Section 259NF DefinitionsF1

In this Part—

• “arrangement” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions (whether or not legally enforceable);

• “CFC” and “CFC charge” have the meaning given by section 259B(4);

• “the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;

• “control group” has the meaning given by section 259NB;

• “financial instrument” has the meaning given by section 259N;

• “foreign CFC” and “foreign CFC charge” have the meaning given by section 259B(4);

• “hybrid entity” has the meaning given by section 259BE;

• “investor”, in relation to a hybrid entity, has the meaning given by section 259BE(4);

• “investor jurisdiction” has the meaning given by section 259BE(4);

• “ordinary income” is to be read in accordance with sections 259BC and 259BD;

• “payee”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a payment, has the meaning given by section 259BB(6)(a), and

  2. (b)

     in relation to a quasi-payment, has the meaning given by section 259BB(6)(b);

• “payee jurisdiction” has the meaning given by 259BB(9);

• “payer”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a payment, has the meaning given by section 259BB(1)(a), and

  2. (b)

     in relation to a quasi-payment, has the meaning given by section 259BB(2);

• “payment” has the meaning given by section 259BB(1);

• “payment period”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a payment, has the meaning given by section 259BB(1)(b), and

  2. (b)

     in relation to a quasi-payment, has the meaning given by section 259BB(2);

• “permanent establishment” has the meaning given by section 259BF;

• “quasi-payment” has the meaning given by section 259BB(2) to (5);

• “related” has the meaning given by section 259NC;

• “relevant deduction”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a payment, has the meaning given by section 259BB(1)(b), and

  2. (b)

     in relation to a quasi-payment, has the meaning given by section 259BB(2)(a);

• “relevant investment fund” has the meaning given by section 259NA;

• “tax” has the meaning given by section 259B;

• “taxable period” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to corporation tax, an accounting period,

  2. (b)

     in relation to income tax, a tax year,

  3. (c)

     in relation to the CFC charge, a relevant corporation tax accounting period (within the meaning given by section 371BC(3)),

  4. (d)

     in relation to a foreign CFC charge, a period (by whatever name known) that corresponds to a relevant corporation tax accounting period, and

  5. (e)

     in relation to any other tax, a period for which the tax is charged;

• “taxable profits” is to be read in accordance with sections 259BC(2) and 259BD(5).