Finance Act 2015

Calculation of taxable diverted profits: section 80 or 81 cases U.K.

82 Calculation of taxable diverted profits in section 80 or 81 case: introduction U.K.

(1) If section 80 or 81 applies in relation to a company (“the relevant company”) for an accounting period—

(a) no taxable diverted profits arise, in relation to the material provision in question, if section 83 applies, and

(b) in other cases, section 84 or 85 applies to determine the taxable diverted profits in relation to that material provision.

(2) But see also section 96 for how a designated HMRC officer estimates those profits when issuing a preliminary notice under section 93 or a charging notice under section 95.

(3) Subsections (4) to (9) define some key expressions used in sections 83 to 85 and this section.

(4) “The material provision” has the same meaning as in section 80.

(5) “The relevant alternative provision” means the alternative provision which it is just and reasonable to assume would have been made or imposed as between the relevant company and one or more companies connected with that company, instead of the material provision, had tax (including any non-UK tax) on income not been a relevant consideration for any person at any time.

(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), making or imposing no provision is to be treated as making or imposing an alternative provision to the material provision.

(7) “The actual provision condition” is met if—

(a) the material provision results in expenses of the relevant company for which (ignoring Part 4 of TIOPA 2010 (transfer pricing)) a deduction for allowable expenses would be allowed in computing—

(i) in a case where section 80 applies, its liability for corporation tax for the accounting period, and

(ii) in a case where section 81 applies, its chargeable profits attributable (in accordance with sections 20 to 32 of CTA 2009) to UKPE, and

(b) the relevant alternative provision—

(i) would also have resulted in allowable expenses of the relevant company of the same type and for the same purposes (whether or not payable to the same person) as so much of the expenses mentioned in paragraph (a) as results in the effective tax mismatch outcome mentioned in section 80(1)(d), but

(ii) would not have resulted in relevant taxable income of a connected company for that company's corresponding accounting period.

(8) “Relevant taxable income” of a company for a period is—

(a) income of the company, for the period, which would have resulted from the relevant alternative provision and in relation to which the company would have been within the charge to corporation tax had that period been an accounting period of the company, less

(b) the total amount of expenses which it is just and reasonable to assume would have been incurred in earning that income and would have been allowable expenses of the company for that period.

(9) “Connected company” means a company which is or, if the relevant alternative provision had been made, would have been connected with the relevant company.

83 Section 80 or 81 cases where no taxable diverted profits arise U.K.

(1) Where section 80 or 81 applies in relation to a company for an accounting period, no taxable diverted profits arise to the company in that period in relation to the material provision in question if—

(a) the actual provision condition is met, and

(b) either—

(i) there are no diverted profits of that company for the accounting period, or

(ii) the full transfer pricing adjustment has been made.

(2) “Diverted profits” of the company for the accounting period means an amount—

(a) in respect of which the company is chargeable to corporation tax for that period by reason of the application of Part 4 of TIOPA 2010 (transfer pricing) to the results of the material provision, and

(b) which, in a case where section 81 applies, is attributable (in accordance with sections 20 to 32 of CTA 2009) to UKPE.

(3) “The full transfer pricing adjustment” is made if all of the company's diverted profits for the accounting period are taken into account in an assessment to corporation tax included, before the end of the review period, in the company's company tax return for the accounting period.

84 Section 80 or 81: calculation of profits by reference to the actual provision U.K.

(1) This section applies where—

(a) section 80 or 81 applies in relation to a company for an accounting period,

(b) the actual provision condition is met, and

(c) section 83 (cases where no taxable diverted profits arise) does not apply for that period.

(2) In relation to the material provision in question, the taxable diverted profits that arise to the company in the accounting period are the amount (if any)—

(a) in respect of which the company is chargeable to corporation tax for that period by reason of the application of Part 4 of TIOPA 2010 (transfer pricing) to the results of the material provision,

(b) which, in a case where section 81 applies, is attributable (in accordance with sections 20 to 32 of CTA 2009) to UKPE, and

(c) which is not taken into account in an assessment to corporation tax which is included before the end of the review period in the company's company tax return for that accounting period.

85 Section 80 or 81: calculation of profits by reference to the relevant alternative provision U.K.

(1) This section applies where—

(a) section 80 or 81 applies in relation to a company (“the relevant company”) for an accounting period, and

(b) the actual provision condition is not met.

(2) The taxable diverted profits that arise to the relevant company in the accounting period in relation to the material provision in question are determined in accordance with subsections (3) to (5).

(3) Subsection (4) applies if the actual provision condition would have been met but for the fact that the relevant alternative provision would have resulted in relevant taxable income of a company for that company's corresponding accounting period.

(4) The taxable diverted profits that arise to the relevant company in the accounting period are an amount equal to the sum of—

(a) the amount described in section 84(2), and

(b) the total amount of any relevant taxable income of a connected company, for that company's corresponding accounting period, which would have resulted from the relevant alternative provision.

(5) If subsection (4) does not apply, the taxable diverted profits that arise to the relevant company in the accounting period are the sum of—

(a) the notional additional amount (if any) arising from the relevant alternative provision, and

(b) the total amount (if any) of any relevant taxable income of a connected company, for that company's corresponding accounting period, which would have resulted from the relevant alternative provision,

(6) In subsection (5) “the notional additional amount” means the amount by which—

(a) the amount in respect of which the company would have been chargeable to corporation tax for that period had the relevant alternative provision been made or imposed instead of the material provision, exceeds

(b) the amount—

(i) in respect of which the company is chargeable to corporation tax for that period by reason of the application of Part 4 of TIOPA 2010 (transfer pricing) to the results of the material provision,

(ii) which, in a case where section 81 applies, is attributable (in accordance with sections 20 to 32 of CTA 2009) to UKPE, and

(iii) which is taken into account in an assessment to corporation tax which is included before the end of the review period in the company's company tax return for that accounting period.