Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. IV: power to modify conferred (7.4.2005) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), s. 21(8)-(10)
Textual Amendments
F1 Pt. 4 Ch. 4 inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 2 para. 28 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2Pt. 4 Ch. 4 applied (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 9 para. 40 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
Textual Amendments
F2S. 151J and cross-heading inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 2 para. 30 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
(1)This section applies to arrangements if—
(a)they are entered into between two persons (“the first purchaser” and “the second purchaser”), one or both of whom are financial institutions, and
(b)under the arrangements—
(i)the first purchaser purchases an asset and sells it to the second purchaser,
(ii)the sale occurs immediately after the purchase or in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (2),
(iii)all or part of the second purchase price is not required to be paid until a date later than that of the sale,
(iv)the second purchase price exceeds the first purchase price, and
(v)the excess equates, in substance, to the return on an investment of money at interest.
(2)The circumstances are that—
(a)the first purchaser is a financial institution, and
(b)the asset referred to in subsection (1)(b)(i) was purchased by the first purchaser for the purpose of entering into arrangements within this section.
(3)In this section—
“the first purchase price” means the amount paid by the first purchaser in respect of the purchase, and
“the second purchase price” means the amount payable by the second purchaser in respect of the sale.
(4)This section is subject to section 151O (provision not at arm's length: exclusion of arrangements from this section and sections 151K to 151N).]
(1)This section applies to arrangements if under them—
(a)a financial institution (“the first owner”) acquires a beneficial interest in an asset,
(b)another person (“the eventual owner”) also acquires a beneficial interest in it,
(c)the eventual owner is to make payments to the first owner amounting in aggregate to the consideration paid for the acquisition of the first owner's beneficial interest (but subject to any adjustment required for such a reduction as is mentioned in subsection (5)),
(d)the eventual owner is to acquire the first owner's beneficial interest (whether or not in stages) as a result of those payments,
(e)the eventual owner is to make other payments to the first owner (whether under a lease forming part of the arrangements or otherwise),
(f)the eventual owner has the exclusive right to occupy or otherwise to use the asset, and
(g)the eventual owner is exclusively entitled to any income, profit or gain arising from or attributable to the asset (including, in particular, an increase in its value).
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) it does not matter if—
(a)the first owner acquires its beneficial interest from the eventual owner,
(b)the eventual owner, or another person who is not the first owner, also has a beneficial interest in the asset, or
(c)the first owner also has a legal interest in it.
(3)Subsection (1)(f) does not prevent the eventual owner from granting an interest or right in relation to the asset if the conditions in subsection (4) are met.
(4)The conditions are that—
(a)the grant is not to—
(i)the first owner,
(ii)a person controlled by the first owner, or
(iii)a person controlled by a person who also controls the first owner, and
(b)the grant is not required by the first owner or arrangements to which the first owner is a party.
(5)Subsection (1)(g) does not prevent the first owner from—
(a)having responsibility for any reduction in the asset's value, or
(b)having a share in a loss arising out of any such reduction.
(6)Section 1124 of CTA 2010 (meaning of “control”) applies for the purposes of this section.
(7)This section is subject to section 151O (provision not at arm's length: exclusion of arrangements from section 151J, this section and sections 151L to 151N).]
Textual Amendments
F3S. 151K inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 2 para. 31 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
(1)This section applies to arrangements if under them—
(a)a person (“the depositor”) deposits money with a financial institution,
(b)the money, together with money deposited with the institution by other persons, is used by it with a view to producing a profit,
(c)from time to time the institution makes or credits a payment to the depositor out of profit resulting from the use of the money,
(d)the payment is in proportion to the amount deposited by the depositor, and
(e)the payments so made or credited by the institution equate, in substance, to the return on an investment of money at interest.
(2)This section is subject to section 151O (provision not at arm's length: exclusion of arrangements from sections 151J, 151K, this section and sections 151M and 151N).]
Textual Amendments
F4S. 151L inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 2 para. 32 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
(1)This section applies to arrangements if under them—
(a)a person (“the principal”) appoints an agent,
(b)one or both of the principal and agent is a financial institution,
(c)the agent uses money provided by the principal with a view to producing a profit,
(d)the principal is entitled, to a specified extent, to profits resulting from the use of the money,
(e)the agent is entitled to any additional profits resulting from its use (and may also be entitled to a fee paid by the principal), and
(f)payments made because of the principal's entitlement to profits equate, in substance, to the return on an investment of money at interest.
