Corporation Tax Act 2009

501 Introduction to Chapter U.K.

(1) This Chapter provides for alternative finance arrangements between companies and financial institutions to be treated as loan relationships (see sections 509 and 510).

(2) In this Part “alternative finance arrangements” means—

(a) purchase and resale arrangements,

(b) diminishing shared ownership arrangements,

(c) deposit arrangements,

(d) profit share agency arrangements, and

(e) investment bond arrangements.

(3) In this Chapter—

(a) “purchase and resale arrangements” means arrangements to which section 503 applies,

(b) “diminishing shared ownership arrangements” means arrangements to which section 504 applies,

(c) “deposit arrangements” means arrangements to which section 505 applies,

(d) “profit share agency arrangements” means arrangements to which section 506 applies, and

(e) “investment bond arrangements” means arrangements to which section 507 applies.

(4) For the meaning of “financial institution”, see section 502.