Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988

[F1 804A [F2 Life assurance companies with overseas branches etc: restriction of credit.] U.K.

[F3 (1) Subsection (2) below applies where credit for tax—

(a) which is payable under the laws of a territory outside the United Kingdom in respect of insurance business carried on by a company through a [F4 permanent establishment] in that territory, and

(b) which is computed otherwise than wholly by reference to profits arising in that territory,

is to be allowed (in accordance with this Part) against corporation tax charged under Case I or Case VI of Schedule D in respect of the profits, computed in accordance with the provisions applicable to Case I of Schedule D, of life assurance business or any category of life assurance business carried on by the company in an accounting period (in this section referred to as “the relevant profits”).

(1A) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above, the cases where tax payable under the laws of a territory outside the United Kingdom is “computed otherwise than wholly by reference to profits arising in that territory” are those cases where the charge to tax in that territory falls within subsection (1B) below.

(1B) A charge to tax falls within this subsection if it is such a charge made otherwise than by reference to profits as (by disallowing their deduction in computing the amount chargeable) to require sums payable and other liabilities arising under policies to be treated as sums or liabilities falling to be met out of amounts subject to tax in the hands of the company.]

(2) Where this subsection applies, the amount of the credit shall not exceed the greater of—

(a) any such part of the tax payable under the laws of the territory outside the United Kingdom as is charged by reference to profits arising in that territory, and

(b) the shareholders’ share of the tax so payable.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) above the shareholders’ share of tax payable under the laws of a territory outside the United Kingdom is so much of that tax as is represented by the fraction

where—

• [F5 A is an amount equal to the amount of the relevant profits before making any deduction authorised by subsection (5) below;] and

• B is an amount equal to the excess of—

• (a) the amount taken into account as receipts of the company in computing those profits, apart from premiums and sums received by virtue of a claim under a reinsurance contract, over

• (b) the amounts taken into account as expenses F6 . . . in computing those profits.

(4) Where there is no such excess as is mentioned in subsection (3) above, or where the profits are greater than any excess, the whole of the tax payable under the laws of the territory outside the United Kingdom shall be the shareholders’ share; and (subject to that) where there are no profits, none of it shall be the shareholders’ share.

(5) Where, by virtue of this section, the credit for any tax payable under the laws of a territory outside the United Kingdom is less than it otherwise would be, section 795(2)(a) shall not prevent a deduction being made for the difference in computing [F7 the relevant profits].]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 804A inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 10 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1990 (c. 29), Sch. 7 para. 5

F2 S. 804A sidenote substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 30 para. 16(6) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2000 (c. 17), Sch. 30 para. 16(5)

F3 S. 804A(1)-(1B) substituted for s. 804A(1) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 30 para. 16(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2000 (c. 17), Sch. 30 para. 16(2)

F4 Words in s. 804A(1)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 153(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 153(1)(a)

F5 Words in s. 804A(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 30 para. 16(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2000 (c. 17), Sch. 30 para. 16(3)

F6 Words in s. 804A(3) repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 105(1) of the repealing Act) by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 41 Pt. 5(3), Note

F7 Words in s. 804A(5) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 30 para. 16(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2000 (c. 17), Sch. 30 para. 16(4)