[F1 Application of foreign dividend provisions to branches or agencies in the UK of persons resident elsewhereU.K.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 806K and cross-heading inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 30 para. 22(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2000 (c. 17), Sch. 30 para. 22(1)
806K Application of foreign dividend provisions to branches or agencies in the UK of persons resident elsewhere.U.K.
(1)Sections 806A to 806J shall apply in relation to an amount of eligible unrelieved foreign tax arising in a chargeable period in respect of any of the income of a branch or agency in the United Kingdom of a person resident outside the United Kingdom as they apply in relation to eligible unrelieved foreign tax arising in an accounting period of a company resident in the United Kingdom in respect of any of the company’s income, but with the modifications specified in subsection (2) below.
(2)Those modifications are—
(a)take any reference to an accounting period as a reference to a chargeable period;
(b)take any reference to corporation tax as including a reference to income tax;
[F2(bb)in relation to income tax, [F3 for the words in section 806A(2) from “Chapter 2” to “rules)” substitute] Chapter 4 of Part 4 of ITTOIA 2005;]
(c)take the reference in section 806A(4)(a) to section 797 as a reference to sections 796 and 797;
(d)in relation to income tax, for subsection (2) of section 806B substitute the subsection (2) set out in subsection (3) below.
(3)That subsection is—
“(2)In Case A, the difference between—
(a)the amount of the credit allowed as mentioned in section 806A(4)(b), and
(b)the greater amount of credit that would have been so allowed if, for the purposes of section 796, the amount of income tax borne on the dividend as computed under that section were charged at a rate equal to the upper percentage,
shall be an amount of eligible unrelieved foreign tax. ".]
Textual Amendments
F2S. 806K(2)(bb) inserted (6.4.2005 with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 324 (with Sch. 2)
F3Words in s. 806K(2)(bb) substituted (1.4.2009 with effect in accordance with s. 1329(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), Sch. 1 para. 254 (with Sch. 2 Pts. 1, 2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 806K(1) modified (with effect in accordance with s. 153(4) of the modifying Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 153(2)(a)