Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

[F1 554Z Interpretation: general U.K.

(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Part.

(2) “A” and “B” are defined in section 554A(1)(a) [F2 or, as the case may be, section 554AA(1)].

(3) “Arrangement” includes any agreement, scheme, settlement, transaction, trust or understanding (whether or not it is legally enforceable).

(4) “Market value” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of TCGA 1992 by virtue of Part 8 of that Act.

(5) Section 170(2) to (11) of TCGA 1992 applies for the purpose of determining whether a company is a member of a group of companies.

(6) And for that purpose, section 170(2) to (11) is to be read as if for “75 per cent” (wherever occurring) there were substituted “ 51 per cent ” (with section 1154(2) of CTA 2010 applying accordingly).

(7) References to the payment of a sum of money include (in particular) references to the payment of a sum of money by way of a loan.

(8) “Pension scheme” has the same meaning as in Part 4 of FA 2004 (see section 150(1) of that Act).

(9) “Relevant step” is defined in section 554A(2) [F3 , but see also Schedule 11 to F(No. 2)A 2017].

(10) References to a relevant step which involves a sum of money are references to—

(a) a step within section 554B where the subject of the relevant step is a sum of money,

(b) a step within section 554C(1)(a) [F4 to (ab)] , F5 ...

(c) a step within section 554C(1)(d) where the subject of the relevant step is a sum of money[F6 , or

(d) a step within paragraph 1 [F7 or 1A] of Schedule 11 to F(No. 2)A 2017.]

(11) References to the asset which is the subject of a relevant step are, in the case of a step within section 554C(1)(e), references to the lease granted.

(12) For this purpose, the lease granted is to be treated as including any extensions of the lease, or any later lease, which by virtue of section 554C(7) or (8) is taken into account in determining the likely effective duration of the lease for the purposes of section 554C(1)(e).

(13) “Tax avoidance arrangement” means an arrangement which has a tax avoidance purpose.

(14) For the purposes of subsection (13) an arrangement has a tax avoidance purpose if subsection (15) applies to a person who is a party to the arrangement.

(15) This subsection applies to a person if the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, of the person in entering into the arrangement is the avoidance of tax or national insurance contributions.

(16) The following paragraphs apply for the purpose of determining whether any relevant step or any other step is connected with a tax avoidance arrangement—

(a) the step is connected with a tax avoidance arrangement if (for example) the step is taken (wholly or partly) in pursuance of—

(i) the tax avoidance arrangement, or

(ii) an arrangement at one end of a series of arrangements with the tax avoidance arrangement being at the other end, and

(b) it does not matter if the person taking the step is unaware of the tax avoidance arrangement.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 7A inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 2 paras. 52-59 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2011 (c. 11), Sch. 2 para. 1

F2 Words in s. 554Z(2) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 para. 14 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2018 (c. 3), Sch. 1 para. 5(4)

F3 Words in s. 554Z(9) inserted (16.11.2017) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 11 para. 46(4)

F4 Words in s. 554Z(10)(b) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 6 para. 13 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2017 (c. 10), Sch. 6 para. 6

F5 Word in s. 554Z(10)(b) omitted (16.11.2017) by virtue of Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 11 para. 46(5)

F6 S. 554Z(10)(d) and word inserted (16.11.2017) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 11 para. 46(5)

F7 Words in s. 554Z(10)(d) inserted (22.7.2020) by Finance Act 2020 (c. 14), Sch. 2 para. 25

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 7A modified (16.11.2017) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 11 para. 35(6)

C2 Pt. 7A modified (16.11.2017) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 11 para. 1(8)

C3 S. 554Z(16) applied (16.11.2017) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 11 para. 44(2)