Finance Act 1998

[F1 Reduction in DII surplus U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 18 Pt. 8A inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 40 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 7 para. 16

77I (1) This paragraph applies if, after company A has given one or more notices of consent to an allocation claim or claims, the unused part of the DII surplus of company A is reduced to less than the amount stated in the notice of consent, or the total of the amounts stated in the notices of consent. U.K.

(2) Company A must within 30 days withdraw the notice of consent, or as many of the notices of consent as is necessary to bring the total amount of the DII surplus to which the claim or claims relate within the new unused part of the DII surplus of company A.

(3) Company A may give one or more new notices of consent.

(4) Company A must give notice in writing of the withdrawal of consent, and send a copy of any new notice of consent—

(a) to each of the companies affected, and

(b) to an officer of Revenue and Customs.

(5) If company A fails to act in accordance with sub-paragraph (2), an officer of Revenue and Customs may by notice to company A give such directions as the officer thinks fit as to which notice or notices are to be ineffective or are to have effect in a lesser amount.

(6) The power in sub-paragraph (5) must not be exercised to any greater extent than is necessary to secure that the total amount stated in the notice or notices is consistent with the unused part of the DII surplus of company A.

(7) An officer of Revenue and Customs must at the same time send a copy of the notice to each company affected by the exercise of the power.

(8) A company which receives—

(a) notice of the withdrawal of consent, or a copy of a new notice of consent, under sub-paragraph (4), or

(b) a copy of a notice containing directions by an officer of Revenue and Customs under sub-paragraph (7),

must, so far as it may do so, amend its company tax return for the accounting period for which the claim is made so that it is consistent with the new position with regard to consent to an allocation claim.

(9) An appeal may be brought by company A against any directions given by an officer of Revenue and Customs under sub-paragraph (5).

(10) Notice of appeal must be given—

(a) in writing,

(b) within 30 days after the notice containing the directions was issued, and

(c) to the officer of Revenue and Customs by whom the notice was given.]