Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010

108 (1) Amend Schedule 18 (company tax returns, assessments and related matters) as follows. U.K.

(2) After paragraph 87 insert—

“Part 10A U.K. SEs

87A Company ceasing to be UK resident on formation of SE by merger

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if at any time a company ceases to be resident in the United Kingdom in the course of the formation of an SE by merger, whether or not the company continues to exist after the formation of the SE.

(2) The other Parts of this Schedule apply after that time, but in relation to liabilities accruing and matters arising before that time—

(a) as if the company were still resident in the United Kingdom, and

(b) if the company has ceased to exist, as if the SE were the company.

87B SE ceasing to be UK resident

(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if at any time an SE—

(a) transfers its registered office from the United Kingdom, and

(b) ceases to be resident in the United Kingdom.

(2) The other Parts of this Schedule apply after that time, but in relation to liabilities accruing and matters arising before that time, as if the SE were still resident in the United Kingdom.

87C Meaning of SE

87C In this Part “SE” means a European public limited-liability company (or Societas Europaea) within the meaning of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001 on the Statute for a European company.”

(3) In the table in paragraph 98 (index of defined expressions) before the entry for “Self-assessment” insert—

“SE (in Part 10A)

paragraph 87C”