Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992

[F1 140E Merger leaving assets within UK tax charge U.K.

(1) This section applies where—

(a) an SE is formed by the merger of two or more companies in accordance with Articles 2(1) and 17(2)(a) or (b) of Council Regulation (EC) 2157/2001 on the Statute for a European Company (Societas Europaea),

(b) each merging company is resident in a member State,

(c) the merging companies are not all resident in the same State, and

(d) section 139 does not apply to any qualifying transferred assets.

(2) Where this section applies, qualifying transferred assets shall be treated for the purposes of corporation tax on chargeable gains as if acquired by the SE for a consideration resulting in neither gain nor loss for the transferor.

(3) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) an asset is a qualifying transferred asset if—

(a) it is transferred to the SE as part of the process of the merger forming it, and

(b) subsections (4) and (5) are satisfied in respect of it.

(4) This subsection is satisfied in respect of a transferred asset if—

(a) the transferor is resident in the United Kingdom at the time of the transfer, or

(b) any gain that would have accrued to the transferor, had it disposed of the asset immediately before the time of the transfer, would have been a chargeable gain forming part of the transferor's chargeable profits in accordance with section 10B.

(5) This subsection is satisfied in respect of a transferred asset if—

(a) the transferee SE is resident in the United Kingdom on formation, or

(b) any gain that would accrue to the transferee SE were it to dispose of the asset immediately after the transfer would be a chargeable gain forming part of the SE's chargeable profits in accordance with section 10B.

(6) For the purposes of this section a company is resident in a member State if—

(a) it is within a charge to tax under the law of the State as being resident for that purpose, and

(b) it is not regarded, for the purposes of any double taxation relief arrangements to which the State is a party, as resident in a territory not within a member State.

(7) This section does not apply to the formation of an SE by merger if—

(a) it is not effected for bona fide commercial reasons, or

(b) it forms part of a scheme or arrangements of which the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, is avoiding liability to corporation tax, capital gains tax or income tax;

and section 138 (clearance in advance) shall apply to this subsection as it applies to section 137 (with any necessary modifications).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 140E-140G and cross-heading inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 51(2) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2005 (c. 22), s. 51(1)