(2)This section is subject to section 151O (provision not at arm's length: exclusion of arrangements from sections 151J to 151L, this section and section 151N).]
Textual Amendments
F5S. 151M inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 2 para. 33 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
(1)This section applies to arrangements if—
(a)they provide for one person (“the bond-holder”) to pay a sum of money (“the capital”) to another (“the bond-issuer”),
(b)they identify assets, or a class of assets, which the bond-issuer will acquire for the purpose of generating income or gains directly or indirectly (“the bond assets”),
(c)they specify a period at the end of which they cease to have effect (“the bond term”),
(d)the bond-issuer undertakes under the arrangements—
(i)to dispose at the end of the bond term of any bond assets which are still in the bond-issuer's possession,
(ii)to make a repayment of the capital (“the redemption payment”) to the bond-holder during or at the end of the bond-term (whether or not in instalments), and
(iii)to pay to the bond-holder other payments on one or more occasions during or at the end of the bond term (“additional payments”),
(e)the amount of the additional payments does not exceed an amount which would be a reasonable commercial return on a loan of the capital,
(f)under the arrangements the bond-issuer undertakes to arrange for the management of the bond assets with a view to generating income sufficient to pay the redemption payment and additional payments,
(g)the bond-holder is able to transfer the rights under the arrangements to another person (who becomes the bond-holder because of the transfer),
(h)the arrangements are a listed security on a recognised stock exchange, and
(i)the arrangements are wholly or partly treated in accordance with international accounting standards as a financial liability of the bond-issuer, or would be if the bond-issuer applied those standards.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a)the bond-issuer may acquire bond assets before or after the arrangements take effect,
(b)the bond assets may be property of any kind, including rights in relation to property owned by someone other than the bond-issuer,
(c)the identification of the bond assets mentioned in subsection (1)(b) and the undertakings mentioned in subsection (1)(d) and (f) may (but need not) be described as, or accompanied by a document described as, a declaration of trust,
(d)a reference to the management of assets includes a reference to disposal,
(e)the bond-holder may (but need not) be entitled under the arrangements to terminate them, or participate in terminating them, before the end of the bond term,
(f)the amount of the additional payments may be—
(i)fixed at the beginning of the bond term,
(ii)determined wholly or partly by reference to the value of or income generated by the bond assets, or
(iii)determined in some other way,
(g)if the amount of the additional payments is not fixed at the beginning of the bond term, the reference in subsection (1)(e) to the amount of the additional payments is a reference to the maximum amount of the additional payments,
(h)the amount of the redemption payment may (but need not) be subject to reduction in the event of a fall in the value of the bond assets or in the rate of income generated by them, and
(i)entitlement to the redemption payment may (but need not) be capable of being satisfied (whether or not at the option of the bond-issuer or the bond-holder) by the issue or transfer of shares or other securities.
(3)This section is subject to section 151O (provision not at arm's length: exclusion of arrangements from sections 151J to 151M and this section).]
Textual Amendments
F6S. 151N inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 2 para. 34 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
(1)Arrangements to which this section applies are not—
(a)purchase and resale arrangements,
(b)diminishing shared ownership arrangements,
(c)deposit arrangements,
(d)profit share agency arrangements, or
(e)investment bond arrangements.
(2)This section applies to arrangements if—
(a)apart from this section they would be alternative finance arrangements,
(b)subsection (3) or (5) of section 147 of TIOPA 2010 (tax calculations to be based on arm's length, not actual, provision) requires the profits and losses of a person who is a party to the arrangements to be calculated for tax purposes as if the arm's length provision (within the meaning of that section) had been made or imposed rather than in accordance with the arrangements,
(c)any person who is an affected person for the purposes of Part 4 of that Act (“the affected person”) is entitled to—
(i)relevant return in relation to the arrangements, or
(ii)an amount representing relevant return in relation to them, and
(d)the affected person is not subject—
(i)to income tax or corporation tax, or
(ii)to any corresponding tax under the law of a territory outside the United Kingdom,
on the relevant return or the amount representing it.
(3)In this section “relevant return”, in relation to arrangements, means any amount which would be alternative finance return if the arrangements were alternative finance arrangements.]
Textual Amendments
F7S. 151O inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 2 para. 35 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)