Pt. 4 excluded (with effect in accordance with s. 148 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 129(11) (with s. 147, Sch. 17)

Notes on Chapter 4

Modifications

C1

Pt. 4 excluded (with effect in accordance with s. 148 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 129(11) (with s. 147, Sch. 17)

C2

Pt. 4 Chs. 1 and 3-6 applied (1.4.2022 in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after that date) by Finance Act 2022 (c. 3), s. 51(1), Sch. 9 paras. 3, 4