Section 140C Transfer or division of non-UK businessF1F19
United Kingdom
This section applies where—
a F2company resident in the United Kingdom (F3the transferor) transfers to a company resident in F4a member State (F5the transferee) the whole or part of a F6business which, immediately before the time of the transfer, the transferor carried on in a member State F7... through a F8permanent establishment,
the transfer includes the whole of the assets of the transferor used for the purposes of the business or part (or the whole of those assets other than cash),
the transfer is wholly or partly in exchange for F9shares or debentures issued by the transferee to the transferor,
the aggregate of the chargeable gains accruing to the transferor on the transfer exceeds the aggregate of the allowable losses so accruing,
a claim is made under this section by the transferor, and
section 140D does not prevent this section applying.
This section also applies where a company resident in the United Kingdom transfers part of its business to one or more companies if—
the part of the transferor’s business which is to be transferred is carried on, immediately before the time of the transfer, by the transferor in a member State F11... through a permanent establishment,
at least one transferee is resident in a member State ...,
the transferor company continues to carry on a business after the transfer,
the conditions in subsection (1)(b), (d), (e) and (f) are satisfied, and
either of the following conditions is satisfied.
Condition 1 is that the transfer is made in exchange for the issue of shares in or debentures of each transferee company to the persons holding shares in or debentures of the transferor.
Condition 2 is that the transfer is not made in exchange for the issue of shares in or debentures of each transferee by reason only, and to the extent only, that a transferee is prevented from complying with Condition 1 by section 658 of the Companies Act 2006 (rule against limited company acquiring own shares) or by a corresponding provision of the law of F12a member State preventing the issue of shares or debentures to itself.
In a case where this section applies, this Act shall have effect in accordance with subsection (3) below.
The allowable losses accruing to F13the transferor on the transfer shall be set off against the chargeable gains so accruing and the transfer shall be treated as giving rise to a single chargeable gain equal to the aggregate of those gains after deducting the aggregate of those losses.
No claim may be made under this section as regards a transfer in relation to which a claim is made under section 140.
In a case where this section applies, F14section 122 of TIOPA 2010 (tax treated as chargeable in respect of gains on transfer of non-UK business) shall also apply.
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 140C inserted (retrosp.) by 1992 c. 48, s. 45
- F2
Word in s. 140C(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 3(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3186), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(c) (with S.I. 2008/1579, reg. 4(1))
- F3
Words in s. 140C(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 3(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3186), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(a) (with S.I. 2008/1579, reg. 4(1))
- F4
Word in s. 140C(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Taxes (Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/689), regs. 1, 6(3)(a)(i) (with regs. 39-41); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F5
Words in s. 140C(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 3(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3186), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(b) (with S.I. 2008/1579, reg. 4(1))
- F6
Word in s. 140C(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 3(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3186), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(d) (with S.I. 2008/1579, reg. 4(1))
- F7
Words in s. 140C(1)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Taxes (Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/689), regs. 1, 6(3)(a)(ii) (with regs. 39-41); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F8
Words in s. 140C(1)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 153(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 153(1)(b)
- F9
Words in s. 140C(1)(c) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 59(7) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2005 (c. 22), s. 59(4)(a)
- F10
S. 140C(1A)-(1C) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 3(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3186), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(3) (with S.I. 2008/1579, reg. 4(1))
- F11
Words in s. 140C(1A) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Taxes (Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/689), regs. 1, 6(3)(b) (with regs. 39-41); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F12
Word in s. 140C(1C) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Taxes (Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/689), regs. 1, 6(3)(c) (with regs. 39-41); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F13
Words in s. 140C(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 3(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3186), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(4) (with S.I. 2008/1579, reg. 4(1))
- F14
Words in s. 140C(5) substituted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Tax Law Rewrite Acts (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/463), arts. 1(2), 5
- F15
S. 140C(6) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 3(1) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3186), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(5) (with S.I. 2008/1579, reg. 4(1))
- F16
S. 140C(7) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 3(1) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3186), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(5) (with S.I. 2008/1579, reg. 4(1))
- F17
S. 140C(8) omitted (17.7.2012) by virtue of Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 16 para. 75
- F18
S. 140C(9) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 3(1) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3186), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(5) (with S.I. 2008/1579, reg. 4(1))
- F19
S. 140C heading substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 3(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3186), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4(6) (with S.I. 2008/1579, reg. 4(1))
Modifications
- C1
S. 140C(1C) modified (temp.) (8.7.2008) by The Corporation Tax (Implementation of the Mergers Directive) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1579), regs. 1(2), 6(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(b) (with reg. 6(2))
Notes on Part IV
Modifications
- C1
Pt. IV: power to modify conferred (7.4.2005) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), s. 21(8)-(10)
Notes on Chapter II
Modifications
- C1
Pt. IV Ch. II modified (1.1.1999) by The European Single Currency (Taxes) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/3177), regs. 1, 39
- C2
Pt. IV Ch. II modified (with effect in accordance with s. 63(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2000 (c. 17), Sch. 15 para. 88
Notes on Transfers concerning companies of different member States
Textual amendments
- F1
Cross heading inserted (retrosp.) by 1992 c. 48, s.44